Senior Marketing and Communications Manager

Senior Marketing and Communications Manager  

SUMMARY 

Our Minneapolis team is seeking an experienced marketing leader to play an important role in the growth of our business. This role requires strong executive communication skills, a passion for writing and storytelling, excitement for winning, and the ability to manage a team.

This individual will collaborate with group leadership, construction teams, business development teams, and centralized marketing resources to create compelling proposals, develop celebratory team member and project stories, and other impactful marketing content that helps us win work and promote our brand within the Minneapolis, North Dakota and Iowa markets.

A high degree of collaboration with work acquisition leaders will be necessary to establish content calendars, set goals and deadlines, and ensure your team meets established goals. Beyond managing competing priorities and deadlines, you and your team will produce a variety of stories, posts, emails, and presentations that attract and retain customers.  

RESPONSIBILITIES

Pursuit Support 

• Responsible for the creation, development and production of differentiated communication tools, such as infographics and customers presentations, to provide a competitive advantage leading to the acquisition of new business 

• Provide oversight and/or facilitate the entire proposal and content creation processes, including scheduling marketing resources, collaborating with business development and operations leaders, and producing and approving final deliverables on time with a high degree of quality 

• Guide team in refining a strategy to consistently follow best practices for the proposal process and content, which involves acting as a consultant/facilitator from pre-proposal to presentation stages 

Management 

• Develop the marketing strategy and implementation plan, collaborating with business development and group leadership for budgets timelines; accountable for executing plan, measuring results and making adjustments throughout the year

• Assume ownership of career development and lead team members by example, offer effective coaching and feedback, and effectively manage performance 

• Appropriately manage your resources for building, managing and communicating the content calendar and integrated campaigns to executives and subject matter experts 

• Optimize marketing budget across mediums, identify highest and best use and leverage internal and external resources to achieve business development objectives 
  
   

Brand Awareness + Content Creation 

• Learn our customers and their industries to ensure all work product reflects the customer’s language and resonates with the target audience 

• Generate insights for thought leadership and brand building strategies that distinguish Mortenson from competition and cut through industry noise to reach targeted customers and projects well in advance of RFPs (ideation, creative, distribution, measurement) 

• Ensure all stakeholders and subject matter experts are aligned and ready to meet the production schedule 

• Be the guardian of brand voice and style, ensuring consistency across every touchpoint and leverage company best practices, templates, tools and other support available
  
   

Project Level Support 

• Collaborate with customer marketing teams on project-level marketing and serve as a resource for marketing materials, ideas and support to build excitement and awareness around high profile projects 

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications Studies, Technical & Scientific Communications, Journalism, Marketing or a related field 

• Minimum of seven years of experience in marketing, B2B writing, content marketing or sales enablement, ideally in a B2B services industry

• Demonstrated proficiency in writing content for business-to-business audiences; competency in identifying and developing key messaging and quantifying value to our customers 

• Agility to lead a fast-paced team; adept at organizing, tracking and delivering multiple assignments at once 

• Enjoy researching and learning new industries and service offerings, with the ability to identify key drivers and pain points shaping the customer’s mindset; develop accurate and cohesive narratives 

• Strong ability to create PowerPoint messages and visuals; sharp visual organization of information to quickly convey core messages 

• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite with a good understanding of graphic layout and visual hierarchy  

• Experience with best practices in writing for digital mediums and working with digital asset management tools and brand standards

A few benefits offered include: 

(for Non-Craft & Non-Union Craft working 25+ hours / week)

Medical and prescription drug plans that includes no additional cost vision coverage   

Dental plan   

401k retirement plan with a generous Mortenson match   

Paid time off, holidays, and other paid leaves   

Employer paid Life, AD&D, and disability insurance   

No-Cost mental health tool and concierge with extensive work-life resources  

Tuition reimbursement   

Adoption Assistance    

Gym Membership Discount Program    

The base pay range for this role is $100,000 - $150,000. (Actual range is higher for the following office locations: Denver, CO and Chicago, IL – 5%, Seattle, WA, and Portland, OR – 10%, Washington, D.C. – 12.5%).  

Base pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individual’s knowledge, skills, and experience, with consideration given to internal equity.    

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Please make note: 

Visa sponsorship is not offered for this position.  

Our postings are typically open a minimum of 5 days and an average of 44 days.   

ABOUT MORTENSON

As a top builder, developer, and EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction), our expertise spans markets like sports, renewable energy, data centers, healthcare, and more. We are builders at heart, working to ensure the built environment has a lasting positive impact.   

Let’s Redefine Possible®   

Equal Employment Opportunity

Your uniqueness brings new and creative perspectives to the team. Mortenson is committed to providing equal opportunities of employment (EOE) to all individuals, regardless of your race, religion, gender, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, marital status or any other legally protected category.  

Other Items to Note

Mortenson reserves the right to hire any individual without legal or financial obligation on unwanted solicitations.  No agency emails, calls, or solicitations are accepted without a valid agreement.  

Must be currently legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status, 0-1, TN, CPT, OPT, etc.). We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.