Marketing Manager & Business Development Assistant

Cordogan Clark & Associates

Cordogan, Clark & Associates is a full service architectural, planning and engineering firm with broad experience in academic, commercial, institutional, and residential projects. We have extensive experience in the design and technical development of building systems and the management of complex projects. We provide advance value planning and accurate research to develop projects of high design quality, functional efficiency, and cost effectiveness. By completing innovative projects within budget and schedule, we have earned a reputation as effective professionals.

Our firm’s structure allows close, personal participation by principals and key personnel on each project. We believe in providing every project continual, personal focus. Our design methodology encourages a high level of client involvement as informed, integral members of the team through all project phases. This collaborative process proves highly successful in creating distinctive architecture that exceeds clients' expectations. Our innovative, client-oriented approach and personal commitment to each project has helped establish its reputation for architectural excellence.

http://www.cordoganclark.com

Position Details

Marketing Manager & Business Development Assistant
Job
Full-time
Office/WFH
100% remote
6/3/2015
Chicago Illinois
Chicago, IL

MARKETING & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Actively participate in assigned market sectors) and other strategic BD efforts and affectively communicate our value to existing and potential clients through attractive and well-written documentation, sales calls, conferences etc. Accountable to:

  • Manage RFP / RFQ response process 
  • Manage interview preparation process 
  • Manage and participate in the production of sales call presentations 
  • Manage production of collateral packages 
  • Manage proposal document maintenance 
  • Manage lead tracking and communication of results 
  • Manage and participate in market research endeavors as directed 
  • Assist in business development activities through participation / membership in professional organizations (i.e. SMPS, AIA, ILCMA, IML, ILA, SCUP etc) 
  • Participate in Business Development strategic planning

CLIENT RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

Accountable to:

  • Direct client outreach opportunities such as client surveys, appreciation cards and gifts
  • Direct input and tracking of CRM opportunities and customer and project strategic planning

MEDIA RELATIONS

Accountable to:

  • Manage and execute media relations administration 
  • Manage development of press releases 
  • Manage pitching and development of articles for placement in trade and general publications
  • Maintain contact list of appropriate media contacts 
  • Cultivate and maintain relationships with media contacts 
  • Oversee maintenance of “In The News” section of corporate website 
  • Oversee maintenance of press archives

PUBLIC RELATIONS

Accountable to:

  • Manage event planning for marketing-led events 
  • Execute conference attendance and exhibit opportunities 
  • Direct pursuit of staff speaking opportunities at community organization events and client trade conferences 
  • Create, coordinate production of, and mail or electronically distribute client newsletter(s) 
  • Create, coordinate production of, and mail market specific white papers and case studies, as directed 
  • Create and produce direct mail pieces 
  • Coordinate advertisement placement, including artwork production 
  • Assist with recruitment through committee leadership, collateral development and career fair attendance 
  • Manage award submissions including research on programs and deadlines, production, and tracking

MARKETING ADMINISTRATION

Accountable to:

  • Develop and implement systematic project management processes to support consistent quality of external corporate image 
  • Lead weekly marketing coordination meetings 
  • Maintain Outlook shared marketing calendar 
  • Manage maintenance and distribution of marketing reports including: Weekly: Business Development Meeting; Monthly: Management Meeting; Monthly: Marketing studio meeting; Quarterly: Staff Meeting; and Quarterly: Board of Directors meeting; 
  • Direct Quarterly Staff Meeting presentation preparation 
  • Assist Director with the planning of market strategies, resource and budget requirements 
  • Monitor marketing budget, including accurate coding and actual vs. budget expense tracking 
  • Maintain marketing forms, inventories and project (conference / awards / media / photography) schedules

MARKETING RESOURCES

Accountable to:

  • Direct contact database management 
  • Create and maintain appropriate written and graphic collateral materials including: Market sector profiles, project profiles, trade show display, corporate presentations 
  • Business cards and corporate stationery 
  • Create and maintain templates for administrative/project use including memorandum, telephone reports and meeting summaries 
  • Maintain corporate website 
  • Coordinate project photography 
  • Maintain electronic collateral image database

Candidates should have 3+ years marketing experience (AEC industry related a plus), a Bachelor’s degree and a working knowledge of Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Microsoft Office. The candidates should also have good organizational and planning skills, demonstrate attention to detail and accuracy, creative thinking and teamwork, high-level of graphic sensibility and judgment, a positive attitude, proactive, hard-working and the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.


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