Sr. Marketing & Communications Coordinator (HYBRID)

Emery Sapp & Sons•Kansas City, MO

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

At ESS Companies (ESSC), we empower people to own their futures by redefining the employee and client experience. As a 100% employee-owned powerhouse of heavy civil construction companies — Emery Sapp & Sons, Achen-Gardner Construction, Rummel Construction, Monks Construction, ESCO Construction, Barrows Excavation, and Premier Testing Laboratories — we do it For The Workers. Our purpose drives our performance, and our performance builds strong communities. ESSC is entering a new chapter. Backed by a strong executive team and a solid foundation, we've established a clear, recognizable identity in the market. Now we're scaling what we've built — driving greater alignment and impact across our companies, industries, and communities. Our people build infrastructure that lasts for generations, and we bring that same care to our brand and marketing work. We’re looking for a Senior Marketing Coordinator to join our team — someone with the skills to do the job and the passion to do it right. Marketers at ESSC are self-starters with a collaborative spirit and action-oriented mindset, with a genuine belief in the power of purpose-driven work.

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, or a related discipline.
2-4 years of marketing and/or campaign management experience
Experience working with a team of people from various disciplines, departments, and backgrounds
Solid experience with social and digital communication tactics
Proven collaborator, multi-tasker, analytical thinker, and self-starter who exercises discretion and independent judgment
Ability to distill the complex into layman’s terms
Ability to translate marketing KPIs through analytics and campaign performance
Ability to juggle concurrent projects, with tight deadlines, across various teams, with minimal supervision
Ability to respond to inquiries with urgency and think quickly on your feet
Ability to resolve media issues and crisis situations
Ability to manage relationships, workflow and budgets

Nice To Haves

Experience in the A/E/C industry
Knowledge of civil construction
Familiarity with Monday (project management), Sprout (social media), Figma, Brevo, and Cision (PR)
Ability to write or QC Spanish content
Sense of humor
Experience conducting media training for executives and operational leaders

Responsibilities

Develop and execute integrated marketing and communications campaigns that support enterprise, subsidiary, and e-commerce goals, in collaboration with marketing team members and enterprise stakeholders
Contribute to campaign strategy, creative brainstorming, messaging development, copywriting, and content planning across multiple channels
Create, coordinate, write, and manage campaign content for email, text messaging, social media, internal communications, promotional materials, e-commerce initiatives, and more
Build and execute campaign assets within marketing technology platforms, including email marketing, SMS, social media management, and public relations.
Maintain campaign calendars and project timelines, ensuring all deliverables are completed, reviewed, approved, and deployed on schedule
Partner with design and operational teams to ensure campaigns are cohesive, on-brand, and aligned with business objectives
Support product launches, employee-owner engagement initiatives, company announcements, recruitment marketing campaigns, and other strategic communications efforts
Establish campaign objectives, performance metrics, and key performance indicators (KPIs) aligned with business goals
Monitor, analyze, and report on campaign performance across channels, identifying trends, insights, and opportunities for improvement
Conduct audience, market, and competitor research to inform campaign strategy and messaging
Utilize marketing and communication technology tools to track engagement, optimize performance, and improve audience targeting
Prepare campaign recaps and recommendations, applying insights to future initiatives and continuous improvement efforts
Support marketing-driven events, promotional initiatives, employee-owner campaigns, community sponsorships, and brand activations
Develop, write, and edit supporting communications that align with event goals and audience needs
Coordinate pre-event, event-day, and post-event communications to maximize engagement and participation