About the Role
The Marketing Manager leads strategic business development pursuits across Cushman & Wakefield’s Americas platform, partnering with various internal teams to develop compelling, client-centric proposals and presentations. This role is responsible for managing pursuit strategy, content development, deliverable quality, team workload, and stakeholder alignment. The Marketing Manager also leads and develops a team of Marketing Professionals, ensuring consistent execution, elevated storytelling, strong brand alignment, and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
- Lead pursuit strategy sessions
- Develop win themes, messaging, and client-centric narratives
- Guide content strategy for proposals, RFPs, RFQs, presentations, and pitch materials
- Manage and coach Marketing Professionals
- Assign work, manage deadlines, and ensure quality control
- Support development of team members through feedback, mentoring, and exposure to complex pursuits
- Partner with brokers, fee earners, local marketing, research, operations, service line leaders, design, and executive leadership
- Facilitate alignment across pursuit teams and ensure deliverables reflect business objectives
- Navigate competing priorities and stakeholder feedback to align teams around a unified pursuit strategy and client story
- Ensure deliverables follow C&W brand standards and best practices
- Improve proposal/presentation content, process consistency, and tool adoption
- Share best practices across ABD and related marketing teams
- Track pursuit activity, trends, key wins, workload, and outcomes
- Provide leadership with insights that inform staffing, service delivery, and business development strategy
- Lead and support targeted trainings for marketing teams, brokers, and business stakeholders focused on business development best practices and pursuit excellence
- Partner on special projects, playbooks, process improvements, and strategic initiatives that enhance team effectiveness and drive continuous improvement
- Promote knowledge sharing, best-practice adoption, and the use of emerging technologies to strengthen business development capabilities across the organization
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience required (preferably in journalism or marketing)
- 5+ years of experience in marketing, B2B proposal writing and/or business development marketing
- Commercial real estate or professional services experience preferred
- Strong ability to problem-solve with the ability to work effectively, efficiently, independently and as a team leader in a deadline-driven, dynamic office environment
- Experience serving as primary marketing leader overseeing a team of marketing professionals
- Strong time management, organizational, and prioritization skills
- Must have the ability to balance multiple priorities and projects simultaneously
- Self-motivated approach with the ability to take initiative but works well in a group environment
- Proficiency in Microsoft suite (including PowerPoint) and preferably Adobe Suite - InDesign
- Ability to interface with and communicate with clients
Skills
- Marketing
- B2B proposal writing
- Business development marketing
- Microsoft suite (including PowerPoint)
- Adobe Suite - InDesign
- Client communication
Location
- Americas platform
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5+ years of experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
Salary/Compensations
- $97,750.00 - $115,000.00
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Health savings accounts
- Retirement savings plans
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance programs
- Paid and unpaid time away from work
About the Company
- Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) is a global leader in real estate services, leveraging our specialized expertise to deliver innovative solutions and exceptional value to owners and occupiers.
- With 52,000 employees in nearly 400 offices across 60 countries, we are one of the largest firms in the industry, with more than 100 years of history.
- In 2023, we generated $9.5 billion in revenue from our core services.
- To learn more, visit www.careers.cushmanwakefield.com.
Equal Opportunity
- Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
- Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.
- In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email Accommodations@cushwake.com.
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