This Opportunity 

Our Chicago office is seeking a Senior Marketing Associate to join our growing Client Service & Marketing team. The Associate will assist in writing, editing, content management and production of all marketing materials including press releases, commentary, video, presentations, advertising, social and event collateral. This role will be an integral part of the Marketing team with responsibilities across the team’s functions, including assisting with strategy and brand development, media relations, campaign automation, MarTech development and advertising. This role interacts with all of Heitman’s business units and departments and is ideal for a candidate looking to gain marketing and media relations experience in the real estate industry.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Work collaboratively across internal Client Services & Marketing team members and external partners, agencies and vendors.
• Support, project manage and at times lead both new and current multi-channel marketing strategies.
• Continuous focus on identifying improvement opportunities and recommending solutions.
• Manage and execute social media strategy and marketing strategy and components.
• Work with project stakeholders across business, compliance, creative, web and analytics from project initiation through execution, including initial planning, creative brief, implementation, monitoring, optimization, analysis and reporting.

• Leverage marketing analytics and present results and recommendations. Create regular reports based on ongoing initiatives to share with leadership.

• Assist with updates and enhancements to marketing materials.

Qualifications:

• 2-4 years of experience in writing, marketing or project management capacity.
• Bachelor’s degree required. Degrees in Journalism, Communications or Marketing preferred.
• Strong writing, editing, proofreading skills a must.
• Superior project management and organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Can work efficiently and prioritize multiple projects in a fast-paced environment and within tight deadlines.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team with professionals at all levels.
• Must be a results-oriented self-starter with strong attention to detail and excellent follow through.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), SharePoint
• Understanding or willing to learn Salesforce, Pardot, WordPress, Tableau or PowerBI. Digital design a bonus.
• Some data analytics and data visualization experience preferred.

Research shows that women and people from underrepresented groups often do not apply for jobs if they don’t meet 100% of the listed qualifications. We are looking for great candidates who have a unique combination of experiences, traits, and talents. We couldn’t describe you in a list of bullet points, so consider this posting a conversation starter. If you check some, but not all, of our boxes, we still want to talk! Please apply for this role if much of this job description describes you.

The Firm

Founded in 1966, Heitman is a global real estate investment management firm. Our mission is to lead the evolution of real estate through investments that fulfill the needs of people and communities in a world of constant change. To learn more about our organization and culture, click here.

Our promise to employees: 
Reflecting the spirit of our global firm, we welcome team members of all faiths, cultures, genders, sexual orientations, races, and ethnic identities. We know that each member of our team enriches our community and business with their work/life experiences, perspectives, and ideas. However you arrive at Heitman, we pledge to honor your uniqueness, include you in our culture, and do our best to help you thrive. While we learn and grow together, we will stand by our “people first” promise. Every time.

What’s Next?

• Interested? Apply at www.heitman.com/careers to submit your application
• Right Company, Wrong Role? Check out our other opportunities or refer a friend!

Additional Information

Roles Requiring Travel: All roles involving a travel component at Heitman require that candidates hold a valid, non-expired driver’s license.

Equal Employment Opportunity: Heitman is an equal employment opportunity employer and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, physical, medical or mental disability or condition (including, without limitation, HIV and AIDS), developmental disability, handicap, denial of family and medical care leave, denial of pregnancy leave, domestic partner status, status as a victim of sexual or domestic violence (or familial relationship to such victim), veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, arrest records, citizenship status, criminal history that has been expunged, unfavorable discharge from the military, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws.