Employer Brand & Talent Marketing Manager

ARCO/Murray; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based bonus program

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Tuition reimbursement

1-month paid sabbatical every five years

Paid volunteer leave

100% charitable match

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid parental leave

Job summary

ARCO/Murray in Chicago is seeking a Marketing Manager to lead recruitment marketing and enhance employer branding initiatives. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, or Business, with 5-10 years of relevant experience.

You will create meaningful content that strengthens our employer brand, improve SEO for the career site, and optimize recruiting campaigns to attract top talent. Our company values its associates with excellent benefits including performance-based bonuses and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in a marketing/business management role.
• Strong copywriting and storytelling skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruitment marketing and employer branding initiatives.
• Create compelling recruitment content including videos and social media campaigns.
• Improve career site SEO to increase traffic and conversions.

Skills

Copywriting

SEO

Digital advertising

Social media management

Analytical skills

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or equivalent

Tools

Google Analytics

Canva

Job description

ABOUT YOU

Are you highly organized and passionate about building brands that attract exceptional talent? Do you thrive on creating compelling content, developing innovative marketing strategies, and helping candidates discover exciting career opportunities? If you're looking to make a meaningful impact by supporting Talent Acquisition and strengthening an award‑winning employer brand, we have an exciting opportunity for you. Who are we? We are ARCO, a Family of Construction Companies.

ARCO is seeking a highly motivated Marketing Manager to support our Talent Acquisition team in our Chicago office. In this role, you will lead the development and execution of recruitment marketing and employer branding initiatives that help attract, engage, and hire top talent across our growing organization.

You’ll have the opportunity to influence how ARCO is represented in the talent marketplace, support hiring initiatives across multiple business units, optimize recruiting campaigns and job advertising, improve candidate engagement, and help drive the continued growth of our organization.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

We are dedicated to the well‑being of our associates and are proud to be consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work. Our compensation and benefits package not only supports our associates and their families but benefits local communities and communities around the world.

• Industry‑leading performance‑based bonus program
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Traditional and Roth 401(k)
• Tuition reimbursement for associates
• Scholarship for associates’ children up to $28,000 per child
• 1‑month paid sabbatical after every five years of employment, plus $5,000 for travel
• 1‑week paid volunteer leave each year
• 100% charitable match
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
• Paid parental leave

Typical base compensation for the Marketing Manager role is between $80,000 and $100,000. Candidates with extensive experience may exceed this range. In addition to base salary, the role is eligible to receive discretionary bonus compensation based on individual and company performance.

A DAY IN THE LIFE

• Build purposeful brand awareness by creating and executing strategies for acquiring top talent
• Improve career site SEO to increase organic traffic and candidate conversion
• Partner with Marketing and Talent Acquisition leadership to position the company as an employer of choice
• Create compelling recruitment content including employee stories, videos, social media campaigns, articles, career site content, email campaigns, and campus recruiting materials
• Ensure recruitment campaigns align with broader corporate branding initiatives
• Support hiring events, career fairs, and campus recruiting campaigns
• Measure campaign performance and continuously optimize results
• Research where targeted talent populations spend time online
• Identify new sourcing channels and marketing opportunities
• Analyze labor market trends and candidate behavior
• Provide recruiters with recommendations on effective attraction strategies by role, geography, and skill set
• Benchmark employer branding efforts against competitors
• Evaluate advertising channels and recommend where jobs should be promoted based on hiring needs

NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, or equivalent required
• At least 5‑10 years of experience in a marketing/business management role
• Strong copywriting and storytelling skills
• Experience managing social media campaigns and digital advertising
• Knowledge of SEO, Google Analytics, and website optimization
• Familiarity with job board advertising and recruitment media buying, knowledge of applicant tracking systems/ATS, and experience supporting Talent Acquisition or Human Resources preferred
• Must be extremely organized, detail‑oriented, and work well with and without processes
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; must be comfortable presenting to executive management teams and clients
• Ability to collaborate on a team, but also work independently, show initiative, and strive to grow
• Experience conceptualizing the big picture goal, while also working hands‑on to drive execution and solve problems
• Excellent business acumen and the ability to utilize analysis for insights and action
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment with multiple simultaneous projects
• Canva experience is a plus

MAKE YOUR MOVE

We are proud to be one of the fastest‑growing, privately‑owned companies in America, celebrating over 30 years of experience as design‑build experts. We have completed over 6,550 design‑build projects nationwide. We ranked #6 on ENR’s Design‑Build Firms list and #29 on ENR’s Top 400 Contractors list of 2025.

Most importantly, our clients like us, trust us and want to do business with us. We are looking for people with the same enthusiasm, passion, and respect for the hard work that brought us to where we are today. Are you a person that can make a difference at ARCO? If the answer is “Yes!” we look forward to meeting you.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER

ARCO does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third‑party recruiting agencies without pre‑approval from ARCO’s Human Resource team. Pre‑approval is required before any external candidate can be submitted. ARCO will not be responsible for fees related to unsolicited resumes and for candidates who are sent directly to our hiring managers. Agencies must have a fully executed vendor agreement in place as well as written approval to submit candidates from an ARCO TA Manager for a specific position before submitting candidates.

EOE, including disability/vets