Senior Marketing & Communications Strategist

Odyssey Consulting is hiring a Senior Marketing & Communications Strategist to help shape and deliver integrated marketing communications across social media, content, brand, digital, creative, and events. This senior individual contributor role partners with internal teams to move initiatives from early strategy and concept through writing, design, execution, and performance analysis, with an emphasis on clear, audience-ready storytelling.

This position is based in Huntsville, AL in a hybrid work arrangement, with 10% travel.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and execute integrated marketing communications across social media, content, brand, digital, creative, events, and corporate initiatives.
• Create graphics and visual content for social media, internal communications, events, recruiting, and other corporate marketing initiatives.
• Collaborate with the multimedia team on larger design efforts, event materials, campaigns, and branded collateral.
• Translate written, technical, or complex information into clear, engaging visual formats.
• Apply brand standards consistently and support a cohesive visual identity across materials.
• Develop, write, edit, and schedule social media content aligned to brand awareness, recruiting, business development, and corporate priorities.
• Draft event content such as employee spotlights, community engagement stories, corporate announcements, and other marketing communications.
• Adapt messaging and tone for different audiences, platforms, and communications goals.
• Monitor content and social media performance, then turn results into recommendations for future efforts.
• Identify opportunities for relevant and engaging content across the organization.
• Develop and refine slide decks for leadership, conferences, capability briefings, business development efforts, and internal meetings.
• Convert technical, written, and data-driven materials into polished, visually compelling presentations.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to strengthen messaging, organization, and visual storytelling.
• Contribute to SEO strategy, including keyword research, on-page optimization, content recommendations, and performance analysis.
• Support website updates, page builds, and content refreshes in collaboration with the multimedia team.
• Develop and edit website content with attention to audience, brand, search performance, and business objectives, while monitoring website and search performance to identify improvement opportunities.
• Support conference and trade show planning and execution, including booth materials, collateral, promotional content, swag, and related communications.
• Contribute to integrated marketing campaigns supporting corporate, recruiting, and business development priorities.
• Maintain marketing calendars, content schedules, asset libraries, templates, and project trackers.
• Share ideas and recommendations during campaign planning, content development, and creative brainstorming.
• Manage multiple projects and priorities while coordinating with internal stakeholders across the organization.
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve marketing content, processes, and communications.

Requirements

• US citizen.
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Graphic Design, Journalism, Public Relations, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in marketing, communications, content, design, digital marketing, or a related discipline.
• Clearance: none required.
• Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills, including the ability to adapt messaging for different audiences and channels.
• Demonstrated graphic design capabilities and proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud, Canva, or comparable tools.
• Experience developing content for social media and familiarity with LinkedIn as a business and marketing platform.
• Experience developing presentations and converting complex information into clear, visually engaging materials.
• Working knowledge of digital marketing, content strategy, and SEO principles.
• Strong organizational and project management skills to handle multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Attention to detail and commitment to polished, accurate, brand-aligned work.
• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and move projects forward with limited oversight.
• Strong collaboration skills and comfort working with leaders, subject matter experts, and cross-functional teams.
• Ability and willingness to work across multiple marketing disciplines based on team and business needs.

Technologies

• Adobe Creative Cloud
• Canva
• LinkedIn
• Google Analytics
• Google Search Console
• Semrush
• WordPress

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SEO and analytics tools such as Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Semrush, or similar.
• Experience with a CMS such as WordPress.
• Video editing, photography, animation, or motion graphics experience.
• Email marketing or marketing automation experience.
• Experience supporting conferences, trade shows, events, or integrated marketing campaigns.
• Experience developing executive, technical, or thought-leadership content.
• Experience in or exposure to the defense, aerospace, government contracting, federal technology, or another technical B2B industry.

Additional Information: Hybrid in Huntsville, AL. Travel: 10%. This role is listed as #LI-MP1.