Community Partnerships Marketing Manager IV- #26-26355

USTech Solutions • Redmond, WA

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About The Position

The Community Partnerships Marketing Manager will lead marketing, communications, and community engagement initiatives for an innovative research program focused on AI, wearable technology, and research glasses. The role builds and maintains relationships with universities, academic research labs, nonprofit organizations, and other external partners. It translates technical research outcomes into engaging content, coordinates cross-functional launches, and grows the program’s external research community.

Requirements

• 8 years of experience in marketing, communications, partnerships, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of experience in partner-facing or community-facing roles.
• Strong writing, editing, storytelling, and content development skills.
• Proven experience managing external-facing content launches, including case studies, blogs, and videos.
• Experience working with academic institutions, research organizations, or nonprofit partners.
• Strong project management skills and ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders while managing changing priorities and deadlines.
• Bachelor's degree required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in AR/VR, wearable technology, computer vision, AI, or related emerging technologies.
• Experience managing conferences, research events, and community engagement programs.
• Familiarity with academic research environments, university partnerships, and research conference calendars.
• Experience building and scaling community marketing programs.
• Background in accessibility-focused initiatives or disability community partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute marketing strategies for research partnerships, from partner onboarding through public launch.
• Create case studies, blog posts, newsletters, video stories, and other external-facing marketing content in collaboration with research partners.
• Coordinate cross-functional launch activities involving research, product, legal, communications, design, and video teams.
• Build and maintain relationships with academic institutions, research labs, nonprofits, and external communities.
• Manage community engagement initiatives, including conferences, partner summits, newsletters, websites, and social media.
• Identify research collaborations suitable for public promotion and develop storytelling strategies.
• Gather partner feedback and communicate partner needs to internal research and product teams.
• Track and report marketing performance, partner satisfaction, audience reach, and research engagement.
• Use AI tools and automation to improve marketing workflows and operational efficiency.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior