9 days ago
Sr. Specialist, Business Growth
We. Communications
Chicago, IL (Remote)Internship$81K/yr – $105K/yr
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Sr. Specialist, Business Growth
Chicago, IL (Remote)
$81K/yr – $105K/yrSenior Level3+ years expInternship
Posted 9 days ago
Job Summary
Own and drive proactive growth initiatives by coordinating with the VP of Global Marketing, researching priority prospects, mapping relationships, and coordinating cross-team outreach and events to move high-priority accounts through the funnel.
- Lead prospect intelligence and CRM hygiene to enable timely engagement
- Coordinate cross-team outreach, events and thought-leadership programs
- Identify engagement signals and opportunities to reconnect with priority targets
Job Description
Responsibilities
- Support the agency’s proactive growth program, partnering directly with the VP, Global Marketing to translate proactive strategy into clear actions, workstreams and measurable progress.
- Partner with We.’s sector and service teams on priority proactive targets, helping maintain focused prospect lists, establish next steps and ensure activity continues moving forward across each team’s highest-priority accounts.
- Conduct desktop research on priority prospects to develop discovery documents, company and executive profiles, competitive context and other materials that help teams better understand prospective clients and identify opportunities for engagement.
- Help develop and manage prospect nurture strategies, identifying relevant moments, agency content, research, events, news and relationship opportunities that provide meaningful reasons to stay connected with prospects over time.
- Support proactive outreach tied to agency initiatives, including research and thought leadership launches, owned events, webinars, executive engagement, happy hours and other relationship-building programs.
- Manage proactive prospect tracking and CRM hygiene, ensuring target accounts, contacts, relationships, outreach activity, next steps and progress through the funnel are accurately captured and maintained.
- Conduct LinkedIn research and relationship mapping to identify relevant decision-makers, understand existing connections across the agency and uncover potential pathways into priority organizations.
- Project manage proactive activity across teams, maintaining visibility into where priority prospects stand, following up with internal owners and helping ensure agreed-upon actions happen on time.
- Identify timely opportunities for engagement, monitoring company announcements, executive moves, business milestones, industry developments and other signals that could create a natural reason for We. to connect with a prospect.
- Own and support internal prospecting intelligence, including We.’s Movers & Shakers communications highlighting senior job changes, new hires and other relevant developments at priority U.S. companies.
Requirements
- 3-5 years communications industry experience required. Previous experience in business development a plus.
- Strong demonstrated project management skills.
- Strong presentation and consulting skills along with the ability to read, write and speak English
Preferred
- PR or marketing experience preferred – ideally in an agency setting.
- Strong customer service orientation, including ability and willingness to pitch in on all aspects of the business process.
- Strong self-starter spirit; ability to respond to shifting priorities and work under deadlines in a fast-paced environment with ease and a sense of humor.
- A proven ability to communicate and collaborate across multiple teams and across all levels of the organization.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Pretax accounts including HSA (company match), Medical & Dependent Care FSA
- Generous time off including PTO, Holidays, Annual Wellness Break, Summer Fridays and Personal Days
- Short & Long-Term Disability, paid by company
- Parental Leave, up to 12 weeks for birthing and non-birthing parent
- Caregiver Leave, up to 2 weeks to help eligible family member with serious health condition
- Community Engagement, up to 24 hours
- Bi-annual Wellness Credits, up to $300 per year
- Support with home office equipment
- Monthly Technology Credit (to offset internet / phone costs)
We. Communications
3.2 Glassdoor
We. is a global communications agency helping brands navigate an ever-changing world. We’ve spent decades at the intersection of technology and humanity, translating new innovations into meaningful experiences that connect with people. As change accelerates and expectations evolve, we use our expertise to help brands communicate through complexity to drive connection, understanding and progress. We offer a range of solutions with this in mind, across diverse industries, audiences and stakeholders.
Founded in 1983
Bellevue, Washington, USA
1.8K employees (307 in marketing)
40% recommend to a friend
67% CEO approval
Salaries
Posted range
$81K/yr – $105K/yr
Taken straight from the job posting.
Marketing Team
Marketing Team Size
229 (13% of company)
Median Tenure
5.3 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2
Traffic Signals
Monthly Visitors
21.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
46.2%
Direct
30.5%
Referral
10.6%
Social
10.9%
Paid
1.3%
Headcount Trend
Current headcount: ~1.8K