Marketing Specialist

About the role

As Marketing & Events Specialist, you’ll be critical with Ship In’s go-to-market efforts, helping shape how the company shows up in the industry, how prospects experience the brand, and how relationships are built digitally and face-to-face. This role is ideal for someone with 2–4 years of experience who is eager to grow within a high-performing, mission-driven organization.

You will work closely with senior leadership, sales, product, and customer success teams to execute integrated marketing initiatives and deliver high-impact events that position Ship In as a trusted leader in maritime technology and safety.

• Help bring integrated marketing campaigns to life across digital, social, email, and content channels.
• Create and refine high-quality assets, including presentations, one-pagers, newsletters, blog posts, and sales enablement materials.
• Own content calendars, social scheduling, and performance tracking to ensure consistent, high-impact execution.
• Work with external designers, agencies, and partners to deliver creative assets that reflect a modern, credible brand.
• Ensure brand consistency and messaging alignment across all client-facing materials.

• Play a key role in executing high-impact industry events, including global conferences, speaking engagements, client dinners, happy hours, webinars, podcasts, and sponsored activations.
• Manage event logistics, including venue research, vendor coordination, swag production, guest communications, and on-site support.
• Track event budgets, timelines, and deliverables, and contribute to post-event reporting.
• Represent Ship In in Boston and at select domestic and international events, helping build lasting relationships with customers and partners.

• Partner closely with Sales, Business Development, and Revenue Operations to support lead generation, campaign follow-up, and event-sourced pipeline.
• Coordinate with product, sales, and CS to ensure marketing materials are accurate and aligned with current product offerings.
• Maintain clean, accurate CRM data (Hub Spot experience is a significant plus) to support reporting and follow-up.

• 2–4 years of experience in marketing, events, or a related role, ideally within B2B technology or industrial sectors.
• You understand the fundamentals of digital marketing and how content, social, and events work together.
• You’ve supported or coordinated events and enjoy both the planning and the execution.
• You’re a strong writer and communicator who can adapt tone for different audiences
• You’re highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable juggling multiple projects.
• You thrive in fast-moving environments and enjoy building as you go.
• Familiarity with maritime is a plus, but curiosity and drive matter more.
• You’re comfortable using modern marketing tools and CRM systems (Hub Spot experience is a plus).

• $65,000–$80,000 base salary, plus competitive benefits and 401(k) matching.
• A clear opportunity to grow into a senior marketing or events role as the company scales.
• A collaborative, high-caliber Boston-based team with hybrid flexibility - M, T, W in office.
• And yes, an opportunity to become a ship captain (seriously).