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Washington, D.C. - DC American Physical Society
| Job Ref: | 7CeiqR359wKc |
| Employer: | American Physical Society |
| Category: | Communications & PR |
| Salary and Benefits: | USD 276,532.00 - 376,774.00 per year |
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| State: | D.C. - DC |
| City: | Washington |
| Map: | United States, D.C. , Washington (Show on map) |
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Chief marketing and communications officer (CMO)
The American Physical Society (APS) is a nonprofit membership organization devoted to advancing and diffusing the knowledge of physics through its outstanding research journals and scientific meetings, as well as its education, outreach, advocacy, and international activities. APS represents 50,000 members, including physicists in academia, national laboratories, and industry in the United States and throughout the world. Position Summary: The chief marketing and communications officer (CMO) provides visionary leadership for APS's global marketing and communications strategy. Partnering closely with the CEO and c-suite leaders, the CMO leads the development and execution of APS positioning and messaging, content marketing, and digital engagement strategies. The CMO ensures APS delivers clear, compelling, and consistent communications that amplify the voice of physics worldwide and drive revenue growth across membership, meetings, and publications in support of the Society's mission and strategic priorities. The CMO oversees all marketing, external and internal communications, media relations, and related digital strategy. This leader expands APS's reach and strengthens its brand across the global physics community, ensuring APS's story inspires action and engagement. The role centers on growing and engaging diverse audiences while deepening relationships with APS members, authors, and customers. The CMO is responsible for: Strategic direction, planning, and performance
Brand and communications leadership
Digital engagement and experience
Audience and customer growth
Leadership and management
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Location of work: As noted in the job description, APS follows a "remote first" work model, with a majority of staff working primarily from remote locations. The CMO is a "remote first" position that will be associated with the APS offices in the Washington, DC metro area. The position will require regular and frequent travel to meet - in person - with staff in the College Park, Maryland; Hauppauge, New York; and Washington, DC, offices. Travel: The position requires up to 20% travel to business meetings and industry events, and may include international travel. Salary: The salary range for this position takes into account various factors influencing compensation decisions, such as skill sets, experience, training, and other business and organizational requirements. The salary listed within the specified ranges considers relevant experience. Our compensation philosophy at APS aims to maintain salaries at the midpoint of the market. As a result, we typically hire within the target starting range. Exceptional, rare cases may merit reviews above target starting range for specialized or niche skills aligned with strategic operational goals. Hiring range: $276,532/year - $376,774/year (USD) Target starting range: $276,532/year - $307,641/year (USD) This is us: Help us achieve our mission of advancing and diffusing the knowledge of physics for the benefit of humanity, promote physics, and serve the broader physics community. Our core values :our values are our guideposts
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The American Physical Society is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of American Physical Society not to discriminate or allow the harassment of employees or applicants on the basis of race, religious creed, immigration status, alienage or citizenship, religion, color, ethnicity, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, familial status, protected veteran status, protected military status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, predisposing genetic characteristics, ancestry, domestic violence victim status or any other characteristic protected by law with regard to any employment practices, including recruitment, advertising, job application procedures, hiring, upgrading, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, job assignments, benefits and/or other terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, provided the individual is qualified, with or without reasonable accommodations, to perform the essential functions of the job. This policy applies to all jobs at APS. The American Physical Society is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation, please contact APS Human Resources at hr@aps.org. The "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal'' poster, prepared by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), provides an overview of several laws that protect you from discrimination on the job, and several rights are afforded to you by these laws. The "Pay Transparency Non Discrimination Provision," prepared by the U.S. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), provides an overview of several protections implemented to protect individuals working under federal contracts from discrimination when inquiring about or discussing compensation; these protections apply to all employees and applicants. The APS has a "remote first" concept that promotes equal treatment and equal access, independent of physical work location, with a majority of staff working primarily from remote work locations. | |
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