Marketing and Communication Associate

About Aretum

Aretum is a purpose-led organization that delivers technology-enabled solutions for customers in the defense, civilian, and homeland security spaces. Its teams work across strategy, technology, and transformation to help agencies address complex mission needs. The company emphasizes collaboration, inclusion, and ongoing professional development.

Role overview

The Marketing and Communication Associate is responsible for supporting internal communications, employee engagement efforts, marketing content, and branded creative materials. The role creates company updates, executive communications, newsletters, recognition pieces, website content, LinkedIn posts, presentations, one-pagers, and other visuals that reflect Aretum’s brand, culture, and business goals. It also contributes to employee events, volunteer programs, and tracking digital content performance to improve engagement and brand visibility.

Key responsibilities

This position involves producing clear corporate messaging, supporting engagement and culture initiatives, creating design assets, maintaining digital content, and partnering with internal stakeholders to keep communications timely, consistent, and effective.

Corporate communications

• Write, coordinate, and assist with organization-wide communications such as announcements, milestone news, policy updates, newsletters, memos, and leadership messages.
• Prepare internal communications for the CEO and other executives, making sure the tone, structure, and messaging stay professional and aligned with company strategy and culture.
• Keep internal communications consistent in formatting, cadence, and standards across channels.

Employee engagement, culture, and recognition

• Help run engagement activities such as anniversary acknowledgments, appreciation events, recognition campaigns, and culture-driven programs.
• Organize virtual and onsite employee events that encourage connection, collaboration, and a stronger workplace culture.
• Support volunteer, community service, and values-based programs, including Champions for Change and related efforts.
• Coordinate recognition activities, including awards, employee features, nomination support, and related messaging.

Graphic design and brand support

• Create and maintain branded materials such as presentations, one-pagers, infographics, templates, social graphics, internal visuals, and occasional printed items.
• Assist business development and proposal work by developing custom graphics, visual narratives, and polished formatted documents.
• Make sure creative deliverables follow brand guidelines and meet expectations for clarity, consistency, accessibility, and professionalism.
• Develop and maintain a shared repository of approved design assets, graphics, and templates for team use.

Marketing content and digital communications

• Update website copy, graphics, and visual elements to keep content accurate, consistent, and aligned with the brand.
• Plan and manage LinkedIn content with internal partners to highlight company milestones, employee activities, events, achievements, and organizational news.
• Draft, format, and coordinate marketing collateral, internal announcements, leadership communications, newsletters, and press release drafts for executive review.
• Work with internal teams to collect content, organize messaging, and deliver communications and marketing materials on time.

Web, analytics, and content improvement

• Review website performance and basic engagement data to guide content revisions, design improvements, and better user experience.
• Track how digital content performs and suggest improvements based on engagement, accessibility, usability, and brand consistency.
• Contribute to ongoing enhancements to the company’s web presence, digital content structure, and communication effectiveness.

Additional information

This is a federal consulting environment, so employees may be required to work with Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and follow the applicable safeguarding and compliance requirements.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in graphic design, visual communication, and marketing-related roles.
• A portfolio demonstrating strong digital and print design work, especially clean and branded layouts.
• Hands-on proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite tools such as Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop, or with Canva.
• Working familiarity with WordPress or a similar content management system, along with basic web best practices.
• Strong writing and editing ability, including careful attention to formatting, tone, and clarity.
• Capacity to work independently while managing several priorities in a fast-moving environment.
• Comfort working with multiple departments and senior leadership.

Preferred qualifications

• Background in proposal design within a government contracting environment.
• Light experience with video editing or motion graphics.
• Practical understanding of SEO, UX, or accessibility-focused design standards.
• Experience in a high-growth or mid-sized company.

EEO statement

Aretum follows a merit-based hiring approach and is committed to equal opportunity, excellence, and integrity. Employment decisions are made without regard to factors unrelated to job performance. The company complies with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws and supports veterans and military families. Reasonable accommodation is available during the hiring process for candidates with disabilities.

U.S. work authorization

Applicants must be U.S. citizens or already authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Because this role supports a federal government contract, the selected candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability Determination depending on agency background investigation requirements. Sponsorship is not offered.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) and IRA retirement options.
• Basic life insurance, voluntary life insurance, and AD&D coverage.
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, and public holidays.
• Maternity and paternity leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.