Marketing Specialist

Why Manhattan?

Manhattan Construction Company is a family of builders committed to developing teams who do the right thing for our projects, clients, and each other. Every year, we celebrate team members who have been with the company for 10, 20, 30, and even 40-plus years. What is it about Manhattan that makes people stick around for decades?

We offer large company benefits and professional development opportunities with the care and concern of a family-owned business. At Manhattan, you get:

• Competitive pay and benefits.
• A positive, friendly, and team-oriented workplace with caring leadership.
• Professional development and leadership programs.
• To work on exciting projects for your community.
• Security and stability working for a financially strong company.
• More opportunities to grow your career through our multiple U.S. office locations and affiliated companies.

Check out the details in our Career Development Booklet on our website: www.manhattanconstructioncareers.com

If Manhattan sounds like the place for you, share your resume with us!

Responsibilities

The Marketing Specialist is an integral part of our dynamic team, contributing to the overall success of Manhattan's marketing initiatives and ensuring a consistent and positive brand image in the market.

As a part of Manhattan's marketing department, the marketing specialist works under the direction of corporate marketing and area leadership to which they are assigned. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with leadership, business development, and technical teams to design, develop, and produce compelling proposals, presentations, and marketing materials. The key responsibilities include:

Proposal/Presentation Development and Coordination:

• Maintain scheduling and tracking systems for pursuit and proposal elements.
• Assist in developing pursuit plans and client outreach activities ahead of RFP release.
• Develop presentations and organize rehearsals.
• Gather content from team members and project partners.

Content Creation and Editing:

• Produce SOQs/proposals for digital and print reproduction, including editing and graphics.
• Draft custom content for proposals and presentations, involving writing/editing text, designing layouts, creating custom graphics, and tailoring resumes.

Compliance and Documentation:

• Identify and monitor SOQ/proposal criteria, ensuring full compliance.
• Handle production logistics and arrange for timely delivery of SOQs/proposals.
• Embrace and implement brand standards consistently across all marketing materials.

Information Management:

• Maintain systems for extracting, categorizing, and retrieving information related to clients, consultants, personnel, projects, prior proposals, boilerplate, and visuals.
• Ensure adherence to marketing archive procedures and electronic file structure, access, and backup procedures.

Online Presence:

• Support the firm's online presence, including social media and websites.

Public Relations and Communications:

• Draft press releases under the direction of the Marketing & Communications Director.
• Support public relations efforts under the direction of the Marketing & Communications Director.

Awards and Events Coordination:

• Prepare and coordinate awards competition entries.
• Organize special events organized by the firm/company.

Market Research and Data Gathering:

• Monitor sources of industry-related market information, including online and print media, newspapers, magazines, and blogs.
• Gather research data related to clients, competitors, past, current, and prospective markets, and relevant corporate experience.

Photography Coordination:

• Coordinate project and promotional photography.
  Ensure compliance with copyright laws and photographer usage rights.

Other duties as assigned.

Capabilities

• Understanding of basic business development principles.
• Knowledge of database concepts.
• Organizational skills, multi-tasking.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to work well with various types of personalities and work styles.
• Excellent time management skills and a sense of urgency.
• Ability to write and edit content and communications.
• Basic understanding of go/no-go processes.
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) and Microsoft
• Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Understanding SOQ/proposal production, including digital and printing/binding.

• Passion for participating in professional development and community-focused organizations.

Education/Certification Requirements

• Associate or bachelor's degree recommended.
• Two or more years of relevant A/E/C experience required.
• Recommended: Attend SMPS and other relevant industry workshops; familiar with SMPS Six Domains of Professional Services Marketing.

About Manhattan

Founded in 1896, Manhattan is a top-ranked national construction services firm that provides preconstruction, construction management, program management, general building, and design-build services. Manhattan's award-winning portfolio includes mission-critical, sports, healthcare, government, education, laboratory, aviation, transportation, convention, casino, and hospitality facilities. Manhattan is a:

• 20-time Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Accredited Quality Contractor (AQC)
• ABC 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 Top Performing Contractor
• Ten-time STEP Diamond Safety Award Winner
• 2017, 2021, 2022, and 2023 National Safety Pinnacle Award winner.
• 2023 Great Company To Work For (Oklahoma Magazine)

Under the fifth generation of Rooney family ownership and headquartered in Oklahoma, Manhattan focuses on building trust and excellence. We pride ourselves on our uncompromising commitment to ethical conduct, safety, and fiscally sound business decisions to support our clients, team members, and project partners. For the same reasons we have so many tenured team members, we have also been fortunate to work with many clients for decades, some for over half a century.

Attention All Third Party Agencies, Headhunters, and Recruiters
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