Marketing Associate

Posted 3 days ago

breaking news abaLake Forest (IL)

Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists Marketing Consulting Services

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Junior

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$18 to $22 per hour

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About the role

About us: Breaking News ABA is the news outlet for the ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) industry, and one of five companies run by Therapy Innovations, a small group in Lake Forest, Illinois:

Breaking News ABA, the news outlet for the ABA industry
Digital Marketing ABA, marketing for ABA practices
Ripley, the fieldwork-hours tracker used by tens of thousands of future BCBAs and their supervisors
Beacon BCBA, exam prep for the BCBA certification
My ABA CFO, fractional finance for ABA practices

Small team, a lot happening every day, and one person at the center of it. That is where you come in.

The role: You'll work alongside Michael Pavlovskyi, who runs the group, on the marketing that all five companies need: posts, newsletters, articles, landing pages and ads. You'll write it, schedule it, and then go find out whether it worked. Read this part before you apply: this is a generalist seat, not a pure marketing job. Marketing is the biggest slice of it, and the rest is helping Michael run the group. If you want to do marketing and nothing else, this isn't the right one. This is an in-person role in our Lake Forest office, five days a week. No remote, no hybrid. If that's not for you, this isn't the one.

What you'll do:

Help run marketing across the five companies: LinkedIn posts, newsletters, articles, landing pages and ad copy. Draft it, ship it, then report what actually worked.
Use AI every day: Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Cowork and whatever comes next. Draft, summarize, research, build spreadsheets, automate the repetitive stuff.
Join calls with clients, partners and vendors. Capture what was decided, then follow up until every item is closed.
Keep projects moving across five companies: track deadlines, chase updates, and flag what's slipping before it slips.
Prepare short briefs before meetings and clean notes after them.
Run the calendar and inbox triage. Schedule and confirm meetings, draft emails and messages.
Handle light personal admin: travel, appointments, the occasional errand.
Own the small things that keep an office and the person running it on track.
Who we're looking for
Genuinely good with AI. You already use Claude or ChatGPT most days and can show us how it makes you faster. This matters more to us than anything on your resume.
Tech-savvy across the board: Google Workspace, Slack, Zoom, spreadsheets, and quick to pick up new tools.
Relentless about follow-up. Things don't fall through the cracks on your watch, and nobody has to remind you.
A clear writer who is comfortable on a call with people you've never met.
Organized, discreet and reliable. You'll see sensitive business and personal information.
Any experience level. Recent grads, career changers and seasoned assistants are all welcome. We hire for how you work, not how many years you've worked.

Details:

Full-time, 40 hours a week, Monday to Friday, in our Lake Forest, IL office$18 to $22 per hour, depending on experience
Paid leave accrues as required under Illinois law
You must be authorized to work in the United States. We can't sponsor visas.

Start date: as soon as you can

Why take this job You'll learn how five businesses actually run, from the inside, sitting next to the person making the decisions. You'll use AI in ways most companies are still holding meetings about. If you're ambitious and want real responsibility fast, this is the seat. Apply through LinkedIn.

Before you apply

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A number in mind

What you're on now and what would make you move. We negotiate better when we know both.

Your notice period

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