Marketing Specialist, Client Acquisition

Location: St Johnsbury Overview... At Shawmut Design and Construction, we’re proud of the culture we’ve built as a 100% employee-owned company. We have been recognized with over 83 Best Place to Work awards, including Best Workplace by Fortune Magazine, Fortune Best Workplace for Women, Fortune Best Workplace for Millennia ls, Great Place to Work’s Best Workplace for Parents, and one of America’s Best Employers by Forbes. Here’s a glimpse into what we are offering: • Health, Dental and Vision Insurance. • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - be an employee owner! • 401K with Match - receive company match up to 4% of your eligible pay. • Generous Paid Time Off policy - including vacation, summer Fridays, holidays, personal sick and a volunteer day. • The Extras: cell phone, laptop, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance, financial planning services, and many more. We are looking for an energetic, service-minded professional to serve as a Marketing Specialist to work on our client acquisition team! The role works directly with the business development and operations staff of our New York Metro Region to develop proposals to win new business. Responsibilities include preparing responses for RFPs and RFQs, developing presentations for interviews, writing sales sheets, maintaining project databases, and coordinating photo shoots. This person should be organized, have excellent writing and communication skills, be able to interact with many different people at all levels, and be a solid team player. Proven ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously with a high sense of urgency and attention to detail is a plus. Responsibilities • Ensure business proposals are responsive to client request for proposals and qualifications and assist in developing marketing/sales strategy • Prepare client-specific portfolio books and information packages • Create and maintain project descriptions for all jobs in the internal database • Develop accurate individual and team resumes upon request • Help identify opportunities for press releases and creative assignments • Develop marketing collateral templates • Administrative, support, and production duties as necessary • Uphold Shawmut values and best practices Qualifications • 2-4 years’ professional experience in an advertising agency or marketing environment either in a writing or project management capacity, specifically in client acquisition. • Bachelor’s degree • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite • Experience with InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator a plus • Expert knowledge of Power Point • Must have experience working in an office setting • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills • Skilled in writing in a professional, persuasive tone • Flexibility and ability to adapt messaging specific to the intended audience • Excellent project management and organization skills We look forward to hearing from you! NYC Base Salary Range: $70-82k. The range stated is specific to New York City. Placement within the listed range depends on many factors including, but not limited to years of experience, project size capability (for Construction & Field roles) and internal company equity. Eligible candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship or restriction, now and in the future. Shawmut prohibits discrimination against any staff member or applicant on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, disability, creed, citizenship status, or any other legally protected characteristic. #J-18808-Ljbffr