Jocelyn Baker - Member Spotlight
Posted by Communications2021 on Jan. 26, 2021 / Subscribe 0
SMPS AND FIRM INVOLVEMENT
How did you become engaged with SMPS?
My boss encouraged me to join and mentioned how beneficial it would be for my career – and she wasn’t wrong!
Most beneficial part of SMPS to you?
Aside from all the great programs and events to attend, it is wonderful to have a group of people who understand the daily stresses and exhausting aspects of our jobs. I’m the only Marketing Coordinator in my office, the rest of my team is spread across our other locations. It is refreshing to come together with others who do similar work and can offer advice or even just a listening ear.
What is your favorite part of your job?
I love having the ability to showcase our company’s projects to other firms.
Your best advice to someone entering marketing for the AEC world is...
Ask all the questions! Don’t feel like you’re going to just know everything overnight, it’s a learning process.
What have been the challenges and rewards of your career?
Prior to my job as a Marketing Coordinator in the AEC industry, I had experience in marketing, communications and writing, but my knowledge of the AEC was minimal. Learning the language that the engineers use to describe aspects of a building has been one of the most challenging parts, but it is so rewarding when the hard work of learning about our project pays off with a great project profile and aids us in winning new work.
THE OUTSIDE-OF-WORK ME
What do you do in your free time?
When I’m not working, you can find me reading, playing video games with my boyfriend, at the movie theater, binge-watching tv shows or horror films, napping, or adventuring around a theme park.
If you could travel anywhere, where would you go?
I haven’t done much travel outside of the US, so I have a lot of places on my travel bucket list. At the top would probably be Greece and Iceland.
If you could do it all again, what would be your dream job?
There are so many things I could ideally see myself doing – a vet, doctor, or an author/editor.
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