Marketing Coordinator - job 1 of 5

As a Marketing Coordinator at Olsson, your primary responsibilities will include planning and executing marketing materials, managing deadlines for project submissions, conducting quality assurance reviews, gathering client intelligence, and contributing to industry awards submissions. It's a dynamic role that requires you to leverage your organizational and strategic skills to help our firm excel in winning new projects.

To apply for the Marketing Coordinator position at Olsson, candidates should have a minimum of two years of related A/E industry experience along with a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, or a related field. Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe InDesign, alongside excellent communication and time-management skills are essential for thriving in this role.

The work culture for a Marketing Coordinator at Olsson emphasizes collaboration, ownership, and professional growth. You will work alongside a team of talented marketing professionals who are dedicated to supporting each other, all while having the flexibility to work independently. We promote a nurturing environment and value the contributions each team member makes toward improving our communities.

Yes, the Marketing Coordinator role at Olsson offers a flexible hybrid work schedule. This flexibility allows you to balance your personal and professional life while taking command of your workflow and responsibilities. We believe that work-life balance is crucial for fostering creativity and efficiency.

As a Marketing Coordinator at Olsson, your role will directly contribute to our mission of improving communities through innovative projects. By effectively marketing our services and enhancing our brand image, you help us reach clients who are looking for sustainable and efficient solutions. Your efforts not only impact our firm's success but also the communities we serve.

In response to this question, highlight specific projects where you played a pivotal role in creating proposals or marketing materials. Discuss the strategies you utilized and how your contributions helped secure contracts. Show a clear understanding of what makes effective marketing materials in the engineering sector.

When tackling multiple tasks, it’s important to use organizational tools and techniques. Discuss your method—whether it's creating to-do lists, utilizing project management software, or setting up a workflow. Provide an example of a time when you successfully managed competing priorities to achieve a goal.

Illustrate your approach by mentioning the tools and techniques you use for market research. Share your experience in analyzing data, identifying trends, and how this intelligence informs marketing strategy. Showing familiarity with market analysis tools can also be advantageous.

Discuss your process for QA/QC in content production, such as peer reviews, editing drafts, and seeking feedback from team members. Share how attention to detail has helped you avoid mistakes in high-stakes documents like proposals or presentations.

Prepare a compelling narrative of a marketing campaign where you contributed significantly. Focus on the objective, your role, the strategies you implemented, and the outcome—ideally one that metric-based. This shows your understanding of measurable success in marketing.

Emphasize skills like strong communication, teamwork, creativity, time management, and proficiency in software. This is a chance to showcase how your unique blend of skills aligns perfectly with the requirements of the role at Olsson.

Explain how effective communication and relationship-building are crucial for teamwork. Discuss how you have previously worked with technical and professional teams to ensure that marketing initiatives align with operational goals.

Share your personal connection to community improvement—be it experiences, values, or even career aspirations. Your motivation can set you apart as someone who is passionate not only about marketing but also about societal impact.

Talk about your proactive stance toward potential issues and how flexibility and quick problem-solving are part of your skill set. Use an example where you tackled an unexpected challenge and turned it into a positive experience.

Discuss the importance of storytelling in making marketing content engaging and relatable. Provide examples of how you have effectively used narratives to communicate design concepts or project goals in previous work.