We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Brand Strategy Analyst to support the execution of the firm's global brand strategy. Working as part of a distributed team, the Analyst will help develop, maintain, and coordinate investor communications, digital content, thought leadership, presentations, and marketing materials.
Success in this role requires strong written communication, disciplined project management and the ability to work independently within established brand standards. The Analyst will collaborate with colleagues across regions through clearly documented workflows, defined review processes, and regular working-hour overlap with the Chicago-based Brand Strategy team.
Responsibilities
Investor Materials & Communication
- Format, update and quality-check PowerPoint presentations, Word documents, case studies and recurring marketing materials.
- Maintain content calendars, asset libraries, templates, trackers and approved messaging repositories.
- Prepare first drafts and content adaptations from approved source material and detailed briefs.
- Conduct quality assurance reviews for formatting, grammar, consistency, hyperlinks, data citations and adherence to brand standards.
- Prepare social media, website and email content for internal review and approval.
- Compile campaign and channel metrics into standardized reports and identify notable changes or trends for team review.
- Conduct structured competitor, market and audience research using defined sources and templates.
Data Maintenance & Analytics
- Maintain accurate marketing databases, trackers, content calendars, and digital asset libraries.
- Track and report performance across website, email, social media and digital campaigns.
- Prepare recurring dashboards and analyses highlighting key trends, engagement and opportunities.
- Perform ongoing data quality checks and maintain clear documentation and source files.
- Support ad hoc research and analysis to inform Brand Strategy initiatives.
Project Management
- Maintain clear project records, status updates, review notes, and handoffs so work can progress effectively across time zones.
- Provide concise written updates identifying completed work, outstanding decisions, dependencies, and deadlines.
- Escalate blocked or time-sensitive items promptly during established overlap hours.
- Manage version control and ensure that the most current approved materials are used.
- Confidentiality and Information Governance
- Handle confidential, proprietary and investor-related information with discretion and in accordance with firm policies.
- Use only firm-approved systems, devices, storage locations and communication channels for company work.
- Follow established access, information-security, document-retention and approval protocols.
- Ensure that external-facing content is not distributed or published without required internal approvals.
What Success Looks Like
- Delivers accurate, polished and brand-consistent work by agreed deadlines.
- Works effectively from documented briefs and asks focused questions when requirements are unclear.
- Maintains organized files, trackers, project records and version history.
- Produces first drafts and updates that require progressively less corrective review.
- Provides reliable status updates and complete handoffs across time zones.
- Identifies risks, missing inputs and conflicting information before they affect deadlines.
- Demonstrates sound judgment regarding confidential information and external-facing communications.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing or a related field.
- At least 2 years of professional experience in marketing.
- Previous experience working with or supporting US-based clients.
- Experience in the real estate industry is a plus.
- Background or working knowledge of finance is required.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel, particularly in creating visually appealing presentations, investor reports, and marketing materials.
- Experience in designing and formatting investor presentations, financial reports, pitch decks, or other corporate communication materials is an advantage.
- Strong visual communication skills, with the ability to present complex financial information in a clear, engaging, and professional manner.
- Experience using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign is a plus.
- Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to meet deadlines.