Marketing Specialist

Cushman & Wakefield•Chicago, IL

About The Position

The Marketing Specialist is a key member of the Capital Markets Property Marketing Hub in the Americas, providing strategic partnership, project management, creative oversight, coordination, and communication for Capital Markets Marketing projects. The role is accountable for providing the Brokerage Team and clients with effective concepts, materials, and results for efforts to bring real estate investment offerings to market. Working in a fast-paced environment with Cushman & Wakefield real estate professionals, property owners, and the Capital Markets Marketing Hub, the Marketing Specialist develops and delivers marketing strategies, plans, deliverables, and outcomes. Under the leadership of a Capital Markets Marketing Hub Marketing Manager, the Specialist serves as the project lead and point person for marketing assignments, offering marketing expertise and recommendations and working with fee earners and in-house and third-party graphic designers to pursue opportunities and market awarded assignments.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree.
3–4+ years of experience.
Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite.
Ability to independently achieve successful outcomes with minimal supervision.
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent written and oral communication and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work across different audiences, personalities, and experience levels.
Strong relationship-management skills and ability to partner successfully with internal and external stakeholders and project participants.
Self-motivated and able to work well in a group environment.

Nice To Haves

Real estate, architecture, or commercial construction marketing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as the day-to-day point of contact for the Brokerage Team.
Collect critical project details from the Brokerage Team.
Lead calls and meetings with the Brokerage Team as required.
Establish and communicate project schedules to all project participants.
Work with the Brokerage Team to assemble required assets in a centralized project collaboration space.
Manage day-to-day project workflow and production schedules, following standard processes for consistency and efficiency.
Communicate project updates to the Brokerage Team through status calls or other channels.
Make ad hoc revisions to marketing collateral.
Escalate challenges to the Hub Team Lead as necessary.
Ensure feedback and edits are incorporated into drafts.
Ensure on-time delivery of all project assets and deliverables.
Maintain project databases, tracking tools, and project delivery and management tools.