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Director, Marketing

Acuity International
Reston, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/22/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/21/2026
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Reporting to the Chief Growth Officer, the Director, Marketing, plays a key role in elevating the organization’s brand, strengthening stakeholder relationships, and managing the company’s participation in industry trade shows and events. The role blends strategic marketing responsibilities with hands on event coordination, requiring a candidate who is both creative and operationally strong. A critical component of the position is the ability to navigate government agency structures to identify and engage the appropriate contacts, ensuring the right stakeholders are invited and represented at company events. The ideal candidate brings strong communication skills, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to translate organizational goals into effective marketing and engagement strategies.

Key Responsibilities

Marketing & Communications

  • Develop and implement marketing strategies that support organizational goals, employee engagement, and brand visibility
  • Manage marketing collateral for growth initiatives and campaigns
  • Oversee digital channels, including website updates, social media content, and email campaigns
  • Maintain brand consistency across all communication materials and organizational touchpoints
  • Track and analyze marketing performance metrics to inform future strategies
  • Support corporate communications as needed

Event Planning & Execution

  • Lead the planning, logistics, and execution of events, including stakeholder meetings, community events, and special initiatives
  • Manage event timelines, budgets, vendors, venues, catering, and onsite coordination
  • Develop event materials such as agendas, signage, presentations, and attendee communications
  • Ensure events reflect organizational values, messaging, and strategic priorities
  • Conduct post‑event evaluations to measure impact and identify opportunities for improvement

Government & Stakeholder Engagement

  • Identify and map the appropriate contacts within government agencies with support from Growth team members
  • Ensure invitations reach the correct officials, program leads, and subject‑matter experts
  • Build and maintain relationships with agency representatives and other external partners to support ongoing collaboration and event participation
  • Coordinate attendance, speaking roles, and engagement opportunities for government and community stakeholders
  • Serve as a liaison between internal teams and external partners to ensure alignment and smooth communication

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

  • Partner with leadership, HR, operations, and program teams to align marketing and event initiatives with organizational needs
  • Provide guidance on branding, messaging, and communication best practices across departments
  • Assist with special projects and organizational initiatives as needed

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
  • Minimum of ten years of experience in marketing, events management, communications, or a related role; applicable experience within federal contracting or governmental agency preferred
  • Demonstrated ability to navigate government agency structures and federal customer hierarchies and identify appropriate personnel for event participation and targeted communications
  • Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience coordinating events of varying sizes and complexity
  • Ability to successfully assemble displays, set up tables, arrange materials, and/or operate event equipment
  • Proficiency with marketing tools and platforms (email marketing, social media, CRM systems, design tools, etc.), MS Office suite, SharePoint, and Adobe
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships across diverse groups
  • Highly organized, detail‑oriented, and comfortable working in a fast‑paced environment
  • Strong understanding of compliance, budget controls, and outcome-driven marketing
  • Highly organized, analytical, and able to operate independently with full accountability
  • Ability to use standard office and event equipment
  • Ability to travel up to 50% to events and/or customer locations with a varying amount of notice

Physical Requirements

  • Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment or within event/conference locations
  • Work involves sitting and standing for prolonged periods of time
  • Ability to bend, stoop, reach, and crouch when setting up materials, signage or equipment
  • Ability to lift thirty (30) pounds, such as boxes of materials, signage, equipment, and/or supplies

Acuity International is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

For OFCCP compliance, the taxable entity associated with this job posting is:

Acuity-CHS, LLC

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