Associate, Marketing (RFP)

Adams Street Partners; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with employer match

Paid parental leave

Flexible spending accounts

Profit sharing

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Adams Street Partners, a global private markets investment manager, seeks a Marketing & Communications Associate to join the hybrid Chicago-based RFP team. You will produce executive-level responses, support broader firm communications, and collaborate with Marketing, Investor Relations, and senior stakeholders.

The ideal candidate is an exceptional writer with strong business judgment, curiosity, and teamwork skills, with 2+ years of experience in investment services or related fields.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, communications, or finance focus preferred.
• Excellent writing skills — clear, concise, persuasive, and adaptable to executive and client audiences.
• Strong attention to detail with outstanding organizational and project management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and perform well under deadline pressure.
• Collaborative team player who works effectively with high-performing, self-motivated professionals.
• Positive energy, intellectual curiosity, and sound judgment.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a professional setting; experience in investment management, private markets, consulting, investment banking, or financial services strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of private markets is a plus but not required; intellectual agility and strong communication instincts are essential.
• Experience with Salesforce and/or content management systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Operate effectively in a hybrid work environment.
• Collaborate seamlessly with colleagues across the US, Europe, and Asia.
• Produce high-quality, executive-level responses for RFPs, RFIs, DDQs, and consultant databases across all product lines.
• Clearly articulate Adams Street’s investment capabilities, processes, performance, and thought leadership.
• Partner with subject matter experts and senior leaders to translate complex investment concepts into clear, client-focused messaging.
• Support a broader range of business communications, which may include: Internal communications, Client-facing written content and marketing collateral, Award submission and management.
• Develop deep expertise in Adams Street’s private markets strategies and platform.
• Ensure all written deliverables are accurate, timely, and aligned with the firm’s brand and quality standards.
• Maintain and enhance content within Adams Street’s RFP and content management systems.
• Respond professionally and efficiently to requests from prospects, consultants, clients, GPs, and internal stakeholders.

Skills

Excellent writing

Attention to detail

Project management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, communications, or finance focus preferred

Tools

Salesforce

Content management systems

Job description

Adams Street Partners (“Adams Street”) is a global private markets investment manager that has nearly $76 billion* in assets under management. The firm is 100% employee-owned, which fosters a positive and unique culture of collaboration, intellectual rigor, integrity, and a commitment to professional development. For the eighth year in a row, Adams Street was named one of Pension & Investments’ Best Places to Work in Money Management in 2025.

Employees operate as a single global team, integrating the expertise of the firm’s investment professionals across five strategies: primary investments, secondary investments, growth equity, private credit, and co-investments. Adams Street is considered a private markets pioneer and was inducted into the Private Equity Hall of Fame in 2000.

The firm was founded more than 50 years ago, and clients include leading public and corporate pension plans, foundations, endowments, insurance companies, registered investment advisors, and high net worth individuals worldwide.

Adams Street has offices in Abu Dhabi, Austin, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, Munich, Menlo Park, New York, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Toronto.

*As of June 30, 2026. Adams Street Partners’ methodology to calculate Assets Under Management (AUM) is based on fund net asset value (NAV), plus unfunded commitments, plus leverage, but excluding the effect of subscription lines of credit. The prior AUM methodology was based on investor commitments minus commitments to fully liquidated underlying partnerships. Such change in methodology was effective July 2026; however, for periods shown prior to December 31, 2025, Adams Street continues to use the previous methodology. This updated methodology more closely aligns with (i) the amount of assets managed on behalf of investors and (ii) the amount of capital available to make direct and/or partnership investments. Amounts stated by investment advisers in regulatory filings (“regulatory AUM”) have a prescribed methodology, which may, in some circumstances, differ from the methodology such adviser uses for other purposes, including marketing efforts. Additional information is available upon request.

Marketing & Communications Associate – RFP & Business Communications

Adams Street Partners is seeking a talented Marketing & Communications professional to join our global RFP team within the Marketing organization. This role offers a unique opportunity to support the continued growth of one of the world’s premier private markets investment managers by producing executive-level RFP responses while also contributing to a broader range of firmwide business communications.

The ideal candidate is an exceptional writer with strong business judgment, intellectual curiosity, and a collaborative mindset. While executive RFPs, RFIs, and DDQs will remain a core responsibility, this role will also support a variety of strategic communications initiatives, partnering closely with Marketing, Investor Relations, and senior stakeholders across the firm.

This is a hybrid role based in Chicago, with a flexible mix of remote and in-office work.

What You Will Do

• Operate effectively in a hybrid work environment
• Collaborate seamlessly with colleagues across the US, Europe, and Asia
• Produce high-quality, executive-level responses for RFPs, RFIs, DDQs, and consultant databases across all product lines
• Clearly articulate Adams Street’s investment capabilities, processes, performance, and thought leadership
• Partner with subject matter experts and senior leaders to translate complex investment concepts into clear, client-focused messaging
• Support a broader range of business communications, which may include:
  • Internal communications
  • Client-facing written content and marketing collateral
  • Award submission and management
• Develop deep expertise in Adams Street’s private markets strategies and platform
• Ensure all written deliverables are accurate, timely, and aligned with the firm’s brand and quality standards
• Maintain and enhance content within Adams Street’s RFP and content management systems
• Respond professionally and efficiently to requests from prospects, consultants, clients, GPs, and internal stakeholders

Essential Qualities

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, communications, or finance focus preferred
• Excellent writing skills — clear, concise, persuasive, and adaptable to executive and client audiences
• Strong attention to detail with outstanding organizational and project management skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and perform well under deadline pressure
• Collaborative team player who works effectively with high-performing, self-motivated professionals
• Positive energy, intellectual curiosity, and sound judgment
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a professional setting; experience in investment management, private markets, consulting, investment banking, or financial services strongly preferred
• Knowledge of private markets is a plus but not required; intellectual agility and strong communication instincts are essential
• Experience with Salesforce and/or content management systems is a plus

We offer a competitive U.S. benefits package designed to support health, financial security, and work-life balance. Highlights include medical, dental, and vision coverage; a 401(k) with immediate vesting and employer match; profit sharing; flexible spending accounts (FSA); and paid parental leave, including adoption. Employees also receive generous paid time off, commuter benefits, employer-paid short- and long-term disability and life insurance, and access to additional voluntary benefits.

Illinois Pay Transparency

$100,000—$130,000 USD