Marketing Assistant

Location

Darien, IL | United States

Job description

Are you looking for an opportunity to do challenging, creative work that makes a real impact? Would you like to be part of a company that respects individual contributions and thrives on collaboration? Then consider joining Wight & Company. We’re a nationally recognized, award-winning architecture, engineering, and construction firm known for a dynamic company culture that fosters innovation and challenges the status quo, and we’re looking for a talented professional to join our Marketing and Communications team.  If you have the mind of a marketer and the heart of a designer, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

As a Marketing Assistant, you’ll leverage your marketing mindset and creative spirit to work collaboratively with colleagues across the firm in support of department and firm initiatives. You’ll bring a new level of creativity to our marketing materials and use your organization skills to keep department workflows on track.  Our diverse work across civic, commercial, corporate, education, and transportation markets ensures that there are always exciting opportunities on the horizon and room for professional growth.  This role reports to the Marketing and Communications Director.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Research, write, and create content for execution across social media/website.
• Create new graphics and visuals to elevate the look and feel of deliverables.
• Inform the communications strategy through SEO and other metrics.
• Prepare and format content for company deliverables, including resumes, project sheets, and brochures.
• Provide quality control and editing for marketing collateral, including proposal content, business development materials, award submittals, and brochures.
• Manage and maintain digital files to ensure the integrity of master documents (knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and Office Suite are a must).

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide production support for the Marketing and Communications team in order to meet deadlines.
• Conduct research related to specific projects, markets, clients and/or competitors.
• Asset management/database support.
• Special projects and other duties, as assigned.

BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE EXPECTATIONS:

• 1-3 years of previous experience in a marketing or creative role
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Graphic Design, or related area of study
• Intermediate to advanced skills in: Adobe Creative Suite/Creative Cloud (especially InDesign and Illustrator) and Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel and PowerPoint)
• Highly creative and able to provide “outside the box” solutions
• A strong communicator, both written and verbal
• Motivated and professional, with good follow through
• Willing to wear a lot of hats as part of a highly collaborative (and fun!) team
• Able to self-direct and work independently while juggling multiple projects
• Highly organized and able to take direction and prioritize work assignments with critical deadlines without losing your sense of humor
• Excited to join a positive, supportive company where you can learn and grow

Wight & Company offers excellent benefits and a wonderful work environment.  For more information about our company, visit our website at www.wightco.com.

Wight & Company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. Please view the following links for more information - EEO, EEO Supplement, and Pay Transparency.

Wight & Company values diversity in our workforce. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, and promoting people with disabilities and veterans. If you need an accommodation to assist with completing the electronic application, please call us at 630.969.7000 and ask to speak with a Human Resources representative.

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