Marketing Coordinator - Detroit

Clark College; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Generous PTO

401(k) matching

Health coverage

Job summary

Clark College in Detroit, MI seeks a Senior Marketing Coordinator to own the marketing efforts for Southeast Michigan. You’ll lead proposals from Go/No-Go to final interview, sharpen our messaging, and shape how Clark presents to owners.

You’ll handle prebond campaigns, events, social media, and website work with ownership and judgment. You’ll use your four+ years of marketing experience, strong writing, and CRM expertise to craft compelling content, coordinate teams, and guide stakeholders

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business, or related field.
• 4+ years of marketing experience, including proposal or pursuit work.
• Advanced skills in InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator, plus Microsoft Office.
• Experience managing content in a CRM.
• Strong writing and editing; ability to make drafts clear and persuasive.
• Comfort pushing back on a senior leader when the story isn't working.
• Eye for competitors and how evaluators score results.
• Organized and calm under deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead proposals, qualifications, and prebond campaigns start to finish; set schedules and deadlines.
• Shape the pursuit story; craft content that reflects our people at their best.
• Prepare teams for interviews with strategy, slides, coaching and rehearsals.
• Turn complex project data into clear graphics, reports, and presentations.
• Own boilerplate library and CRM content; keep it accurate and current.
• Create social media and website content showcasing Southeast Michigan teams.
• Plan client and employee events including groundbreakings, annual meeting, and holiday party.
• Coordinate trade shows, promotional materials, and mailings.
• Mentor coordinators and interns by sharing knowledge and feedback.
• Handle confidential pursuit and company information with discretion.

Skills

Marketing

Proposal experience

Copywriting

CRM content

Stakeholder management

Competitive analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree (marketing/communications/business)

Tools

InDesign

Photoshop

Illustrator

Microsoft Office

CRM software

Job description

Senior Marketing Coordinator

Location: Detroit, Michigan (supports Southeast Michigan)

Own the pursuit. Tell the story. Help us win.

Every owner who picks Clark first reads a proposal, sits through an interview, and decides they trust our team. In Southeast Michigan, you'll own that moment. We've been building across Michigan since 1946, and we're 400 people strong. Crain's has named us one of the Best Places to Work seven years in a row. Southeast Michigan is one of our biggest growth opportunities, and we're looking for someone who can lead the marketing side of that work.

This isn't a production-only role. You'll run pursuits from the Go/No-Go decision to the final interview. You'll push project teams to sharpen their message, and you'll help shape how Clark shows up in front of owners. You'll also do a bit of everything our team does, including prebond campaigns, events, social media, and website work. You'll just do it with more ownership and more judgment.

This role is based out of our Detroit Office and supports the marketing efforts across Southeast Michigan. Ideal candidates may live in or near Detroit, Dearborn, Ann Arbor, Troy, Novi, Ferndale, or other surrounding areas.

What you'll do

• Lead proposals, qualifications, and prebond campaigns start to finish. That means setting the schedule, running kickoffs, and holding project executives and estimators to deadlines.
• Shape the story of each pursuit. Find the owner's real problem, pick the proof that addresses it, and write content that sounds like our people at their best.
• Prepare teams for interviews, from strategy and slides to coaching and rehearsals.
• Turn complex project data into clear graphics, reports, and presentations.
• Own our boilerplate library and CRM content and keep it accurate and current.
• Create social media and website content that shows what our Southeast Michigan teams are building.
• Plan client and employee events, including groundbreakings, dedications, the annual meeting, and the holiday party.
• Coordinate trade shows, promotional materials, and mailings.
• Help coordinators and interns grow by sharing what you know and reviewing their work.
• Handle confidential pursuit and company information with discretion.

What you bring

• A bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business, or a related field.
• Four or more years of marketing experience, including real proposal or pursuit work.
• Advanced skills in InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator, plus Microsoft Office.
• Experience managing content in a CRM.
• Strong writing and editing. You can take a messy draft from a project team and make it clear, specific, and persuasive without losing what they meant.
• Comfort pushing back on a senior leader when the story isn't working.
• An eye for what our competitors are doing and how evaluators will actually score the result.
• Organization and calm if deadlines stack up.

Nice to have

• Experience in construction, engineering, architecture, or professional services.
• Interview coaching or presentation strategy experience.
• Social media and website content experience.

Who will do well here

Storytellers who also sweat the details. People who love being on a team that's moving fast and pitching in on whatever the pursuit needs that day. People who want their work to be a big part of the reason we won.

Benefits

Profit sharing, generous PTO, 401(k) matching, and comprehensive health coverage. We invest in your professional development, and we're a Certified Veteran Friendly Employer.

We're also an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and that's not just boilerplate. We believe different perspectives make us better at what we do.

Background Check Notice

All employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. This may include verification of employment history, education, and professional references, as well as criminal background or driving record checks, as permitted by law.

Results of the background check will be considered in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and Michigan law (MCL 37.2205a), which prohibits employers from asking about or making hiring decisions based solely on certain criminal records. A prior conviction will not automatically disqualify a candidate from employment; each situation will be reviewed individually based on job-related factors.