Marketing Specialist

At Gensler, we design for people. We leverage our global perspective and local presence to innovate at every scale. Fueled by passion and entrepreneurial spirit, our people bring new ideas to solve challenging problems. Our depth of expertise spans disciplines and we strive to make the everyday places people occupy more inspiring, more resilient, and more impactful.

Your Role

Gensler's North Central Region is seeking a creative, organized, motivated, and highly collaborative individual to join our team as a Marketing Specialist to support our Cities and Health sector in the Chicago office. This role is a key producer of materials that support Gensler's business development efforts. Specialists work under the direction of office leadership, senior design and business leadership, and marketing leadership to plan, coordinate, write, design, and deliver proposals, presentations, and other collateral / thought leadership used to help the firm win work. The Marketing Specialist also support the general activities of the office/regional marketing studio, including activities related to win strategy, market positioning, storytelling, graphic design, and knowledge management.

We are looking for an assertive, tenacious, and strategic marketer with a strong background in guiding teams through complicated pursuit processes. An equally important trait is bringing a curious and innovative approach to storytelling and graphic design. Successful candidates will join a team of other skilled marketers including other specialists across our other sectors of work (Work, Cities, and Health).

Our next teammate will be a natural collaborator, a meticulous organizer, an enthusiastic planner, and eager to lend a hand, an idea, or a well-timed meme for morale. Excellent interpersonal communicators, proactive problem solvers, InDesign wizards, and thinkers who can focus on both the micro and the macro will find an environment that supports thoughtful work and a path for professional growth.

A successful candidate for this role will specifically have a passion for the Cities and Health Sectors - which in our region includes practice areas of Education, Healthcare, Critical Facilities, Industrial, Aviation, and Wellness-crafting compelling narrative and strategy around the places we live and play. You are intrigued by the power of design to shape flexible and equitable spaces and are excited to manage pursuits that require strategic thinking, as well as critical local and industry context.

What You Will Do

• Lead pursuit strategy and planning

• Be the subject matter expert for Cities and Health Sector marketing in the Chicago office

• Work with principals, senior staff, and other marketing team members to plan, coordinate, write, design, and deliver proposals, presentations, and other marketing collateral in alignment with brand standards

• Strategize and develop new materials as needed to support business development activities, with a critical emphasis on graphic design capabilities

• Perform multiple marketing efforts against rapid and frequent deadlines

• Learn and understand Gensler's portfolio of work, practice areas, and capabilities

• Maintain marketing collateral, resources, and information systems

• Work closely with other marketing team members to complete special projects and elevate the quality of our efforts

Your Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in a marketing position with a design or professional services firm-prior experience in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction industry required.

• Bachelor's degree in related field.

• Ability to lead Business Development conversations confidently and strategically, collaborating closely with leadership on win strategy and storytelling

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Exceptional and flexible interpersonal communication skills, including direct experience "managing up" and working across hierarchy

• Creative and impactful graphic design skills, including creating effective presentations and marketing collateral

• Strong organizational and time management skills to coordinate and manage multiple projects and deadlines

• Ability to work with diverse project teams and in a fast-paced work environment

• Mastery of InDesign is required

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) is required

• Proficiency in Photoshop / Illustrator preferred

• Knowledge of Miro and Salesforce is preferred

Please submit a cover letter, resume, and portfolio. The cover letter should address the key characteristics highlighted in the position description and should communicate the reasons why your skillset and background are ideal for this role.