Communications and Marketing Specialist at Aegis Project Controls – Silver Spring, Maryland

About Aegis

The Aegis Companies provide expert project control services to the construction industry's most respected contractors, owners, and operators. Headquartered in Silver Spring, MD, we employ driven professionals dedicated to keeping construction projects on time and within budget.

Aegis provides all new employees with the training, opportunities, and tools to be the top project controls professionals in the industry. Experienced construction professionals contribute their unique experience and ideas to strengthen our organization. Employees new to the industry learn the “Aegis way” and earn the opportunity to become trusted senior staff.

With over two decades of experience solving the industry's toughest challenges, our regional offices throughout the United States and Europe enable our team members to work on projects anywhere in the world.

About the Role

We are seeking a creative, detail-oriented Communications and Marketing Specialist with a strong focus on graphic design, video editing, and digital content production. In this junior-to-mid-level role, you will help elevate our visual communications across internal and external channels—including branding, social media, proposals, go‑to‑market campaigns, and major corporate initiatives.

You will be a key contributor to our growing communications team, helping improve speed, quality, and consistency of visual output. If you’re a versatile designer who thrives in a collaborative environment and enjoys working on a wide range of creative projects, this role is for you.

Key responsibilities

The Communications and Marketing Specialist will play a central role in developing high-quality visual content that supports strategic initiatives across the organization. This includes producing a wide range of materials for go-to-market campaigns and contributing to solicitation presentations, instructional materials, and compliance documents. The specialist will support ongoing branding needs by assisting in the creation and refinement of internal logos, contributing to brand guideline development, maintaining asset libraries, and ensuring visual consistency across all platforms.

A key part of the role involves designing visual components for proposals, including layouts, infographics, datasheets, technical documentation, and business development presentations. The specialist will also generate graphics, banners, and other visuals for the company website and develop multimedia content for social media and digital channels, spanning audio, video, animations, and platform-optimized graphics.

The position provides cross-functional visual design support to teams across the organization, addressing ad hoc requests, producing presentation materials, supporting events, and creating novelty or branded items as needed. The specialist will participate in collaborative brainstorming and creative reviews, stay current with emerging design tools and best practices, refine workflows, and maintain organized design files and shared asset libraries.

Requirements

Core Technical Skills

• Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop)

• Video editing experience with Adobe Premiere Pro

• Experience developing digital visuals for web, email, and social media

• Understanding of branding principles, including typography, color theory, and layout

Professional Skills

• Ability to interpret creative briefs and translate concepts into polished visual assets

• Collaborative mindset with experience supporting cross-functional teams

• Strong project management habits, including task tracking and version control

• Attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Preferred qualifications

You excel at producing high-quality visual content and can contribute to multiple mediums for a campaign. You’re curious, adaptable, and eager to grow your design capabilities. You take pride in consistency, organization, and craft, and you value a role with both creative autonomy and team collaboration.

Benefits and Perks:

• Healthcare, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) + employer match
• Life and AD&D coverage 100% employer-paid
• Voluntary life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
• Life Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off + 10 paid holidays
• Wellness Program
• Squishy rhinos
• Team events