Marketing Specialist

Marketing Specialist

Resource Innovations is seeking a Marketing Specialist to support our Residential Energy Efficiency Programs on our growing team in Chicago. In this role, you will assist in managing project tasks, helping ensure the seamless delivery of work and coordinating closely with our marketing and outreach teams to execute marketing plans and campaigns that reach diverse customer groups.

Are you a proactive communicator who thrives on thoroughness, detail and keeping things organized and moving forward—especially when multiple projects and priorities are in play? As a Marketing Specialist supporting energy efficiency programs, you'll help plan and manage marketing and communication efforts that support real people and make a meaningful impact.

You'll collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders—including program managers, analysts, clients, contractors, and outreach partners—to coordinate marketing campaigns, customer communications, presentations, and event outreach materials. You'll play a hands-on role in managing projects and timelines, asking the right questions, and making sure deliverables are clear, timely, and aligned with evolving program needs. This role is ideal for someone who is detail oriented, resourceful and highly organized in balancing multiple perspectives and priorities.

Resource Innovations (RI) is a women-led energy transformation firm focused on impact. Building on our expertise in energy efficiency, we're constantly expanding our portfolio of clean energy solutions to guide utilities through increasingly complex, connected challenges. Load flexibility. Electrification. Carbon reduction. With every step, we're leading the charge to power change.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Project Management: Track and manage marketing projects using tools like Wrike or Smartsheet. Maintain timelines, flag risks, and support alignment between internal teams and external partners.
• Campaign & Communications Support: Help create and manage marketing materials and customer-facing content—from emails and flyers to web pages and outreach tools.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with program managers, clients, contractors, and community partners. Help translate ideas and feedback into actionable plans. Ask thoughtful questions to clarify goals, uncover needs, and identify the best path forward.
• Customer Journey Support: Contribute to communications across the full customer experience—from first contact through participation and post-program feedback.
• Event and Meeting Assistance: Support virtual and in-person meetings and events, including preparing materials and managing pre- and post-event communications.
• Other duties as assigned.