Marketing Specialist

Description

Marketing Specialist

KWB Wealth | Redlands, CA (on-site) | Full-time | $60,000–$85,000 + bonus

Reports to: Marketing Director

This is a chance to grow your career and take real ownership of your work. You’ll work closely with our Marketing Director and Creative Art Director and learn how marketing drives growth at a wealth firm. You’ll be responsible for driving campaigns, referral programs, events and digital touch points and see the business impact of your work.

After 30 years built on trust and referrals, we’re continuing to invest in the client experience, deepening relationships with our clients’ families, and growing our digital presence. Your ideas will help shape what comes next. 

This is more than a job - it's an opportunity to join a mission-driven firm where your work directly contributes to clients' success, the team's growth, and the legacy we are building together      

How To Apply: Send your resume, a cover letter for why you think you'll be a great fit, and a one-paragraph summary of a program/initiative you owned/support and what it achieved.  

Who you are

• Driven and ambitious. You want to stretch, take on more, and grow your career.
• Independent and quick to learn. You pick things up fast, take initiative, and keep work moving without needing step-by-step direction.  When you’re stuck, you come with options and a recommendation, not just questions.
• A versatile marketer. You’ve worked across several channels, such as email, events, social and content, and you’re ready to own campaigns and programs, not just support them.
• Focused on impact. You turn data into insights and use them to make the next campaign better.
• Warm and polished with people. You enjoy being a face of the brand, whether you’re greeting a client in our office or hosting an event.

Responsibilities

Note - The responsibilities below reflect the full scope this role may cover overtime. Not all will run at once; priorities are set with the Marketing Director and shift with the firm’s needs.

Campaigns and programs

• Identify,  propose and own marketing campaigns and programs that support business goals, such as client retention, referrals, new-client growth and brand awareness.
• Run campaigns/programs end to end: define the goals, audience, scope and budget, then execute across the right channels (email, paid, social, events, print), tracking progress and reporting on results.

Client experience and recognition

• Develop and roll out initiatives/materials that improve the client experience and encourage referrals.
• Manage client recognition, including birthday calls, thank-you letters, anniversaries and gifting (sourcing, inventory and reordering).
• Be a warm, welcoming first point of contact for clients visiting our Redlands office.

Events

• Own  end-to-end KWB Wealth Annual Charity Golf Tournament, ensuring strategic planning, smooth execution, achievement of fundraising and sponsorship goals, and timely post-event reporting.
• As our events program expands, own client appreciation and educational events/webinars - responsible for successful planning, execution, measurement and reporting; manage event promotion via web, email and other channels where necessary and develop written content. 
• Identify strategies to improve events and business impact. 

Email 

• Help support email strategy and campaign development; identify and propose email campaigns to support business retention and growth. 
• Plan, write and send email campaigns in Constant Contact (or similar email platforms); Clean up and maintain Constant Contact email lists.
• Manage and coordinate client facing emails including the Quarterly Newsletter, Weekly Market Commentary and other content where necessary.

Website

• Develop website content ensuring it is always up to date and positions the firm in the best light possible; Make recommendations to improve overall website experience and in alignment with company goals. 
• Take ownership of content updates where necessary.
• Manage the blog end to end, including the content calendar, coordinating posts from advisors, agency partners or our team, editing, compliance review and publishing on the website.
• Support  SEO/AEO efforts to grow our online visibility.

Social Media

• Manage social media strategy, content, posting and reporting across key channels  - LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook and X; Recommend ways to optimize social  media strategy and optimize content based on performance; Coordinate with  relevant team members to share their insights and expertise through social channels. 
• Manage social media content calendar.

Research, Insights & Reporting

• Build out reporting across key marketing touch points, including marketing programs/campaigns, email, website, events, social media, and others as needed, identifying key insights, takeaways and recommendations.
• Research  competitors and market trends as needed, including how other firms market  themselves, their messaging, content, events and digital presence, and turn the findings into recommendations. 

Team Collaboration

• Own the integrated marketing calendar ensuring marketing activities are appropriately scheduled, and the calendar is up to date. 
• Collaborate  with other teams and team members where appropriate, including Creative Art Director, Client Experience Manager, Client Relationship Manager, and financial advisors. 

Brand Management 

• Work  with the Creative Art Director to develop and maintain marketing materials (E.g., brochures, presentations, one-pagers) and ensure all marketing touch points are on brand; ensure the brand remains relevant, competitive      and unique; make recommendations on brand updates where appropriate.
• Work with compliance to ensure all marketing materials comply with financial industry regulations

Requirements

How You Work

Ownership - You own your work, follow up and close loops without being prompted. When a decision is needed, you bring the context, the options and your recommendation. 

Judgment - Potential issues, gaps and consequences are identified proactively, with thoughtful recommendations.

Organization - ensuring project files, contracts, invoices, reports, etc. are saved appropriately and are easy to find in folders by anyone on the team.

Prioritization and urgency - you understand how to prioritize your work, are capable of juggling competing priorities and flag risks early and deliver on time. 

Communication - always maintain a standard of professional, efficient and proactive communication with team members. With clients you are always warm, friendly and professional.

Requirements

• 3–5 years in marketing, ideally in financial or professional services.
• A bachelor's degree in  marketing or other relevant fields. 
• A track record of owning or supporting campaigns and programs. Be ready to walk us through the decisions you made and the results.
• Experience running end to end or supporting events including managing vendors, contracts and budgets.
• Hands-on analytics:  you turn marketing data (web, email, social media, etc.) into clear  recommendations.
• Proficiency with  Salesforce (including running Salesforce reports) and Constant Contact, or  similar tools, and have the ability to learn new tools at an appropriate  pace. 
• Excellent writing skills  across marketing touch points including email, web and marketing content, plus clear, concise communication with internal teams.

Benefits 

Paid Time Off

Health, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) and profit sharing 

Company events and trips 

Access to leading industry conferences and experts 

Opportunity for growth within the firm 

Support in furthering education

About KWB Wealth

KWB Wealth is an independent Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) with offices in Redlands and Monrovia, California, managing more than $1.6 billion in client assets as of June 30, 2026.  For more than 30 years, we’ve been built on trust and transparency. We help families, professionals and business owners build wealth through financial planning, investment management and holistic strategies that align money with meaning.

Our core values guide how we work with clients and with each other:

• Integrity cultivates trust.
• Quality growth ensures sustainable success for clients and team  members.
• Purposeful leadership drives continuous  improvement and innovation.
• Approachable  professionalism lets us meet people where they are, with authentic connection and without pretense.

Why join us

As our Marketing Specialist, you will:

• Help shape a brand trusted for over 30 years, contributing to every touchpoint that strengthens our reputation.
• Bring your ideas to  a collaborative team, then run with them. You’ll have real ownership and the independence to deliver.
• Grow with the firm in a culture where success is measured by client  impact, team development and long-term thinking.
• Be close to our clients. As the first face clients see in our Redlands office, you’ll help create the warm, personal experience KWB is known for.
• Make a visible impact by owning programs end to end and seeing how your work supports the firm’s growth.

How To Apply: Send your resume, a cover letter for why you think you'll be a great fit, and a one-paragraph summary of a program/initiative you owned/support and what it achieved.