Marketing Coordinator

Ghafari Associates • Dearborn, MI

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Marketing Coordinator coordinates projects and initiatives that proactively promote Ghafari’s image and growth in the global marketplace. Ghafari Associates has taken a personal approach to highly technical projects in complex markets including: aviation, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, hospitality, K-12 and higher education. As a global team of engineers, architects, process designers, and consultants we blend insight with technological innovation helping clients elevate their efficiency, sustainability, and impact. Ghafari supports hybrid and in-office work environments. Through career mapping, Ghafari employees are encouraged to seek licensure, coached for knowledge growth, and provided opportunities for management and mentorship roles if interested. Our robust internship program recognizes undergraduate and graduate students from across the world, having an over 90% success rate of hiring our interns after graduation. Join our team and work on forward-thinking projects all around the world. Ghafari’s global reach creates an environment where individuals can build professional relationships while building sustainable and cutting-edge facilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, public relations, business, journalism, or related field
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a marketing / communications role
• Excellent verbal communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Excellent business writing and grammar skills, as well as strong editing and proofreading skills
• Ability to work well both independently and cooperatively with team members inside and outside of the marketing team
• Energetic team player who can work comfortably with people of diverse skills, experience levels, and perspectives, including senior management
• Excellent multi-tasking, time management, and organizational skills
• Ability to work on multiple assignments / deadlines simultaneously while maintaining a high level of quality and accuracy
• Computer literacy for all major business programs and email systems
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs
• Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite programs

Nice To Haves

• Architecture / Engineering / Construction industry experience strongly preferred
• Knowledge of Deltek Vantagepoint preferred
• Experience with OpenAsset a plus

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with business development team leaders to strategize, coordinate, and produce proposals, presentation decks, and qualifications packages
• Composing, editing, proofreading, formatting, and producing marketing / sales collateral
• Interfacing with management and technical teams to generate compelling marketing materials that communicate the company’s value proposition
• Facilitating presentation preparation and rehearsals
• Conducting market intelligence and research
• Responding to various writing, editing, and image requests
• Developing, drafting, and distributing press releases and media pitches
• Interfacing with the media and coordinating with editorial staff from industry publications
• Identifying prospective speaking engagements for in-house subject matter experts
• Identifying opportunities to promote the firm’s work and thought leadership and proactively monitoring industry publication editorial calendars
• Generate content ideas and write copy for web communications, including corporate website, social media, and internal SharePoint newsfeed
• Coordinate events such as trade shows, conferences, in-office receptions, and educational symposiums
• Research, proactively track, write, and assemble industry award submissions
• Champion the Ghafari brand, ensuring all marketing and promotional materials follow corporate brand standards
• Maintain and organize marketing databases and folders
• Regularly meet with designated members of Ghafari’s project management team to track progress of ongoing projects and identify opportunities to market major milestones
• Collect and maintain project data in Vantagepoint
• Assist in developing visual assets and coordinate professional photography of projects and office environment
• Assist in promoting a proactive sales and marketing culture throughout the organization
• Perform related duties as assigned

Benefits

• Continuously rated a Top Workplace to Work
• Crain’s Cool Place to Work
• Best and Brightest company to work for in the US
• Our culture
• Employee benefits
• Portfolio of projects
• Over a quarter of Ghafari employees have diverse identities that are championed by our growing approach to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Career mapping
• Encouraged to seek licensure
• Coached for knowledge growth
• Provided opportunities for management and mentorship roles if interested
• Robust internship program recognizes undergraduate and graduate students from across the world, having an over 90% success rate of hiring our interns after graduation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees