Marketing Operations Assistant

Overview

The American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a public policy think tank in Washington, DC, seeks a full-time, in-person, collaborative team player to become our next marketing operations assistant. The anticipated start date for this position is August 2026.

The person in this role will work closely with colleagues throughout AEI on all aspects of email marketing. Primary responsibilities include training and educating users on marketing system features and best practices; supporting the implementation, management, and analysis of email marketing campaigns across the Institute; and managing the marketing platform’s configuration.

We’re searching for someone enthusiastic about email marketing and about training and mentoring colleagues on best practices in marketing. The ideal candidate will have marketing automation experience with HubSpot or a similar platform, keen attention to detail and quality, exceptional oral and written communication skills, a self-starting attitude and entrepreneurial spirit, and an interest in the principles of expanding liberty, increasing individual opportunity, and strengthening free enterprise.

This is an excellent opportunity to help administer the systems that drive AEI’s marketing and outreach. Qualified candidates should submit a resume and cover letter with their online application at www.aei.org/jobs.

About AEIThe American Enterprise Institute is a public policy think tank dedicated to defending human dignity, expanding human potential, and building a freer and safer world. The work of its scholars and staff advances ideas rooted in a belief in democracy, free enterprise, American strength and global leadership, solidarity with those at the periphery of our society, and a pluralistic, entrepreneurial culture.

AEI is committed to making the intellectual, moral, and practical case for expanding freedom, increasing individual opportunity, and strengthening the free enterprise system in America and around the world. Its work explores ideas that further these goals, and AEI scholars take part in this pursuit with academic freedom. AEI operates independently of any political party and has no institutional positions. Its scholars’ conclusions are fueled by rigorous, data-driven research and broad-ranging evidence.

Responsibilities

• Train new users on the Institute’s email marketing platform, HubSpot, and educate existing users on marketing best practices and new or updated system features.
• Support email program creation and execution for internal departments, including setting up, testing, troubleshooting, and deploying.
• Collaborate with the customer relationship management and marketing systems team to evaluate and improve email performance, improve the marketing system’s ease of use, and ensure AEI is meeting brand and industry standards.
• Assist with marketing operations for nurture campaigns, including by scoring model setup and tracking effectiveness.
• Assist with and troubleshoot the synchronization between the HubSpot database and our customer relationship management system, Salesforce.
• Create, test, and deploy forms and landing pages.
• Create and maintain procedures documentation.
• Assist with setting up and implementing new email newsletters.
• Help train and manage departmental interns.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions at AEI

• The employee is regularly expected to stand, sit, talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, and keyboard. This job requires close-up vision for computer work.
• The employee must be able to lift up to 30 pounds.
• The employee must be able to work in a confined area.
• Moderate noise (e.g., from computers, phones, printers, and light traffic) is expected.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential responsibilities associated with this position.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, communications, or a similar field (required)
• 0–2 years of previous full-time work experience or internship experience (strongly preferred); experience with a marketing automation system, preferably HubSpot, and a demonstrated understanding of email testing, metrics, and best practices (desired)
• Superior oral and written communication skills
• An affinity for training, presenting, teaching, and mentoring
• An organized, detail-oriented personality with strong logic, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Microsoft Office proficiency, especially in Excel and Word
• Experience using Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Illustrator, Cascading Style Sheets, HTML, and Salesforce (preferred, but not required)
• An interest in public policy and the principles of expanding liberty, increasing opportunity, and strengthening the free enterprise system

BenefitsAEI offers generous benefits, including 18 days of paid leave (15 days of paid annual leave and 3 personal days or floating holidays); 12 days of paid sick leave; paid family leave; medical and dental coverage, in addition to a health savings account; a medical and dependent care flexible spending account; a tuition assistance program of up to $5,200; life and disability insurance at no cost to employees; and a 403(b) retirement plan with a contribution from AEI, among other benefits. For more information, you can see a full summary of our benefits at https://www.aei.org/jobs/benefits/.

Compensation is based on a number of factors, including the position’s scope and responsibilities; a candidate’s full-time, applicable work experience; key skills and qualifications; and internal and external market considerations. The salary range for this full-time, exempt position is $50,000–$54,000. Salary is just one component of AEI’s total compensation package for employees.

Salary : $5,200 - $54,000