[Hiring] Senior Marketing Specialist @CannonDesign

Role Description

As a Senior Marketing Specialist, you’ll be part of our Marketing team, which sits within the Brand, Marketing and Business Development (BMBD) team. You will work with a hub of marketing peers led by a Regional Marketing Team Leader. You’ll work in partnership with our Markets, Offices and Services, who rely on marketing support to advance their message and win pursuits. You’ll collaborate across the BMBD community—with fellow Marketing team members, Graphics, Communications, Knowledge Management, Client Engagement, Market Strategy and Business Development—to deliver marketing excellence across proposals, presentations, collateral, local brand-building efforts and more.

Responsibilities

• Proposal Marketing:
  • 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.
  • Create and update resumes, portfolio pages, presentations and related marketing materials using our design templates.
  • 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.
• Brand Marketing:
  • Lead local/regional marketing activities, such as sponsorships, award submissions, events and photography.
• Firm Knowledge & Subject Matter Expertise:
  • Develop strong, in-depth knowledge of the firm’s portfolio, personnel and offerings.
  • Develop subject matter expertise that adds value to our marketing initiatives and pursuit activities.
• Management & Operations:
  • 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 VantagePoint for clients and pursuits.
  • Properly and accurately maintain a proposal filing system.
  • Internalizes marketing best practices.
• Other:
  • May participate in external marketing activities.
  • May perform other duties as required.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, communications or a related field required.
• Minimum of 5+ years of related work experience in a marketing or communications role for a professional services firm required.
• 7+ years’ experience is preferred.
• Related experience working in the Architecture, Engineering, and/or Construction industry preferred.
• Must be proactive, self-driven, organized, detail-oriented and have an enthusiasm for innovation.
• Strong time and project management skills are essential.
• Must have the ability to drive large, complex pursuits end-to-end.
• Solid skills in strategic thinking, writing and design.
• Strong proficiency with InDesign, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with Deltek VantagePoint and Miro is a plus.

Requirements

• The salary range for this position to be filled nationally is $69,200 to $86,500 annually.
• Employees may be eligible for discretionary bonuses.
• We offer a full benefit package including medical, dental and vision coverage and flexible spending account options and voluntary insurances.
• We have paid time off, flex-time schedules, remote work options and a 401k plan and employee perk programs.

Company Description

CannonDesign is a design practice where strategy, experience, architecture, engineering, and social impact converge. We don’t just dream up solutions — we create and bring them to life in ways to solve some of the biggest challenges facing our clients and society. At the heart of everything we do is Living-Centered Design, a bold commitment to using our talents to not just improve the world but to truly reshape it for the better.