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Marketing Associate

FirstIgnite
Department:Marketing
Type:REMOTE
Region:Chicago, IL
Location:United States
Experience:Entry Level
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Job Description

Posted on: September 12, 2026

Marketing Associate
About the Role

We are seeking an execution-focused Marketing Associate with 3–6 years of B2B marketing experience, ideally at a b2b SaaS company.  Even better would be experience supporting universities, research institutions, innovation organizations, or EdTech/SaaS companies.

The ideal candidate has b2b SaaS experience marketing independently executing campaigns, content, events, sales assets, and marketing programs in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

Marketing Campaigns & Demand Generation

  • Plan and execute email, digital, social, and lead-generation campaigns.
  • Support lead nurturing and customer engagement throughout the customer journey.
  • Monitor campaign performance and identify opportunities to improve results.

Sales & Product Marketing

  • Create and maintain sales collateral, presentations, and customer-facing assets.
  • Support product launches and translate product value into clear marketing messaging.
  • Partner with Sales and Customer Success to support pipeline and customer retention.

Content & Brand

  • Create blogs, newsletters, case studies, customer stories, social content, and video content.
  • Manage and update website content.
  • Support thought leadership and customer advocacy initiatives.

Events & Community

  • Support conferences, webinars, and industry events from promotion through follow-up.
  • Build engagement within the higher education, research, and innovation ecosystem.
  • Support relationships with industry organizations and partners.

Marketing Operations & Analytics

  • Manage marketing calendars, campaigns, and project workflows.
  • Track marketing and engagement metrics and report on performance.
  • Use marketing technology, CRM, email, webinar, and analytics platforms to execute and measure programs.
Required Qualifications
  • 3–6 years of B2B marketing experience, preferably in SaaS, EdTech, higher education, research, or technology.
  • Experience marketing to or supporting universities, research institutions, innovation leaders, or corporate partners.
  • Experience executing campaigns across email, social, content, webinars, and events.
  • Strong writing, communication, organization, and project management skills.
  • Ability to independently manage multiple priorities and execute with minimal oversight.
  • Strong analytical mindset with the ability to measure campaign results and identify opportunities for improvements, and use data to optimize marketing efforts.
  • Comfortable working in a remote, fast-paced environment.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in the higher education, research commercialization, technology transfer, or innovation ecosystem.
  • Experience with B2B SaaS marketing.
  • Experience supporting conferences, trade shows, and webinars.
  • Familiarity with CRM, email marketing, webinar, automation, and analytics platforms.
  • Interest in AI, emerging technology, and innovation.


This is a full-time, remote-first position with an annual salary range of $70,000–$90,000 USD, paid twice monthly. Employees receive an unlimited paid time off policy and are eligible for health, dental, and vision insurance benefits.

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