Emerald Design Works

Marketing & Business Development Specialist

Chicago, IL (On-site)

$70K/yr – $85K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 2 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own and optimize the business development engine by coordinating marketing activity, creating sales content, managing HubSpot, and supporting partnerships and proposals.

  • Lead marketing calendar coordination and content creation across channels
  • Manage HubSpot administration, workflows, and contract-related processes
  • Support the CEO and Directors with research, proposals, and strategic follow-ups

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate all marketing activity through a shared marketing calendar, including the e-newsletter, social media, website updates, and conferences and events from registration and logistics to booth materials and follow-up
  • Create marketing material using Canva, Photoshop or similar software
  • Coordinate with third-party marketing partners on scope, timelines, deliverables, and budget
  • Support the CEO and the Director of Strategic Partnerships with research, meeting prep, and follow-up on prospects and partners
  • Prepare proposals, presentations, pitch decks, and tailored materials for client and partner pursuits
  • Track pipeline and partnership activity, keep next steps moving, and flag opportunities that need attention
  • Create and maintain collateral (case studies, proposals, one-pagers, and email templates) in an organized HubSpot content library, keeping messaging and positioning consistent across sales and marketing
  • Document and refine the business development process, qualification criteria, and pipeline stages, and train new interior designers on how we win work and their role in it
  • Serve as the HubSpot administrator: users, permissions, properties, pipelines, workflows, and integrations
  • Keep CRM data clean and complete, set standards for how deals, contacts, and activities are logged, and train the team on HubSpot

Requirements

  • 3+ years in sales enablement, business development support, sales or marketing operations, or B2B sales
  • Experience creating proposals, presentations, or sales content that helped win business
  • Strong writing and presentation skills; you can turn complex offerings into clear, persuasive material
  • CRM (ideally HubSpot) administration experience, including workflows, pipelines, reporting, and data management
  • Experience coordinating marketing, including newsletters, social media, events, and website updates, and comfort managing outside agencies and partners
  • Exceptional attention to detail, especially with contracts such as MSAs and SOWs; organized and able to juggle several priorities at once
  • Experience in design, creative, or professional services, or supporting strategic partnerships or channel programs, is a plus
  • Basic design skills (Canva, PowerPoint, Figma) and familiarity with e-signature and contract tools such as DocuSign or PandaDoc are a plus

Preferred

  • Experience in design, creative, or professional services, or supporting strategic partnerships or channel programs, is a plus
  • Basic design skills (Canva, PowerPoint, Figma) and familiarity with e-signature and contract tools such as DocuSign or PandaDoc are a plus

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Sick Time
  • 9 Paid Company Holidays—Including Your Birthday
  • Monthly Cell Phone Reimbursement
  • Professional Development Opportunities
  • A Collaborative Culture

Salaries

Posted range

$70K/yr – $85K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Revenue Marketing median pay in the United States

$163K/yr

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Marketing & Business Development Specialist

Emerald Design Works · Chicago, IL · On-site