Marketing Communications Specialist **Kendall Hunt Publishing Company** 1 Positions ID: 72604 Posted On 07/02/2025 **Job Overview** Kendall Hunt Publishing Higher Education department is looking for an enthusiastic **Marketing Communications Specialist** to join our marketing department and provide creative ideas and assistance to help achieve our goals. The Marketing Communications Specialist will be responsible for developing and executing effective communication strategies to promote the brand, products, and services of the organization. This role involves creating compelling content, managing campaigns, and ensuring consistent messaging across various channels. This position will work in the home office in Dubuque, Iowa. Salary commensurate with experience. **Who Is Kendall Hunt Publishing?** Throughout its history, Kendall Hunt Publishing has grown with an emphasis on its employees, fearlessness in innovation, and a strong grip on its values. Today Kendall Hunt continues to expand by growing its number of educational products, creating new companies, and extending its services across the country and beyond. Through diversity and willingness to adapt to the ever-changing publishing industry, Kendall Hunt is a company dedicated to growing with the public to best serve the people of the community. When you work at Kendall Hunt you immediately notice the collaboration, friendliness, and a sense of purpose amongst our employees. Our customers, students, authors, and other outside contacts are always our top priority. We are constantly uncovering new sales channels for current product lines or finding new products to sell to current customers. Join our team of evolving employees to help us maintain our competitive edge in the industries we serve. www.kendallhunt.com **In A Typical Work Week as a Marketing Communications Specialist, You Will...** + Assists in the coordination and execution of adoption campaigns for Higher Education’s national and regional titles. + Assists in the creation and execution of marketing strategy for assigned conferences and conventions. + Develops and executes marketing campaigns (digital, e-mail, print) for key authors to support sales efforts. + Ensure all communication materials adhere to brand guidelines and maintain a consistent tone and voice. + Ensure authors’ needs and questions are addressed promptly. + Monitor campaign performance and optimize strategies based on analytics. + Conducts market research to assist with acquisition, sales and special projects. + Stay updated with the latest industry news and competitor activities. **Characteristics of Who Kendall Hunt Looks for in a Marketing Communications Specialist, You are...** + Someone who can develop world-class, innovative, and creative marketing ideas/campaigns, implement those ideas, produce and measure results. + Someone who is proficient in using various technologies (computers, tablets, cell phones, social media apps) with the ability to learn new software quickly. + Should have proficient and applied knowledge of Internet software; Spreadsheet software; Word Processing software. Familiarity with both PC and Macintosh environments as well as knowledge with Canva, and Adobe Creative Suite. + Someone who can identify new opportunities for growth and engagement. + Someone who has strong communication skills, both written and verbal, are a must. + Someone who has a Positive and have a "can do" attitude towards their work, and their outlook on life. + **Available to work out of our Dubuque, Iowa home office - this is not a remote position.** **Why Us? We Understand It's More Than Just a Job!** Choosing a career path can be one of the most important decision in one's life. Work is part of a person's identity. People need compelling reasons to remain at a job and a company day after day, year after year. As you consider a career change, we understand the benefits an employer offers are just as appealing as the job itself. **Our companies offers:** + Job Stability. Kendall Hunt and their family of companies have been around for more than 75 years + Career Growth. Gain some great experience to promote to higher roles - many of our leadership and upper management staff worked their way up in our family of companies + Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance with company paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability + Generous company match on 401(k) plan, as well as profit sharing + 15 days PTO at hire, plus paid holidays + Scholarship and tuition reimbursement HRDept@kendallhunt.com An Equal Opportunity Employer Primary Contact 11828 Kelly Schanbeck Corporate Recruiter/HR Specialist, 563-589-1225 Phone Phone Phone Fax kschanbeck@kendallhunt.com Email True False True **Job Details** Categories Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations Location Dubuque, IA Shift First Shift Job Type Employee Full/Part Full Time Benefits Health Insurance Dental Insurance Vision Insurance Life Insurance PTO (Paid Time Off) Paid Holidays Tuition Reimbursement **Qualifications** Education Bachelors Experience 1-2 Years Company ID 1103 Job REQ # \# Positions 1 Start Date 20250702 End Date 20250731 Featured Job 0 TH Ad 0 TH Comments **Similar Jobs** Marketing Program Manager Flexsteel Industries, Inc Marketing and Social Media Specialist Stu’s Home Improvement Outlet Campus Talent Acquisition Specialist Cottingham & Butler/ SISCO Marketing Coordinator Honkamp, P.C. Marketing Coordinator Honkamp, P.C. Marketing and Fund Development Director Dubuque Community Y Graduate Assistant - Heritage Center Social Media University of Dubuque Sales Representative – Marketing Solutions Welu, Inc. **Share this Job** Kendall Hunt Publishing Company **About the Company** As a leader in customized education publishing solutions, Kendall Hunt has been privately owned and operated for more than 75 years. We currently employ approximately 225 people at our Dubuque, Iowa, headquarters, with an additional 70 people throughout the United States. Our mission is to meet the specific needs of the marketplace in a unique and progressive manner, and we are committed to excellence and employee growth and development. We offer career opportunities in sales and acquisitions, account management, project development, customer support, information technology, finance, accounting, clerical support and human resources. We provide a comprehensive benefit package and full-time and part-time flexible schedules, including internships. Our Higher Education Division is a leader in custom publishing of high quality educational products, services and solutions to the higher education market, including digital solutions and eBooks as well as printed material. Our PreK-12 Division is a leader in publishing solutions of innovative, hands-on inquiry based solutions for the PreK-12 market. We also collaborate closely with our related educational technology solutions companies to develop and customize publications that integrate multi-media and technology to meet the learning needs and expectations of today’s students. For more information, visit Kendall Hunt’s website https://www.kendallhunt.com _An Equal Opportunity Employer_