Senior Marketing Specialist

at  CBRE

LOCATION(S)

Atlanta - Georgia - United States of America, Chicago - Illinois - United States of America
Hello, we are CBRE Design Collective! We are a global team of talented architects and interior design professionals operating within the largest commercial real estate services company in the world. Our ambition is to deliver exceptional design solutions for our clients, working with a creative cultural environment of teamwork, innovation, and creative verve. We are strengthened by the vast resources and services that comprise the CBRE brand. As a fast-growing firm, we need our contributors to do their best self, showcase their talents and have fun. Our team is seeking talented people who want to excel at what they love to do.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

As a Senior Marketing Specialist for CBRE Design Collective (Americas), you will be focused on supporting business development efforts for our award-winning, global design practice comprised of Architecture, Interior Design and Engineering experts. The role requires project management and development of proposals, presentations, and other pursuit materials—from strategy through execution.
This position requires the ability to translate visual and written content into successful business development deliverables, using Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Creative Suite. The ideal candidate should have a good design sensibility coupled with advanced formatting/layout ability, along with problem-solving skills. Candidates should be able to work with great accuracy in a fast-paced, client service-oriented environment while maintaining grace under pressure while balancing and prioritizing multiple deadlines. We’re looking for a multi-talented, motivated individual who likes to work hard, contribute ideas, and collaborate across the team to get the job done.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Responsible for pursuit development, ensuring integrity of all content, project management, reviews, schedules, communication with cross functional business lines, writing executive summaries/proposal content and advising submission of the final proposal.
• Ability to lead, manage, and prioritize projects; meeting timelines in a fast-paced environment and comfortable keeping projects on time across internal resources.
• Writes, develops, and edits proposal and presentation content, Request for Proposal responses, and other interactive marketing and pitch materials for new business development.
• Performs quality assurance measures by reviewing and proofing for errors or unacceptable standards.
• Crafts creative messaging, themes, and key differentiators around the win strategies to tell a unique story in pursuit results.
• Attends and actively contributes to kick-off strategy, status, follow-up/debrief, and presentation preparation meetings.
• Works closely with graphic design team to develop client-specific design approaches. Acts as a liaison between team and designers to determine the appropriate formatting, messaging, and Presentations/proposals
• Create a wide variety of marketing materials demonstrating the CBRE Design Collective’s capabilities and experience, as well as client presentations/proposals.
• Make design edits to existing materials as needed.
• Other duties may be assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual will need to perform each crucial duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred with 2-5 years of proven experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
• Experience with architecture / interior design / engineering firms is preferred.
• Prior experience with data visualization tools and intermediate skill with Adobe Creative Suite with emphasis on Adobe InDesign.
• Broad knowledge of Marketing Business Development.
• Understanding of existing procedures and standards to solve slightly sophisticated problems.
• Ability to analyze possible solutions using technical experience to apply appropriate judgment and precedents.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.
• Strong organizational skills with an inquisitive approach