Marketing Assistant

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

Posted 1 day ago

Full Time

Charlotte, North Carolina

In Person

Smart Summary

Responsibilities

The marketing assistant collaborates with operations and project teams to develop strategic proposals, presentations, and marketing materials. They are responsible for editing content, creating visual responses, and conducting market research in a deadline-driven environment.

Qualifications

You have a bachelor's degree in Marketing or Communications and are proficient in Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Office 365 (PowerPoint, Word, Excel), and company opportunity management software. You are adept at collaborating with teams, performing market research, and transforming text into visual content within a deadline-driven environment.

Must Have Skills for ATS

Adobe InDesign

Microsoft Office 365

PowerPoint

Word

Excel

Adobe Photoshop

market research

Job Description

Please note: 

  • Applying for positions in multiple locations will result in a longer vetting process. 
  • The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including the disabled and veterans.

The marketing assistant is responsible for working with the operations groups, project managers through senior vice presidents, in their pursuits to get work. The marketing assistant participates in all stages of the pursuit, from strategy to proposal preparation to presentations, in a deadline-driven environment.

Some of the marketing assistant’s duties for project pursuits include:

  • Collaborating with operations to determine best strategy in responding to an RFQ / RFP.
  • Developing relevant proposal materials (firm profile, resumes, project sheets, etc.).
  • Editing content to ensure quality, accuracy, readability, etc.
  • Transforming text-heavy narratives into visual/graphical responses.
  • Preparing teams for client presentations.
  • Performing market research.

The majority of the position is working with:

  • Adobe InDesign.
  • Microsoft Office 365 including PowerPoint, Word and Excel.
  • Adobe Photoshop (an extensive knowledge of the program is a plus, but not a requirement).
  • Company opportunity management software.

The successful candidate must have a bachelor’s degree in Marketing or Communications and should be proficient in the software mentioned above. Sporadic travel is required, generally occurring 1-3 days at a time.

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

“How fortunate we all are to work in an industry that produces such a tangible work product that affects so many profoundly. All of us face difficult obstacles on all of our projects, but at the end of the day, we collectively turn around, look at what we’ve created, and it takes our breath away. It’s why we do it.” - Tim Regan, President and CEO Whiting-Turner provides construction management, general contracting, design-build and integrated project delivery services on projects small and large for a diverse group of customers. Since 1909, the firm has been guided by the principles of integrity, excellence and an unwavering dedication to customer delight. With offices nationwide, the firm’s over 4,000 salaried professionals provide depth of resources to service nationally and to build locally. The mission of Whiting-Turner is to build on our reputation for integrity, excellence, experience and leadership as the nation’s finest construction organization. Our demonstrated stability, industry standing and financial strength serves as a model for the construction industry. Our strategy to promote from within allows us to develop our talent and leadership internally and encourages employee retention. We perennially rank with the top domestic general building contractors by Engineering News-Record (ENR), and do so through internal growth, not acquisition. Whiting-Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans, and is committed to diversity in our workplaces.
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