Senior Marketing Communications Specialist

SAE Industry Technologies Consortia (ITC), Performance Review Institute (PRI) and SAE International (SAE), deliver shared solutions to industry's common challenges.
Join us and create a higher standard for a better world.

At SAE International, our mission is to advance mobility knowledge and solutions for the benefit of humanity. We do this by connecting expertise across industries, bridging traditional ground vehicle and aerospace sectors with emerging technologies shaping the future of mobility. Within Marketing, our team plays a critical role in driving that mission forward. We are curious, forward-thinking, and focused on growth, connecting insights, opportunities, and audiences to expand our impact. Through a combination of market insight, audience understanding, and go-to-market execution, we help identify where SAE can grow and ensure our work reaches and resonates with the people who need it most.
SAE International is seeking a Senior Marketing Communications Specialist to support SAE Publications, with a primary focus on peer-reviewed research, technical papers, journals, and related information products. This role develops and executes marketing communications that increase awareness, engagement, usage, and revenue across the publications portfolio, working closely with publications, product, sales, editorial, and digital marketing teams to translate complex technical content into clear, audience-relevant messaging that connects researchers, engineers, practitioners, librarians, and institutional buyers to SAE’s published content.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Collaboration:
  Partner with Publications, Editorial, Product, Sales, and agency teams to support aligned marketing efforts and campaign execution.

• Agency Coordination:
  Coordinate with external marketing agency partners on assigned campaigns, ensuring deliverables align with established objectives and timelines.

• Campaign Execution & Product Promotion:
  Support the development and execution of multi-channel marketing campaigns and targeted promotional initiatives that drive awareness, engagement, and usage of SAE Publications and related products.

• Content & Digital Marketing:
  Develop and manage marketing content and digital assets across email, web, and social channels to promote publications and research offerings.

• Market Insights & Performance Tracking:
  Monitor campaign performance and audience engagement data and apply insights to improve messaging, targeting, and overall campaign effectiveness.

• Budget Support:
  Track campaign budgets and support efficient use of resources within established guidelines.

OTHER NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Strong active listening skills to understand stakeholder needs and translate them into effective marketing support.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
• Ability to simplify technical subject matter into clear, audience-appropriate communications.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively across teams and with a range of stakeholders.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, business, or a related field.
• 4 years of experience in marketing, marketing communications, content marketing, or related field.
• Familiarity with peer-reviewed publishing, technical content marketing, or content licensing/subscription models.
• Experience marketing technical publications, research, scholarly content, subscription products, or digital information products preferred.
• Experience supporting multi-channel campaigns, utilizing digital marketing channels, including social media, email marketing, and content marketing.
• Strong writing, editing, and messaging skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Proficiency in marketing analytics tools and the ability to interpret data to drive decision-making.
• Preferred experience working within Workfront, Salesforce, Marketo, or related platforms.
• Experience working with B2B and B2C audiences across engineering, academic, research, library, or institutional markets preferred.

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Standard office environment: remote or hybrid if in the Pittsburgh, PA area
• Access to modern digital collaboration tools and technology resources is provided to ensure productivity and seamless communication across locations.
• Occasional in-person presence may be required for key planning sessions, product launches, or stakeholder engagements.

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ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION

SAE Industry Technologies Consortia® (SAE ITC) enables organizations to define and pilot best practices. SAE ITC industry stakeholders are able to work together to effectively solve common problems, achieve mutual benefit for industry, and create business value.

The Performance Review Institute® (PRI) is the world leader in facilitating collaborative supply chain oversight programs, quality management systems approvals, and professional development in industries where safety and quality are shared values.

SAE International® (SAEI) is a global organization serving the mobility sector, predominantly in the aerospace, automotive and commercial-vehicle industries, fostering innovation, and enabling engineering professionals. Since 1905, SAE has harnessed the collective wisdom of engineers around the world to create industry-enabling standards. Likewise, SAE members have advanced their knowledge and understanding of mobility engineering through our information resources, professional development, and networking.

Fullsight is a shared services group working across three affiliate organizations, SAE ITC, SAE International, and Performance Review Institute (PRI), uniformly delivering HR, IT, Legal, Customer Success, Finance, and Procurement services, which enables us to distribute resources across all parts of our businesses.

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