Marketing Coordinator

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$60K/yr – $75K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 8 days ago

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Job Summary

Own and orchestrate marketing content and materials for client pursuit, coordinating strategy, production, and delivery across teams.

  • Lead development of proposals and presentations;
  • Manage scheduling and delivery of marketing materials;
  • Collaborate on pursuit strategy and materials.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with Principals, senior staff, and the marketing team to develop proposals, presentations, and pursuit materials—researching, writing, designing, and producing content in alignment with Gensler brand standards.
  • Manage the scheduling, production, and delivery of marketing materials to ensure timely and accurate completion.
  • Actively participate in pursuit strategy and planning sessions, contributing ideas and insights to strengthen messaging and positioning.
  • Develop and refine new marketing materials to support business development and client engagement efforts.
  • Coordinate multiple marketing initiatives simultaneously while maintaining strong attention to detail and meeting fast-paced deadlines.
  • Build a strong understanding of Gensler’s portfolio, practice areas, and firmwide capabilities to effectively communicate the firm’s value.
  • Maintain marketing resources and information systems, including updating project documentation, resumes, and marketing collateral, and coordinating materials as needed.
  • Support additional marketing initiatives and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

  • 2-5 years of professional experience; experience in the AEC industry preferred, but not required.
  • Bachelor's degree, preferably in marketing or communications.
  • Proficiencies in Adobe InDesign and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) are a must.
  • Proficiencies in the broader suite of Adobe Creative Cloud is a plus.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills.
  • Self-motivator with strong organizational and intra-personal skills, and a great collaborator.
  • Experience working directly with senior staff on business-critical projects with minimal supervision.
  • Ability to manage multiple deadlines and diverse project teams in a fast-paced work environment.
  • The ability to maintain and foster positive team and co-worker relationships.
  • For consideration, you must submit a portfolio and your resume in PDF format.

Preferred

  • Proficiencies in the broader suite of Adobe Creative Cloud is a plus.

Benefits

  • medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off.
  • 401k, profit sharing, employee stock ownership, and twice annual bonus opportunities.
  • reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees.
  • tuition reimbursement for certain eligible programs or classes.
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Gensler is a global architecture, design, and planning firm with 57 locations across the Americas, Europe, Greater China, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East. Founded in 1965, Gensler has built a team of 6,000 professionals who partner with clients in over 100 countries each year. Everything we do is guided by our mission: To create a better world through the power of design. We believe the power of design can spark positive change and create a future that promotes equity, resilience, and wellbeing for everyone.Gensler was named one of Forbes’ Best Large Employers in 2024, and our award-winning culture has been recognized by Fast Company as one of the Top 10 Best Workplaces for Innovators in 2024. Our people-first philosophy is centered on the core ideas of diversity empowerment, impact, community, respect, and growth. You can learn more about our commitment to creating an inclusive workplace at https://www.gensler.com/about/inclusion. A note on recruitment: Gensler will never reach out to prospective employees or vendors through social media or messaging apps. Please see our website for how to avoid recruitment fraud: https://www.gensler.com/recruitment-fraud-alert

Founded in 1965
San Francisco, California, USA
7.9K employees (5,197 in marketing)
73% recommend to a friend
82% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
334.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
45.7%
Direct
44.6%
Referral
7.7%
Social
1.3%
Paid
0.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~7.9K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
461 (6% of company)
Median Career Experience
12 years
Median Tenure
5.1 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
4

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