Specialist, Communications and Marketing

Job Title: Specialist, Communications and Marketing
Hiring Range: $79,500 - $90,000/year
Employment Type: Full-Time
Location : Remote - U.S. location required

Department: Brand and Communications
Reports To: Director, Marketing
Travel: Intermittent/Quarterly

Job Posting Close: Tuesday, April 28 at 7:00p.m. ET

About Us

Illustrative Mathematics (IM) is dedicated to creating a world where all learners know, use, and enjoy mathematics. As a problem-based curriculum developer, we foster equity and deep understanding in math education through high-quality materials and professional learning. Our collaborative and mission-driven environment supports innovative thinkers who are passionate about transforming math education.

Position Overview

As a Specialist, Communications and Marketing at IM, you will play a key role in executing communications and marketing initiatives across multiple channels, including media relations, social media, blog and website publishing, and internal communications. Your work will help ensure that communications efforts are accurate, timely, and aligned, contributing directly to how IM shares its impact and engages with educators, partners, and the broader community.

Key Responsibilities

• Support media relations and press activities, including press release distribution, media tracking, and coordination of follow-up and interview logistics
• Manage social media scheduling, monitoring, and engagement while identifying opportunities to amplify content and respond to audience interactions
• Format, publish, and maintain blog and website content, ensuring quality, accuracy, accessibility, and on-time delivery
• Coordinate internal communications through Slack, email, and all-staff updates, and supporting internal campaigns and message distribution
• Maintain editorial calendars, templates, workflows, and trackers to ensure alignment, visibility, and timely execution across communications and marketing initiatives

Qualifications & Skills

Required

• 5 years of professional experience in communications, marketing, public relations, digital content publishing, social media management, or a related field.
• Demonstrated success managing multiple deadlines, workflows, approvals, and publishing timelines in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Experience supporting communications execution across one or more of the following areas: media relations, social media, digital publishing, or internal communications.
• Strong computer skills with cloud-based systems and collaboration tools, especially Google Workspace applications, Asana, Slack, Zoom, and related tools used to support communications and marketing workflows.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple moving pieces while meeting deadlines.
• Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and follow through on assignments with minimal direction and supervision.
• Experience working in a team-oriented, relationship-building, collaborative environment.
• Must reside in and be legally authorized to work in the USA.

Preferred

• A Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, education, or a related field
• Experience supporting publishing workflows for blogs, websites, email, or social media channels.
• Experience with PR management or media database tools.
• Experience supporting community management or audience engagement on social media.
• Experience working in a remote environment.
• Previous experience in the nonprofit, education, or K–12 space, including experience working in and/or serving K–12 school organizations.

Use of Artificial Intelligence

Illustrative Mathematics welcomes applicant use of AI as a tool for preparation - such as researching, organizing ideas, or refining their resume and cover letter. However, we kindly ask that AI not be used to create original content related to the performance-based parts of our recruitment process, such as application question responses, interviews, and the completion of performance tasks. It is important to us that those reflect your own authentic perspective, ideas, and experiences. We are excited to get to know the real you and believe your genuine voice is your greatest strength.

What We Value

At IM, we are committed to making a lasting impact through our work. We value a supportive, mission-driven culture where our shared purpose guides us. We take responsibility for the quality and impact of our work. We build trust through meaningful relationships, shared purpose, and inclusive collaboration. We embrace change, creativity, and continuous learning to meet evolving needs.

Our Benefits

In addition to competitive pay, we offer a robust and wide array of benefits to our employees. Here are the highlights:

• Fully remote work environment. Everyone works from home!
• Flexible work schedules within our Monday-Friday work week.
• Flexible paid time off.

• Closed for 10 company-recognized holidays, plus Winter Break.

• Competitive compensation and benefits package
  • Three medical insurance plans to choose from, plus dental and vision plans.
  • Employer-paid Life & AD&D Insurance, and Voluntary Life & AD&D
  • Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance.
  • Voluntary accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance plans are available.
  • 403(b) retirement plan with a matching employer contribution after 90 days of employment.
  • Allowances for internet, phone, wellness, and professional development expenses.

Please complete all areas that are indicated as required (*) on the application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Illustrative Mathematics is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and does not discriminate against any applicant, candidate, or staff member on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired for employee roles will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.