Remote Senior Marketing Specialist

Summary

Join our team as a Senior Marketing Specialist and be part of our Marketing team within the Brand, Marketing and Business Development (BMBD) team. You will have a keen focus on Blue Cottage of CannonDesign, our flourishing consulting arm of the firm, and opportunity to be involved in various pursuits nationwide.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, communications or a related field required
• A minimum of 7 years of related work experience required
• Related experience working in a marketing or communications role for a professional services firm required
• Strong time and project management skills are essential, along with the ability to work in a deadline-driven environment
• Must have the ability to drive large, complex pursuits end-to-end
• Solid skills in strategic thinking, writing and design—with the potential and/or interest to further develop/excel in at least one of these areas
• Strong proficiency with InDesign, Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of proposal materials including coordination and production of deliverables across all stages of the process
• Drive large, strategic, and complex pursuit process from proposal coordination through interview. May lead visual theme and strategic messaging. Able to develop creative ideas for proposals and interview content
• Collaborate with Marketing teammates, other BMBD team members and Client Leaders to develop pursuit strategies—starting with client engagement, leading to proposal then interview—to secure the win
• Create and update resumes, portfolio pages, presentations and related marketing materials using our design templates as inspiration and working within our brand standards
• Participate in the development of collateral that supports our markets, offices, and services
• Provide marketing research for overall market/office strategy, as well as for individual clients and pursuits
• Lead local/regional marketing activities, such as sponsorships, award submissions, events and photography, that align with our PR/Communications objectives and increase our brand visibility
• Develop strong, in-depth knowledge of the firm’s portfolio, personnel and offerings
• Develop subject matter expertise (across markets, typologies, services, technology or other) that adds value to our marketing initiatives and pursuit activities
• Work with Regional Marketing Team Leader to support training and ongoing development of Marketing Specialists
• Provide peer review and oversight for accuracy and quality of content
• Self-review all work for accuracy and quality of content
• Maintain and update Salesforce for clients and pursuits
• Properly and accurately maintain a proposal filing system
• Internalizes marketing best practices
• May participate in external marketing activities

Benefits

• Full benefit package including medical, dental and vision coverage
• Flexible spending account options
• Voluntary insurances
• Paid time off
• Flex-time summer hours
• Remote work options
• 401k plan
• Employee perk programs