Koch Industries

Content Specialist

Koch Industries • $80K — $90K *
Lisle, IL 60532In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of marketing communications or content development experience, preferably in technical or aerospace environments.
  • 3+ years working in a corporate or agency setup.
  • Experience in crafting product release, launch, or technical marketing content based on inputs from SMEs and product managers.
  • Proficient in developing and editing marketing collateral and product-focused content.
  • Familiarity with Microsoft 365 Suite.
  • Willingness to work flexible hours to accommodate global teams.

Responsibilities

  • Create and write product release content focused on aerospace and defense, translating technical jargon into marketing-ready language.
  • Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to clarify messaging and ensure alignment with audience needs.
  • Manage the development of global New Product Releases, including document creation, editing, and distribution coordination.
  • Implement SEO strategies and use performance data to refine content effectiveness across channels.
  • Utilize Wrike for project management, ensuring timely updates for cross-functional team members.
  • Incorporate SEO keyword research into content and assist in web content uploads.
  • Track content development efficacy and continuously improve the New Product Release process.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision care.
  • Life insurance, ADD, and disability coverage.
  • Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
  • Paid vacation and time off.
  • Educational assistance programs.
  • Support for infertility, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance.
Full Job Description
Your Job

Molex is seeking a Content Specialist to join our team in Lisle, IL to turn complex technical information into clear, compelling content that supports integrated marketing campaigns and product launches. In this role, you will create accurate, marketing-ready content and assets that communicate customer and business value, with a primary focus on aerospace and defense.

The Content Specialist will use writing, editing and technical-to-marketing translation skills to communicate complex topics in clear, digestible narratives. You will collaborate across marketing, business units, distribution, regional teams, subject matter experts, product managers and leadership while organizing multiple content priorities, launches and stakeholder needs. This role provides the opportunity to take initiative, solve problems and independently lead projects through established templates, approval paths and workflows with attention to detail, sound judgment and professionalism.

*This is a hybrid position with 3-4 days/week on site.

Our Team

You will join the Content Development Center of Excellence within Molex Global Sales and Marketing. Our integrated content team collaborates with product managers, subject matter experts, business units, regional teams and agile marketing pods to deliver consistent, high-quality content for global audiences.

What You Will Do

  • Create and write product release content, primarily focused on aerospace and defense, translating technical product inputs into clear, accurate, marketing-ready copy.
  • Partner with product managers, SMEs and pod stakeholders to gather inputs, clarify messaging and align content to audience needs, launch priorities and business values.
  • Manage the development and delivery of global New Product Releases, including document creation and editing, coordination with Product Managers, final marketing document issuance and storage in the content repository.
  • Apply SEO insights, audience needs and performance data to improve content effectiveness across digital and marketing channels
  • Execute projects in Wrike, providing timely responses and updates to cross-functional team members to support on-time delivery.
  • Incorporate SEO keyword research and usage into content as appropriate and work with the web team to upload content to the site as required.
  • Upload translated collateral to the appropriate database and create order numbers for translation documents.
  • Track and report on content development program efficacy, including timeline adherence and NPR delivery requirements; support continual improvement of the NPR creation process.
  • Develop internal knowledge of Molex products, content processes and stakeholder expectations to support content quality, governance and process improvements.
  • Use data insights to recommend content improvements and, when needed, help present recommendations to executive stakeholders with corporate marketing and content brand leadership.


Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

  • 5+ years of marketing communications or content development experience, preferably in technical, B2B, global and/or aerospace and defense environments.
  • 3+ years working in a corporate or agency environment
  • Experience writing product release, launch or technical marketing content based on SME and product manager inputs.
  • Experience developing and editing content for marketing collateral and product-focused content.
  • Experience using Microsoft 365 Suite
  • Able and willing to work non-traditional business hours to accommodate different time zones when necessary


What Will Put You Ahead

  • Experience creating content for aerospace and defense or another highly regulated technical industry
  • Experience working in agile marketing teams or using Wrike or a similar project management platform
  • Experience developing content for web, public relations, social media, email or other integrated marketing channels
  • Working knowledge of SEO, keyword optimization, generative AI or other AI-enabled content tools
  • Bachelor's degree or additional training in communications, marketing, journalism, business, content strategy, SEO or a related discipline


For this role, we anticipate paying $80,000 - $90,000 per year. This role is eligible for variable pay, issued as a monetary bonus or in another form.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

This position does not qualify for VISA Sponsorship.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

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About Koch Industries

Koch Industries, Inc. is an American privately-held multinational conglomerate corporation based in Wichita, Kansas. Its subsidiaries are involved in the manufacturing, refining, and distribution of petroleum, chemicals, energy, fiber, intermediates and polymers, minerals, fertilizers, pulp and paper, chemical technology equipment, ranching, finance, commodities trading, and investing. Koch owns Infor, Invista, Georgia-Pacific, Molex, Flint Hills Resources, Koch Pipeline, Koch Fertilizer, Koch Minerals, Matador Cattle Company, i360, and Guardian Industries. The firm employs 120,000 people in 60 countries, with about half of its business in the United States. The company is the largest non-Canadian landowner in the Athabasca oil sands. With annual revenues of $110 billion by 2014, the company is the largest privately held company in the United States. In 2007, it was ranked as the largest privately held company. If Koch Industries had been a public company in 2013, it would have ranked 17th in the Fortune 500. The company was founded by its namesake, Fred C. Koch, in 1940 after he developed an innovative crude oil refining process. Fred C. Koch died in 1967 and his majority interest in the company was split amongst his four sons. In June 1983, after a bitter legal and boardroom battle, the stakes of Frederick R. Koch and William "Bill" Koch were bought out for $1.1 billion and Charles Koch and David Koch became majority owners in the company. Charles owns 42% of the company; trusts for the benefit of Elaine Tettemer Marshall and Elaine's children, Preston Marshall and E. Pierce Marshall Jr., own 16% of the company. The heirs of David Koch, who died on August 23, 2019, own the balance, 42%, of the corporation.
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