Senior Marketing & Communications Coordinator

ESSC Title: Sr. Marketing Coordinator

 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.

What you'll be doing...

Campaign Planning, Content Development & Execution (70%)

• 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

Campaign Analytics & Optimization (20%)

• 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

Event & Campaign Activation Support (10%)

• 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

What Success Looks Like:

• Campaigns are executed on time, on brand, and aligned with business objectives
• Marketing content drives measurable engagement across channels
• Stakeholders experience clear communication, strong project coordination, and reliable campaign support
• Campaign performance is regularly measured, reported, and improved through data-driven recommendations
• Enterprise and subsidiary marketing initiatives are supported through thoughtful planning, execution, feedback, and optimization

Qualifications:

• You have a Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, or a related discipline.
• You have 2-4 years of marketing and/or campaign management experience
• You have experience working with a team of people from various disciplines, departments, and backgrounds
• Your written communication and presentation skills will knock our socks off
• You have solid experience with social and digital communication tactics
• You're a little obsessed with organization, processes, proofing, and error-checking
• You’re a proven collaborator, multi-tasker, analytical thinker, and self-starter who exercises discretion and independent judgment
• You have the ability to distill the complex into layman’s terms
• You love running analytics and campaign performance that translate marketing KPIs
• You proactively evaluate tools, channels, and platforms for effectiveness
• You don't sweat it if you need to juggle concurrent projects, with tight deadlines, across various teams, with minimal supervision
• You do not shy away from strategic discussions and enjoy productive banter 
• You respond to inquiries with urgency and can think quickly on your feet
• You’re cool, calm, and collected while resolving media issues and crisis situations
• You’re a pro at conducting media training for executives and operational leaders

• You have a knack for effectively managing relationships, workflow and budgets

• You have a sense of humor (big plus)

Bonus skills/experience:

• Know a little about the A/E/C industry already? Bonus!
• Know about civil construction, too? Double bonus!
• We use Monday (project management), Sprout (social media), Figma, Brevo, and Cision (PR), so it would be fantastic if you already know some of these tech tools.
• ¿Hablas español? We routinely translate our copy into Spanish. If you can write or QC Spanish content, that would be outstanding!

Location  
This team member will work out of the Kansas City, MO office located in the River Market district. Other office locations would be considered. Some regional travel may be required, including a few overnight stays here and there. ESSC offers a comprehensive and competitive package including access to top-notch tech tools and flex time.

Travel

• Some travel is required, including overnight stays 
• This role could expect to travel 5% of the time

Hybrid Work Schedule
The marketing team follows the following hybrid work schedule. Team members are welcome to work in the office on remote days if they prefer.

• Monday/Friday - Remote
• Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday - Office

But wait, there’s more.
ESSC offers its employee-owners a variety of additional perks and bonus opportunities:

• Industry-leading Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 401(k) and financial health education
• Comprehensive health benefits and insurance
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Casual and professional work environment

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)