Marketing Specialist

Addgene • Watertown, MA

7d • $70,000 - $80,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Marketing Specialist will be a key operational partner on Addgene’s growing marketing team, ensuring that campaigns, events, depositor programs, and marketing systems run smoothly and reliably. This role owns a defined set of executional domains, working closely with the Senior Marketing Manager to deliver on Addgene’s mission to accelerate scientific research and discovery. This is a role for someone who takes genuine pride in owning their work, enjoys bringing order to complex logistics, and wants to grow their marketing career in a mission-driven life sciences organization.

Requirements

• 5-7 years of experience in a marketing role, with demonstrated ability to manage projects independently and contribute to cross-functional initiatives
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail; takes ownership of tasks and follows through to completion
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and exercise good judgment with minimal oversight
• Experience working in a CRM platform; HubSpot experience strongly preferred
• Proficiency in Google Workspace; familiarity with Microsoft Office also welcome
• Clear written communicator; able to proof and adapt marketing copy
• Collaborative team player who thrives in a fast-moving, mission-driven environment

Nice To Haves

• Experience coordinating events, trade shows, or fulfillment programs a strong plus
• Experience with project management tools a plus
• Familiarity with life sciences, biotech, or research tools a plus but not required

Responsibilities

• Own depositor and fulfillment programs — manage the Blue Flame Award and welcome kits end-to-end, including recipient tracking, vendor coordination, inventory, packing, shipping, and follow-up communications; continuously evaluate and improve program efficiency
• Drive event and sponsorship execution — coordinate logistics for trade shows, conferences, and tabletop events; manage promotional merchandise, branded collateral, and sponsorship administration including invoice processing and deadline tracking
• Manage marketing operations — maintain HubSpot data hygiene, schedule and deploy campaigns, own the marketing reporting cadence, and proactively identify opportunities to improve segmentation, workflows, and data integrity; build and maintain SOPs for operational programs to ensure consistency and scalability
• Support campaign and content execution — execute marketing campaign logistics including landing pages, promotional emails, and lead processing; coordinate with external creative partners on asset requests and proofing; support webinar logistics and distributor material adaptation
• Contribute creative thinking to marketing initiatives — propose ideas for driving engagement at events, designing smaller campaigns, and improving how Addgene shows up across channels; bring executional knowledge and data-informed observations to campaign planning conversations

Benefits

• 85% company-paid healthcare premiums including dental (extending to family members) and 100% company-paid deductible
• Life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance.
• 22 days of PTO on top of our winter break closure and company holidays.
• A 403(b) retirement account with a company match of 4% after 2 years of employment.
• Annual professional development stipend
• Annual lifestyle stipend
• Fully paid public transportation for employees who work onsite four or more days per week.
• Onsite yoga classes & wellness reimbursement
• Pet insurance
• Annual financial planning one-on-ones with our plan administrator

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed