WHAT WE NEED
Our team is seeking an experienced Marketing Manager to lead marketing and proposal operations firmwide This position reports to the Vice President of Administration manages the marketing and proposal staff and serves as a collaborative partner to the Director of Business Development Practice Group Leaders Principals and project teams The ideal candidate brings proven leadership in team management marketing operations communications process improvement and proposal coordination while ensuring the quality consistency and performance of the firms marketing proposal and communications efforts Come be a part of a firm that contributes to civic impact through award winning architecture and interior design We want to build our future with dynamic diverse and thoughtful professionals like you
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Marketing Operations & Process Ownership Own and continuously evolve the firms proposal and marketing workflows processes standards and quality control across offices and practice groups
- Lead weekly proposal and marketing planning meetings aligning priorities across Business Development Practice Group Leadership and Communications
- Maintain a strong pulse on market trends industry opportunities and competitor positioning and translate insights into actionable strategy for leadership
- Oversee the maintenance of content libraries templates and marketing resources firmwide ensuring brand and quality consistency
- Identify and implement process improvements and tools that increase efficiency scalability and accountability across the department
- Serve as the primary coordination point between Business Development Practice Group Leadership and Marketing staff to ensure alignment of priorities resources and communications
- Team Leadership & Management Directly manage and supervise marketing and proposal staff including performance reviews goal setting and career development
- Partner with the Vice President of Administration on hiring onboarding and staffing decisions for the marketing and proposal team including workload and resource planning across offices
- Set team priorities delegate assignments and hold staff accountable to quality and deadline standards
- Proposal & Pursuit Coordination Coordinate the firms proposal process including statements of qualifications resumes subconsultant coordination and proposal quality standards
- Partner with the Director of Business Development Practice Group Leaders Principals and project teams in support of GoNo Go discussions and pursuit strategy development
- Facilitate pursuit kickoff meetings and coordinate pursuit schedules priorities and workload assignments
- Coordinate interview preparation and presentation development efforts for strategic pursuits
- Ensure proposal resources tools templates and processes support consistent execution across all offices and practice groups
- Collaborate with Business Development and Practice Group Leadership to support pursuit efforts and improve proposal effectiveness
- Brand Strategy & Standards Oversee the firms marketing communications brand execution digital presence and marketing calendar
- Ensure alignment between marketing initiatives business development priorities and strategic growth objectives
- Own and maintain the firms brand standards voice and visual identity across all proposal marketing and communications materials
- Serve as the final quality and brand gatekeeper for external facing deliverables ensuring consistency across offices and practice groups
- Coordinate the maintenance and updates to the brand style guide templates and asset libraries that keep all teams aligned and reduce rework
- Train and support staff firmwide on proper use of brand standards tone and templates
- CRM Reporting & Performance Analytics Manage CRM administration adoption reporting and data quality processes in partnership with the Director of Business Development
- Develop reporting and dashboards that support business development marketing and leadership decision making
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelors degree in Marketing Communications Journalism or related field
- 10 years of marketing and proposal experience
- 7 years within the AEC industry
- 3 years of direct people management experience including workload administration performance management and staff development
- Demonstrated experience setting marketing and proposal strategy at a firmwide or departmental level
- Strong understanding of marketing operations proposal strategy CRM systems and workflow management
- Ability to manage competing deadlines delegate effectively and drive cross functional collaboration
- Ability to clearly connect team deliverables to departmental and firmwide goals and communicate that connection to staff and leadership alike
- Strong executive presence with the ability to advise and influence Principals and senior leadership and maintain composure diplomacy and sound judgment under pressure
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Deltek Vantagepoint experience strongly preferred
- Experience supporting proposals across multiple market sectors and pursuit types private public and federal
- Track record of strategically partnering with and advising senior leadership on business critical pursuits
- Strong eye for design consistency and brand voice across print digital and presentation materials
- Experience leading process or technology change initiatives within a marketing or proposal function
WHAT WE EXPECT
We value people who want to immerse themselves in creativity collaboration being at the forefront of innovation and approach design inquisitively and thoughtfully We are looking for people who are Interesting We want people who can provide unique insight into our clients problems and contribute to their solutions in unexpected waysGreat communicators if you cant spread your message you cant deliver resultsSelf starters We want people who dont wait for direction; they find the next task and get startedReady learners We want people who are excited to add another tool to their repertoireAdaptable We look for people who find the right context and right solution for the task at handTech savvy Adobe Creative Cloud with focus on InDesign is critical
EOE STATEMENT
STG Design hires quality candidates without regard to race color religion sex sexual preference age national origin disability sexual orientation genetic information gender identity veteran status or any other protected characteristic as established by applicable law