Marketing Specialist

Cushman & Wakefield • Chicago, IL

15h • Remote

About The Position

The Marketing Specialist is responsible for business development pursuits from start to finish. This includes managing and assisting with the overall coordination, collaboration and preparation of marketing and business development content, collateral, proposals and presentations. This position is virtual and works with teammates and business partners across the Americas (U.S. & Canada) business.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in journalism, English, communications, marketing or public relations
• 3+ years of experience in B2B proposal writing, pitch development, business development marketing or comparable experience
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills
• Strong time management, organizational and prioritization skills. Must have the ability to balance multiple priorities and projects simultaneously
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Self-motivated approach with the ability to take initiative but works well in group environment
• An eagerness to learn new skills and subjects
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite (PowerPoint and Word)

Nice To Haves

• Understanding of the commercial real estate industry a plus

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage business development process for proposals and presentations from commencement to material completion
• Interface with business leaders and fee earners throughout the process as well as partner with graphic design teams to produce highly compelling sales support tools
• Find existing content and edit, as applicable, to tailor to pursuits
• Write original content where required, using business knowledge and working with subject matter experts
• Coordinate draft reviews and updates, make edits and updates on proposals and presentations
• Manage stakeholder expectations and communicate with entire project team throughout process to keep milestones on schedule
• Elevate issues to problem solve in real time
• Deliver final, clean pitch and presentation content
• Assist in coaching and providing feedback to presentation delivery teams in rehearsals
• Ensure best practice sharing and adoption across pitch and proposal collateral
• Support collection of post pitch feedback and incorporate into future efforts
• Use tools to input and track pursuit data to enable comprehensive reporting and decision support

Benefits

• Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work.
• In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level