Senior Production And Marketing Associate

Job Details

ARLINGTON, VA

Description

About the Role:

The Mercatus Center at George Mason University seeks a Senior Production and Marketing Associate to join our Production and Marketing Team. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to a high-performing team that drives the Mercatus mission by helping execute digital marketing projects, maintain web content, and produce multimedia assets.

The Senior Production and Marketing Associate will assist with day-to-day website administration and support various web-related projects on Mercatus.org. While prior technical experience is beneficial, we provide training on our specific platforms and tools for candidates with strong aptitude and willingness to learn.

In addition, the Senior Production and Marketing Associate will support podcast production by editing audio and video, creating promotional clips, and tracking analytics. This role also includes collaborating with the social media lead to create engaging digital assets.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone early in their career who is eager to gain hands-on experience in digital marketing, production, and content creation, with clear paths for professional development and growth.

Responsibilities:

Website Administration

Assist with routine updates to Mercatus.org (e.g., posting content, editing text, updating images, troubleshooting minor issues)

Support web-related projects and internal stakeholders with website needs

Learn Drupal CMS platform for content management

Create and embed basic data visualizations for web content using tools like Datawrapper

Podcast Production and Promotion

Edit podcast audio and video using tools like Adobe Audition and Adobe Premiere

Clip and format podcast episodes for use on social media

Track and report on podcast performance across platforms (e.g., Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube)

Social Media and Design Support

Collaborate with the social media lead to design digital assets (e.g., quote graphics, carousels, etc.) using Canva and Adobe Creative Suite.

Ensure all assets follow Mercatus brand guidelines and design standards

Contribute creative ideas for engaging content formats

Digital Marketing and Analytics

Support management of Google Ads campaigns by updating ad copy and monitoring performance metrics

Assist with marketing data collection, tracking, and reporting to help evaluate campaign success

Qualifications

Up to 4 years of experience in marketing, communications, web admin or a related field

Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities independently

Excellent attention to detail and clear, proactive communication skills (written and verbal)

Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment

Enthusiasm for learning new tools and technologies

Interest in digital marketing, content creation, and public policy

Preferred

Experience with CMS platforms (e.g., Drupal or WordPress)

Familiarity with graphic design tools such as Canva and/or Adobe Creative Suite

Basic experience with video or audio editing software (e.g., Adobe Audition, Adobe Premiere, or similar)

Basic knowledge of HTML/CSS

Experience writing marketing copy

EEO Statement: We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Employee Benefits: Salary is competitive and will be commensurate with experience. In addition, Mercatus provides excellent benefits to all individual employees, including full health and dental coverage, flexible spending accounts, long-term disability and life insurance, a 403(b) retirement savings program, parking/travel benefits, and twelve free credits per year at George Mason University.

About the Mercatus Center at George Mason University: For over 40 years, the Mercatus Center at George Mason University has been the world’s premier university source for market-oriented ideas—bridging the gap between academic ideas and real-world problems. A university-based research center, Mercatus works to advance knowledge about how markets work to improve our lives by training graduate students, conducting research, and applying sound economics to offer solutions to society’s most pressing problems.