Company Description
Energy Marketing Conferences (EMC) runs two events each year (Houston in the Spring and Washington DC in the Fall) with 400+ energy professionals. EMC also runs an energy podcast and monthly newsletter and will run its 25th event April 14-15 2026.
Role Description
Energy Marketing Conferences seeks a Communications Director to oversee all aspects of developing and executing a communication / publicity plan to promote two semi-annual energy industry conferences. Reporting to the Founder, this hands-on role combines written, and digital marketing skills. The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented, self-directed professional who can work independently as well as maintain collaborative relationships. This is a remote position and requires approximately 10 hours/week all year (more hours during conference periods, less hours during down time).
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and manage attendee lists
- Put together all marketing materials (attendee guide, sponsor opportunity brochure, exec summary/one pager) for the conferences and get them on the website
- Develop and execute multi-channel marketing campaigns to grow brand awareness and conference attendance
- Create and send out content messaging (includes graphics and highlights speaker expertise, agenda topics, and attendee value propositions) - approximately three messages per week via email and social media
- Coordinate with sponsors to issue the monthly newsletter
- Implement SEO strategies to increase visibility of website
- Track and analyze marketing metrics to optimize campaign performance and ROI
- Coordinate telemarketing messaging for attendee growth
- Attend the conference twice a year and work on increasing brand awareness in other ways
Qualifications
- 1-3 years Experience and proficiency in email marketing, social media marketing, graphics, and strong written communication skills
