Senior Enterprise Marketing Manager

DLR Group; Overland Park (KS); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

DLR Group in Overland Park, Kansas is seeking a Senior Enterprise Marketing Manager to lead firmwide marketing strategy, brand positioning, and content programs that translate business priorities into measurable campaigns. This role will drive enterprise storytelling across digital and print channels and elevate our design narrative.

You will mentor the enterprise marketing team, collaborate with design, research, HR, and operations, and manage campaigns that strengthen the firm’s visibility

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, English, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in marketing, brand, or communications, including leadership responsibilities.
• Experience developing and executing marketing strategies, content programs, and integrated campaigns.
• Experience hiring, leading, mentoring, and managing teams across locations.
• Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills, with the ability to translate complex ideas into clear communications.
• Proven ability to prioritize concurrent initiatives, manage resources, and deliver high-quality work under tight deadlines.
• Ability to influence and collaborate with senior leaders and colleagues across disciplines.
• Experience establishing marketing KPIs and using performance data to inform decisions.
• Eligibility to work in the United States without requiring a visa or sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of an annual enterprise marketing strategy and communications calendar.
• Define and strengthen the firm’s enterprise value proposition.
• Establish a creative vision for enterprise storytelling across channels.
• Manage, mentor, and develop the enterprise marketing team.
• Partner with leaders across research, sustainability, HR, and design to translate differentiators.
• Collaborate with sector marketing and pursuit leaders to connect expertise across the firm.
• Champion brand standards and develop tools and training for consistent marketing.
• Coordinate campaigns with internal communications, media, and digital teams.
• Establish KPIs and use insights to improve marketing impact.
• Guide team priorities and workflows to deliver initiatives on time and within scope.

Skills

Leadership

Writing & storytelling

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign)

Microsoft PowerPoint & Teams

Deltek Vision or Vantagepoint

Job description

DLR Group is an integrated design firm with a promise to elevate the human experience through design. This fuels the work we do around the world and inspires our mission to improve the lives of our clients, our communities, and our planet. If this sparks your interest, you're in the right place.

Do you have a passion for thinking without boundaries across a diverse firm, both to achieve existing and define future strategic marketing tactics? Do you energize and influence others, working effectively with teammates at all levels while advancing shared goals? DLR Group is looking for a Senior Enterprise Marketing Manager to advance firm-wide matters through intelligent marketing and brand positioning.

DLR Group operates on a hybrid work model that supports flexibility between office time and working from home. DLR Group has a network of 30+ studios across the United States. For this role, we encourage exceptional applicants across the ecosystem.

Position Summary

The Senior Enterprise Marketing Manager leads firmwide marketing strategy and execution, advancing DLR Group's brand and communicating the value of our integrated design model. This role translates business priorities into compelling content, coordinated campaigns, and measurable marketing initiatives that strengthen the firm’s visibility and positioning. This individual will manage and mentor the enterprise marketing team, foster creative thinking, and collaborate with design and business leaders across DLR Group. You will connect ideas and expertise across sectors, disciplines, and services to bring our design story to life and advance our promise to elevate the human experience through design.

The Successful Candidate Will

• Lead the development and execution of an annual enterprise marketing strategy and communications calendar aligned with DLR Group’s business goals, including thought leadership, awards, rankings, email campaigns, and web content.
• Define and strengthen the firm’s enterprise value proposition, creating compelling messaging that communicates the benefits of integrated design.
• Establish a creative vision for enterprise storytelling across digital and print channels, turning the firm’s expertise, research, and design achievements into engaging content.
• Manage, mentor, and develop the enterprise marketing team, supporting hiring, onboarding, performance, and professional growth while fostering a collaborative, accountable, and creative culture.
• Partner with leaders in research and development, sustainability, human resources, and design disciplines to identify differentiators and translate them into meaningful external communications.
• Collaborate with sector marketing and pursuit leaders to identify shared priorities and develop initiatives that connect expertise across the firm.
• Champion DLR Group’s brand standards, voice, and style by developing tools, guidance, and training to support consistent, high-quality marketing.
• Partner with internal communications, media, and digital to coordinate campaigns, amplify stories, and expand the firm’s reach.
• Establish KPIs, evaluate campaign performance, and use insights to improve marketing effectiveness and demonstrate business impact.
• Guide team priorities, resources, and workflows to deliver marketing initiatives on time and within scope while continually improving processes and outcomes.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, English, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in marketing, brand, or communications, including leadership responsibilities.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing marketing strategies, content programs, and integrated campaigns aligned with business goals.
• Experience hiring, leading, mentoring, and managing teams, including colleagues working across multiple locations.
• Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills, with the ability to translate complex ideas into clear, compelling communications.
• Proven ability to prioritize concurrent initiatives, manage resources, and deliver high-quality work under tight deadlines.
• Ability to influence and collaborate with senior leaders, subject matter experts, and colleagues across disciplines.
• Experience establishing marketing KPIs and using performance data to inform decisions.
• Eligibility to work in the United States without requiring a work visa or residency sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within the architecture, engineering, construction, or design industry.
• Experience leading enterprise marketing for a multidisciplinary professional services firm.
• Familiarity with thought leadership, industry awards and rankings, and marketing design expertise in professional services.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign, and Microsoft applications, including PowerPoint and Teams.
• Familiarity with Deltek Vision or Vantagepoint for information gathering and data management.
• Demonstrated growth mindset with a commitment to developing people, improving processes, and advancing marketing impact.

DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new builds, renovations, and adaptive reuse projects. We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary teams engaged in every step of project lifecycles. Our teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to deliver exceptional design. We are pursuing the goals of the 2030 Challenge, the ME2040, and the SE2050, and we are an initial signatory of the China Accord and the AIA 2030 Commitment. Through our values - commitment, creativity, environmental stewardship, fun, integrity, ownership, sharing, teamwork - we elevate the human experience through design, together.

DLR Group follows a four-day in-office work model, with employees having the flexibility to work somewhere other than the office on Fridays.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/M/F/Veteran/Disabled employer.