Senior Marketing Manager

MGAC started in 1996 with three simple goals: to do the most interesting and challenging work, to have fun working together, and to build a successful business in the process. Our success is rooted in hiring exceptional people who are driven to do exceptional work on once in a lifetime projects – with the integrity, creativity, and commitment that continues to separate us from our competitors. We are looking for a strategic and results-driven Senior Marketing Manager for North America to lead our marketing efforts and enhance our brand presence in the industry. The ideal candidate will have a basic understanding of the construction management industry and proven experience in developing and executing effective marketing campaigns to generate leads, build brand awareness, and drive business growth. 

**This post is for applicants only. We will not be engaging recruitment agencies at this time. 

Does this sound like you?

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, or journalism.
• Minimum of seven years of professional services marketing experience, preferably in the A/E/C industry, and hands-on implementation of marketing project pursuit strategies.
• At least three years of marketing project management experience with a proven track-record of successfully securing project commissions.
• Creative with strong leadership, problem-solving, and management skills; highly professional and trustworthy with sensitive information and situations.
• Extensive experience developing and managing complex proposals, presentations, and project pursuit processes.
• Experience managing teams of people with demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, and provide constructive criticism in a team setting and one-on-one.
• Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills; strong graphic design sensibilities.
• Ability to communicate complex information and ideas into effective storytelling through a variety of mediums – oral, written, and graphic.
• Relentless attention to detail.
• A collaborative and team-oriented disposition; excellent interpersonal skills that also show patience; ability to work with both peers and senior members of the firm; general positivity and a genuine care and pride in your work.
• Ability to organize use of time in a fast-paced environment, completing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Creative and entrepreneurial attitude; self-directed and motivated to succeed; a strong work ethic.
• An appetite to consistently “raise the bar.”
• A sense of humor and grace under pressure.
• Detailed knowledge of marketing procedures, work processes, and tools, along with evidence of past successful management of marketing projects and teams.
• Hands-on willingness to contribute wherever, whenever, and however possible to overall efforts of the marketing team.
• Proficiency in Adobe InDesign and Microsoft Suite is required; working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and database programs such as Deltek VantagePoint and Axomic OpenAsset is preferable.
• Able to travel to other MGAC offices as needed; hybrid work environment with in-office presence required multiple days per week.

What you’ll be doing (and why you’ll love it)

• The Senior Marketing Manager works closely with the Chief Marketing Officer, Executive Director of Business Development, and Senior Technical Team Members to implement strategies for securing commissions for the firm; supports management of marketing department activities in North America; and ensures firm-wide alignment and implementation of the most effective tools, technologies, and processes for marketing communications. 
• Manage a wide range of marketing activities, including but not limited to research and intelligence gathering to understand project and client goals and drivers; marketing content development; coordination with Communications team on pursuit-specific strategies to promote firm capabilities and positioning; coordination with Creative Director on graphics strategy related to qualifications, proposals, and/or templates. 
• Lead project-specific pursuit efforts, including preparation of proposals and orchestration of interviews, including both written and graphic composition; provide oversight for other marketing staff efforts for quality control, execution of strategy and messaging. 
• Handle multiple tasks in a deadline-oriented environment. 
• Mentor the North American marketing pursuit team; participate in vetting potential marketing candidates. 
• Oversee North American pursuit team and manage personnel growth and development; ensure staff are trained on MGAC policies, procedures, templates, and systems. 
• Ensure marketing information systems and materials are up-to-date for North America; contribute to firm-wide collateral, content, and other media. 
• Maintain knowledg