Description
Job Title: Marketing Coordinator
Location: Chicago Architecture Center
Department: Marketing
Salary Range: $50,000 - $60,000 annually
Reports To: Chief Marketing Officer
FLSA Status: Full time
Job Purpose
The Marketing Coordinator will play a crucial role in the success of the CAC's marketing department, providing support for team members, administration of internal systems, internal cross-department communications, external vendor relationships, and overall marketing initiatives.
Duties And Responsibilities
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Manage the project queue of incoming requests across the institution, parsing quick content updates between more significant requests.
- Make regular updates to CAC website using content provided by content team.
- Proofread and fact-check copy from across departments.
- Collect data and write reports for programs such as Open House Chicago and Engineering Fest, as well as contribute to the CAC annual report.
- Assist with content creation including copy sourcing, photo and video shoots.
- Act as image librarian, using the CAC’s digital asset management system, including the provision and verification of correct captions, credits, usage fees and permissions.
- Provide support to sales and marketing departments on creation and fulfillment of hotel/tourism related partnerships.
- Manage listings and limited time offers on third-party sites e.g. Choose Chicago, Google, TripAdvisor, etc.
- Work with print and media vendors to secure estimates, write purchase orders and coordinate quality assurance checks for delivery of final print products.
- Keep an up-to-date list of all third-party sites that host our content and when they require updates in partnership with Operations and Communications.
- Work directly with media sales representatives to finalize paid advertising agreements and meet creative deadlines.
- Coordinate the collection of receipts/invoices for department budget activities, including expense reports and tracking.
- Organize and schedule departmental meetings, prepare agendas, secure reservations and prep meeting spaces as needed.
Skills And Qualifications
Education
- Minimum of an Associate degree.
- Bachelor’s Degree desired in Marketing or a related field.
Experience
- 2-3 years’ professional experience
Skills
- High comfort level with technology and a variety of applications (Microsoft Office, Google Drive, WordFly, Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey; Asana, Tessitura helpful).
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Self-motivated with the ability to organize, prioritize, and manage time.
- Ability to work successfully in team environments.
- Ability to maintain calmness under pressure.
- Commitment to promoting a welcoming and inclusive environment for colleagues, volunteers, and visitors/audience.
- Interest in being part of an entrepreneurial organization.
- Curiosity about the built environment and civic engagement
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
- Attention to detail and high degree of accuracy.
- Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities.
- Deep knowledge of Chicago’s philanthropic landscape is strongly preferred.
- Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and relationship-building skills.
- Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach and commitment to CAC’s mission.
