Content Marketing Associate
BD
Summary
The Content Marketing Associate is a key contributor responsible for developing, executing, and optimizing content across digital platforms and omnichannel campaigns that support surgeon education and commercial growth across BD's GalaFLEX portfolio. This position sits within the Surgery Business Unit, in the Advanced Repair & Reconstruction (AR&R) platform, on the AR&R Digital Marketing team.
Job description
Job Responsibilities
Content Creation
- Develop polished, audience-centered content for the premium aesthetics market, translating complex clinical and product information into clear, compelling narratives that reflect the expectations of discerning plastic surgeons.
- Apply content design principles, including messaging hierarchy, layout, and readability, to organize complex or information-dense content into clear, intuitive, and engaging customer experiences.
- Support the development of creative briefs, content outlines, and assets, including reviewing and maintaining templates and partnering with designers to ensure cohesive, consistent, and on-brand execution.
- Help implement SEO and AI-era content best practices (e.g., keyword updates, on page optimization, schema/content tagging, internal linking) and utilize tools such as Semrush to identify opportunities.
- Stay current on evolving content marketing trends and agency best practices (e.g., channel/platform updates, content formats, measurement approaches) and proactively recommend improvements to workflows and output.
Social Media & Community Engagement
- Manage the social content calendar, create and schedule posts, and monitor comments, questions, and community interactions for GalaFLEX social channels in alignment with governance guidelines.
- Partner with analytics to gather performance data, surface insights, and support reporting to grow social reach and engagement.
Digital Platform Management & MarTech Enablement
- Maintain and update content within CMS platforms (e.g., AEM) following established governance, accessibility, and editorial standards.
- Support ongoing updates to galaflex.bd.com, including page builds, content refreshes, metadata updates, QA, and post-launch monitoring.
- Build working knowledge and day-to-day operational proficiency in BD's MarTech stack: Marketo, ClickUp, Optimizely, Knack, AME, and Figma, to help run and scale content marketing execution.
Project Coordination & Operations
- Support execution of integrated campaigns by coordinating timelines, deliverables, and content needs across teams, managing project management tools to ensure timelines are met.
- Collaborate with product marketing, digital, UX, MLR, PR, legal/regulatory, and agency partners to keep content moving through drafting, review, approvals, and launch.
- Assist in preparing content for MLR (medical, legal, and regulatory) submission and governing approval workflows; track status, versioning, and required documentation.
- Maintain organized content libraries, version control, and documentation, ensuring all content adheres to brand, editorial, accessibility, and compliance standards.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Journalism, Communications, Public Relations, or related field.
- At least 2 years of experience in content marketing, digital marketing, or related roles.
- Applicants should submit a portfolio or links to two to three relevant work samples demonstrating strong writing, content creation, brand storytelling, and, where applicable, an understanding of content design and messaging hierarchy.
Knowledge and Skills
- Strong writing, editing, and content creation skills, with the ability to produce sophisticated, engaging content for premium or luxury markets.
- Curiosity and a learner mindset, motivated to stay at the forefront of content marketing and agency best practices (content formats, channel/platform changes, measurement, and AI-enabled workflows).
- Ability to balance premium brand expression with clear, useful information, avoiding content that feels overly promotional, generic, or mass-market.
- Basic understanding of digital content, SEO, and social media best practices; ability to apply guidance to improve discoverability and performance.
- Highly organized with strong project management fundamentals; able to manage multiple tasks, meet deadlines, and work collaboratively in a matrixed environment.
- Adaptable and nimble—comfortable navigating ambiguity, shifting priorities, and evolving business needs while maintaining quality and compliance.
- Demonstrated ownership and accountability: proactively identifies what is needed, asks the right questions, and follows through to learn the BD way of marketing and get work over the finish line.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Journalism, Communications, Public Relations, or related field
- At least 2 years of experience in content marketing, digital marketing, or related roles
- Portfolio or links to two to three relevant work samples
- Strong writing, editing, and content creation skills
- Ability to produce sophisticated, engaging content for premium or luxury markets
- Basic understanding of digital content, SEO, and social media best practices
- Strong project management fundamentals
- Ability to work collaboratively in a matrixed environment
- Adaptability and comfort with ambiguity and shifting priorities
- Demonstrated ownership and accountability
Company overview
BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) is one of the world's largest global medical technology companies, founded in 1897 and headquartered in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey. As a Fortune 500 company, BD specializes in developing, manufacturing, and selling medical devices, instrument systems, and reagents across three primary segments: BD Medical, BD Life Sciences, and BD Interventional. The company's extensive product portfolio includes medical equipment such as syringes, needles, infusion systems, diagnostic instruments, flow cytometers, and surgical devices. With over 70,000 employees worldwide and operations in virtually every country, BD focuses on advancing healthcare through innovations in medical discovery, diagnostics, and care delivery. The company has a rich history of pioneering medical technologies, including the first insulin injection device, the Vacutainer blood collection system, and numerous safety-engineered medical devices. BD's mission centers on improving clinical therapy for patients and enhancing clinical processes for healthcare providers while addressing global health challenges through strategic partnerships and continuous innovation.