Marketing Manager

Mortenson Construction; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 92,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans and prescription drug

Dental plan

401k match

PTO & holidays

Life and disability insurance

Mental health tools

Tuition reimbursement

Adoption assistance

Gym discount

Job summary

Mortenson Construction is seeking a Marketing Manager to lead our marketing efforts, craft content, and drive proposals and campaigns. The role emphasizes storytelling and collaboration with leadership, construction teams, and business development to create compelling responses to RFPs and promotional materials.

You will oversee the editorial process, manage the proposal library, and coordinate with marketing and operations to meet deadlines and budgets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Marketing, or Journalism is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of customer buying patterns and marketing approaches.
• Minimum 7 years of proposal development, content writing, and/or marketing management experience.
• Detail-oriented with exceptional writing and communication skills.
• Ability to translate information from cross-functional teams into client-ready language.
• Excellent verbal skills to interact with clients and senior management.
• Proven ability to meet deadlines and manage workload.
• Scheduling and workflow monitoring experience is highly desired.
• Team player with a positive attitude.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and InDesign.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the proposal and content creation processes, including scheduling and final deliverables.
• Collaborate with leadership to manage 2-3 deadline-driven proposals simultaneously.
• Coordinate between business development, marketing resources, and operations for timely proposals.
• Balance workloads of marketing coordinators to meet group objectives.
• Identify and resolve process issues affecting timeliness and quality.
• Supervise creation of proposals, presentations, and marketing materials to gain a competitive edge.
• Oversee third-party PR and communications consultants.
• Manage social media accounts and coordinate with corporate Strategic Marketing.
• Own content management and organize proposal resources.
• Facilitate meetings to develop proposals and graphics with stakeholders.
• Manage change control processes.
• Ensure proposals use defined documentation methods and tools.
• Act as principal editor on all proposals.
• Develop a structured review process for proposal efforts.
• Monitor timelines and budgets to ensure deadlines are met.
• Create and maintain a proposal library and templates.
• Guide marketing team in strategy and content development.
• Apply targeted marketing and sales principles to customize solutions.
• Participate in overall marketing strategy development.
• Create marketing content with business development for targeted customers ahead of RFPs.
• Collaborate with market research to track trends.
• Map customer decision paths and personas for key segments.
• Lead content marketing to nurture leads through the buying journey.
• Measure results and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Proposal development

Content writing

Marketing management

Communication

Writing/editing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications/Marketing/Journalism

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

InDesign

Job description

SUMMARY

Mortenson is currently seeking a Marketing Manager to lead our group's marketing efforts. This role involves strong communication skills, content creation, storytelling, and managing the team to produce high-quality proposals and marketing materials. The Marketing Manager will collaborate with leadership, construction teams, and business development to create compelling responses to RFPs, develop project outcome stories, and author team member spotlights to promote our brand.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide oversight of the entire proposal and content creation processes, including scheduling, assigning resources, collaborating with subject matter experts, monitoring workflow, and approving final deliverables
• Collaborate with group and project leadership to manage 2-3 deadline-driven proposals simultaneously
• Facilitate interaction between business development, marketing resources, and operations executives to ensure timely and quality proposal preparation
• Balance workloads of marketing coordinators to meet group objectives
• Identify and resolve process issues affecting task completion, escalating as necessary
• Supervise the creation and production of effective proposals, presentations, and marketing materials to gain a competitive advantage
• Oversee third-party public relations and communications consultants
• Manage operating group social media accounts and coordinate with the corporate Strategic Marketing team
• Assume ownership of content management
• Facilitate meetings with marketing coordinators, business development, design phase managers, construction executives, and operations leaders to develop proposals and graphics
• Manage the change control process
• Ensure proposals use defined documentation methods, processes, and tools that meet high-quality standards
• Act as the principal editor on all proposals
• Develop and implement a structured review process for all proposal efforts
• Monitor project timelines to ensure proposals meet deadlines and stay within budget
• Create and maintain a proposal library for historical reference, including electronic and hard copies
• Organize and maintain past proposal templates in searchable categories for future use
• Guide the marketing team in developing and refining proposal strategies and content
• Apply targeted marketing and sales principles to customize creative solutions that meet or exceed customer expectations
• Participate in overall marketing strategy development and implementation
• Work with the business development team to create marketing content for targeted customers and projects ahead of RFP issuance
• Collaborate with market research and data analysis partners to track current market conditions and trends
• Map customer decision-making paths and develop customer personas/profiles for key segments, identifying the best tactics for each segment
• Lead content marketing with strategies to nurture customer leads through their buying journey, in partnership with business development and customer relationship leaders
• Measure program results, document learning, and drive continuous improvement

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Marketing, or Journalism is strongly preferred
• Understanding of customer buying patterns and experience shaping customer preferences with insightful marketing approaches
• Minimum 7 years of proposal development, content writing, and/or marketing management experience
• Detailed-oriented with exceptional writing and communication skills
• Must be capable of delivering comprehensive proposals by drawing segmented information from construction, operations, and leadership teams and translating the information into solution-based language tailored to each client
• Possess excellent verbal skills and be able to interact with clients, marketing team, and senior management
• Demonstrated ability to adhere to deadlines and identify obstacles which would impact timeliness and quality
• Proficiency at scheduling project assignments and monitoring workflow to optimize results is strongly desired
• Team player with a positive attitude
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and InDesign also required

A few benefits offered include:

(for Non-Craft & Non-Union Craft working 25+ hours / week)

• Medical and prescription drug plans that includes no additional cost vision coverage
• Dental plan
• 401k retirement plan with a generous Mortenson match
• Paid time off, holidays, and other paid leaves
• Employer paid Life, AD&D, and disability insurance
• No-Cost mental health tool and conciergewith extensive work-life resources
• Tuition reimbursement
• Adoption Assistance
• Gym Membership Discount Program

The base pay range for this role is $92,300 - $138,500. (Actual range is higher for the following office locations: Denver, CO and Chicago, IL - 5%, Seattle, WA, and Portland, OR - 10%, Washington, D.C. - 12.5%).

Base pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individual's knowledge, skills, and experience, with consideration given to internal equity. This position is eligible for Mortenson's incentive plan.

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Please make note:

• Visa sponsorship is not offered for this position.
• Our postings are typically open a minimum of 5 days and an average of 44 days.

ABOUT MORTENSON

As a top builder, developer, and EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction), our expertise spans markets like sports, renewable energy, data centers, healthcare, and more. We are builders at heart, working to ensure the built environment has a lasting positive impact.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

Your uniqueness brings new and creative perspectives to the team. Mortenson is committed to providing equal opportunities of employment (EOE) to all individuals, regardless of your race, religion, gender, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, marital status or any other legally protected category.

Other Items to Note

• Mortenson reserves the right to hire any individual without legal or financial obligation on unwanted solicitations. No agency emails, calls, or solicitations are accepted without a valid agreement.
• Must be currently legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status, 0-1, TN, CPT, OPT, etc.). We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.