Marketing - Sr Marketing Professional

HOK•Houston, TX

About The Position

HOK is seeking a Sr Marketing Professional to join its collaborative Marketing team in Houston. The role supports RFQ/P production by developing tailored narratives that communicate HOK's expertise for individual clients. The successful candidate will lead, organize, and coordinate the preparation of marketing proposals, presentations, submittals, RFIs, RFPs, and graphic products and services that showcase the firm's capabilities. The position works closely with marketing, business development, practice leaders, project delivery staff, firm principals, and colleagues in other offices, with some direct client contact. Travel may be required, and overtime will be required.

Requirements

Equivalent of a bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, or a related field.
At least 10 years of marketing experience in architecture, interior design, engineering, construction, or real estate development.
Experience producing marketing materials and graphics for professional services.
Proven ability to lead and facilitate proposal development, guiding technical teams through requirements, schedules, content development, and submission deadlines.
Demonstrated technical writing ability.
Ability to produce high-quality work efficiently and in an organized manner while meeting deadlines.
Strong attention to detail, focus, and confidence under tight deadlines and varying workloads.
Ability to multitask and adapt to changing needs and schedules.
Strong editing and proofreading abilities.
Excellent time management, organizational, communication, and leadership abilities.
Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
Travel may be required.
Overtime will be required.

Nice To Haves

At least 5 years in a supervisory marketing position.
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite applications, including InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator.

Responsibilities

Manage, produce, and ensure the timely delivery of high-quality, effective, and accurate proposals, qualifications packages, and presentations.
Drive proposal processes and help establish efficient procedures and protocols for responding to RFPs and other marketing inquiries.
Collaborate with marketing managers, the management committee, practice leaders, business development staff, project delivery staff, firm principals, and other marketing professionals to set priorities and develop proposal strategies.
Gather prospect information and contribute to proposal strategy.
Coordinate with and assist marketing team members, including staff in other HOK offices.
Prepare initial proposal mock-ups and write portions of proposals as needed.
Write and update project narratives and staff resumes for marketing purposes; maintain accurate, current, and appropriate resume information and supporting project and personnel data.
Complete or direct the completion of government forms, client questionnaires, and qualifying statements, including composing or editing responses to technical questions.
Coordinate awards submissions, track schedules and processes, and assist with in-house submission efforts.
Establish and manage timelines and assignments; prepare status reports on marketing efforts and incorporate new references into submittals.
Coordinate work with outside vendors and consultants, including electronic data transfer, reprographics, and binding.
Develop and maintain marketing resource materials, including brochures, slides, interview materials, images, project data sheets, proposal files, presentations, color copies, photographs, and related files.
Oversee the upkeep and use of marketing databases, including project, resume, holiday card, and consultant lists, as well as weekly and monthly marketing reports and leads.
Ensure information entered into the HOK CRM System is accurate.
Maintain supplies and equipment used for marketing efforts.
Develop, write, and manage production of specialty brochures, mailers, announcements, and other materials; maintain mailing lists.
Coordinate, assemble, and prepare materials for client presentations and interviews in accordance with the Corporate Image Program and Desk Top Publishing Guidelines.
Stay current on emerging technologies that support firmwide marketing and business development.
Attend pre-proposal conferences, professional meetings, and other marketing-related events as appropriate; assist with conference and seminar presentations.
Provide exceptional service to external and internal clients.