Marketing Associate

The Durst Organization; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Durst Organization is seeking a Marketing Associate to support all marketing activities across its commercial and residential portfolios under the Marketing Manager. This role requires strong writing, branding, and design sensibility, with effective coordination of campaigns, social content, and vendor relationships.

Qualified candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years in commercial real estate marketing, plus excellent organization and communication skills for a fast-paced,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of experience in commercial real estate marketing.
• Knowledge of residential marketing a plus.
• Ability to read floorplans and understand building components/terms.
• Experience with branding, messaging, marketing campaigns, and social media.
• Aesthetic sensibility with a eye for visual composition.
• Flexible with a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Strong analytical skills; robust communication and organization.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel; Adobe suite preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and evolve marketing campaigns including messaging, branding, visuals, and media.
• Participate in social media ideation, content creation, and editing.
• Coordinate with vendors and internal departments on shoots, signage, proposals, and more.
• Maintain project timelines, reminders, and escalations to move projects forward.
• Utilize Monday for project tracking and reporting.
• Collate and report on metrics across social media, campaigns, and emails.
• Ensure collateral is up to date and uploaded to Durst.org, CoStar, SharePoint, etc.
• Manage inventories of collateral and marketing displays across offices and models.
• Monitor property websites and content to ensure current imagery and functionality.
• Walk marketing floors and amenity spaces to ensure show-ready conditions.
• Audit elevator content and coordinate updates with tenants.
• Assemble Purchase Orders, Work Orders, and Check Requests as needed.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Robust communication skills

Superior organization

Time management

Collaborative

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Adobe Acrobat

InDesign

Photoshop

Illustrator

Premiere

Job description

Since 1915, The Durst Organization has been a family-run business dedicated to the principles of innovation, integrity, community, and sustainability. We develop, build, own, and manage premier office towers and residential buildings that set new standards in environmental responsibility and user efficiency. Our enduring relationships with our tenants and partners are critical to our success and have made us generations of builders, building for generations. We build, own, and operate many of the world’s most innovative and efficient buildings. We create value for our tenants and partners by developing sustainable residential and commercial properties in which people live, work, and thrive.

Overview

The Marketing Associate provides essential support for all marketing activities across Durst’s commercial and residential portfolios under the purview of the Marketing Manager. This individual is a core member of the marketing and communications teams, directly contributing to projects through exceptional organization, thoughtful coordination, confident communication, strong writing, and solid design sensibility.

The successful candidate will have proven prior experience with commercial real estate marketing functions, including advertising, branding, graphics, digital marketing, and social media. The Marketing Associate must be a driven self-starter with a passion for excellence and ability to work independently in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

This position is an opportunity to work hands-on across an iconic real estate portfolio – including One World Trade Center, One Five One West 42 nd Street, and VIA 57 WEST – at a company that’s shaped New York City’s skyline for more than 110 years.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development and evolution of marketing campaigns, including – but not limited to – messaging, branding, visuals, media, etc.
• Participate in social media ideation, storyboarding, content creation, and editing.
• Clearly, efficiently, and cordially coordinate with vendors and internal departments on photo shoots, videography, signage installations, display production, leasing reports, proposals, and more.
• Support the creation of – and ensure adherence to – project timelines, handling reminders and escalations as needed to move projects forward.
• Utilize Monday (project management software) to track, update, and report on projects.
• Collate and report on metrics (social media, advertising campaigns, email distributions, etc.) with assistance from the Marketing Manager and Performance Marketing Manager.
• Ensure collateral (flyers, roundups, floorplans, brochures, etc.) is up to date, manage revisions with oversight from Marketing Manager, and upload promptly to applicable systems (Durst.org, CoStar, SharePoint, etc.)
• Manage inventories of collateral and marketing displays in the corporate office, commercial marketing floors, residential models, and residential leasing offices.
• Monitor property websites, Durst.org, CoStar, LoopNet, Apartments.com, and StreetEasy so content, imagery, and functionality remains current and optimized.
• Routinely walk commercial marketing floors, residential models, and amenity spaces to ensure show-ready condition and customer experience in-line with Durst standards.
• Take ownership of portfolio elevator screens and tenant welcomes (audit current content, update artwork where necessary, post/delete as needed, coordinate timing and approvals with incoming tenants.)
• Assemble Purchase Orders (PO), Work Orders (WO), and Check Requests as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, 4+ years of experience in commercial real estate marketing
• Knowledge of residential marketing a plus
• Firm understanding of real estate basics – ability to read floorplans, knowledge of basic building components/terms, familiarity with renderings
• Experience with branding, messaging, marketing campaigns, and social media marketing
• Aesthetic sensibility with an eye for visual composition
• Flexible with a desire to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Strong analytical skills; instinct to think first then act
• Robust communication skills, both written and verbal
• Superior organization and time management skills, with great attention to detail and follow-through
• Complete proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Proficiency in Adobe Acrobat, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere preferred

Salary Range: $80,000 - $90,000 (hourly rate is $38.46/hour - $43.27/hour)

EEOC

Equal Opportunity Employer and Affintive Action Employer for Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.

The Durst Organization and Affiliates is an equal opportunity employer for all and an employer for qualified veterans and individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Please click here for more information about Equal Opportunity Employment – Notice of Rights (EEO is the Law).

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