About the job
Faith Group, LLC is a women-owned, full-service consulting, engineering, and professional services firm for clients whose facilities are their business. The breadth of the firm’s services spans the full project lifecycle, from initial planning and engineering to testing and commissioning. Faith Group has worked hand-in-hand to deliver forward-thinking, creative solutions for thousands of projects and clients in the aviation, transit & rail, federal, state & local government, commercial, and education markets. Our experts are industry leaders in physical security, cybersecurity, network architecture & infrastructure, audiovisual, safety, operational, and MEPFP systems. Faith Group is celebrating its 20th year in business and has offices in St. Louis, MO (headquarters); Atlanta, GA; Dallas, TX; Ft. Myers, FL; Los Angeles, CA; Nashville, TN; Philadelphia, PA; and Washington D.C.
The firm is seeking a qualified full-time Marketing Manager to join its top-notch, dynamic Marketing Department. The Marketing Manager will report directly to the Director of Marketing and will be responsible for overseeing marketing initiatives and staff. The Marketing Manager will provide support as needed to the Proposal Manager group but will not be responsible for management and oversite of this group. Faith Group’s Marketing is centralized in the firm’s St. Louis, MO (headquarter) office.
It is preferred that the individual selected for this position be located in St. Louis, MO (headquarters) and report daily to this office; however, for the right person there may be an option to be located in one of our other office locations or to work remotely.\
Primary Job Responsibilities
RESEARCH
- Perform market, client, partner, and competitor research and provide input into SWOT analysis to support business development efforts (as needed)
- Develop and maintain a personal, comprehensive knowledge of firm’s services, disciplines, clients, partners, projects, and staff background/capabilities
PLANNING
- Provide input into goals, objectives, strategies, action plans, budgets, and schedules for each target market to meet firmwide goals
- Support collection of information, from within the firm and external sources, on potential teaming and business opportunities
- Support marketing-related planning and execution activities for business development staff
- Support development and implementation of the firm’s marketing plan and budget
- Provide input into the execution plan for annual OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) for the Marketing Department
- Identify KPIs to track strategic initiatives and marketing success and present findings
- Support the development of programs to accomplish marketing initiatives
Client & Business Development
- Represent the firm to clients, peer organizations, and business associates
- Maintain a network to keep abreast of industry, client, and competitor activity
- Maintain a profile in professional and community organizations (such as SMPS)
- Attend industry events, conferences, and meetings (as needed)
Proposals
- Maintain systems to extract, categorize, and retrieve artifacts and company boilerplate
- Manage and develop boilerplate information (firm bios, resumes, projects, etc.)
- Support Proposal Manager(s) with research and preparation of subconsultant qualifications packages, proposals, and interview materials (as needed)
- Assist with QAQC and review of pursuit deliverables (as needed)
Promotional Activity
- Maintain company CRM (Unanet, formerly Cosential) and oversee continuous development of system, roll-out of new features, and activation of existing features
- Support development and ongoing implementation of corporate brand across all platforms
- Manage planning, development, and execution of initiatives and campaigns, as well as implementation through marketing automation software (Mailchimp)
- Interview technical staff to capture relevant information for various marketing efforts
- Manage development of collateral (digital & print) and presentations
- Oversee and develop written content and digital media (graphics, photos, videos) for various social and communication channels (website, press, newsletter, etc.)
- Manage updates to and future development of the firm’s website
- Manage execution of the social media plan/calendar and oversees implementation
- Manage conferences and special events; oversee planning, execution, and follow-up
- Manage firm promo/SWAG and assist the Executive Admin with company promotional store
- Assist with staff, project, event, and other photography needs
- Manage advertisements, sponsorships, and other related programs
- Manage collection of data for contacting partners and clients
Management
- Manage and mentor direct report Marketing staff; provide training and coaching
- Evaluate and report progress on implementing the marketing plan to Director; revise goals, objectives, and priorities as appropriate
- Manage marketing expenditures to ensure consistency with the approved budget
- Manage implementation of marketing activities to accomplish goals and meet deadlines
- Participate in the firm’s Management Group, including meetings and assigned tasks
- Direct marketing efforts across departments, disciplines, and regional offices
- Develop and conduct marketing-related training and lunch & learns for non-marketing staff
- Support development and manage implementation of marketing initiatives, programs, standards, and technology
- Manage quality control & assurance for all Marketing deliverables
Miscellaneous
- Manage planning, development, and execution of internal communications (as needed)
- Manage planning and execution of company events (both in-person and virtual)
- Support marketing for Faith Group sister company, Saefix (as needed)
- Support marketing for the Faith Group / Saefix Innovation Lab and produce white papers
- Assist with marketing-related tasks in collaboration with other Departments (Operations, HR, Accounting, Leadership Group, etc.)
- Other Marketing Department tasks as assigned
Minimum Requirements & Qualifications
- Working knowledge of A/E/C industry terminology and delivery methods
- Experience directly overseeing and implementing marketing initiatives
- Experience managing, mentoring, training, and coaching staff
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Ability to work independently to drive progress
- Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
- Keen attention to detail and ability to perform thorough quality control/assurance (QA/QC)
- Ability to work within diverse teams and provide leadership
- Basic knowledge of Adobe InDesign (intermediate preferred)
- Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (particularly Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
- Experience Developing And/or Using a Company CRM
Other Qualifications (desired but not required):
- Basic knowledge of other Adobe Suite products (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.)
- Experience using Microsoft Teams and SharePoint
- Knowledge of design principles
Education
Associate or Bachelor’s degree with 4-7 years of A/E/C experience, or 6-10 years of relevant A/E/C experience without a degree.
Travel
There may be regular travel to the St. Louis HQ office if the person is working from one of our regional offices or remotely. Travel may also be required to attend various events, conferences, or meetings.
Salary
The salary for this role starts at $85,000 and increases with applicable education and experience.
Benefits
- 100% employer paid healthcare
- 50% employer paid spouse/domestic partner/dependent healthcare
- Dental
- Vision
- 401k
- Short Term Disability
- 100% employer paid Long Term Disability
- 100% employer paid Life/ADD Insurance
- Additional Life/ADD Insurance
