Overview

Gilbane Building Company is seeking an enthusiastic Marketing Specialist I to support our efforts in developing sales, marketing, and communication deliverables in our Cleveland office. In this role, you will collaborate with local teams and departments within the organization. Additionally, you will create engaging deliverables that align with the company’s growth goals and enhance the value we provide our clients.

Who are we?   

As a Top-10 ENR Contractor, Gilbane is a family-owned business with 45 offices that has been shaping communities since 1870. Consistently recognized as one of the most reputable construction management firms in the country, Gilbane is committed to delivering projects safely and on-time. You will have the opportunity to build schools, labs, hospitals, corporate offices, sports arenas and more!  

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.  

Who are you?  

You are someone who acts inclusively, showing empathy and treating others with respect and dignity in order to uphold Gilbane’s core value of Caring and “People First” workplace culture. You seek to listen in order to understand and can convey information clearly. You’re a strong problem solver who can identify, prioritize, and implement alternatives for solutions, and you demonstrate adaptability by collaborating with others and supporting team members to achieve excellence. A self-starter who shows passion, commitment, and ownership all while delivering on business outcomes and driving results. You’re someone who identifies opportunities for new and improved ways of doing things that result in value-add solutions.   

Your core values match Gilbane’s: Integrity, Caring, Teamwork, Toughmindedness, Dedication to Excellence, Discipline, Loyalty, and Entrepreneurship.  

What’s in it for you?   

Gilbane offers employees multi-dimensional training opportunities through a number of resources. While managing your responsibilities to projects, you will be able to enroll in trainings through our award-winning Gilbane University to build leadership and technical skills. In addition, you would work with an experienced team which provides you with the opportunity to learn new industry skills every day. You will protect and promote the interests of both Gilbane and the client in all matters as well as demonstrating the personal characteristics of a developing leader. 

Responsibilities

• Supports the development and production of client qualifications, proposals, and presentations with a focus on quality, creativity, and meeting client deadlines
• Develops the ability to tell stories about clients, projects, people, and Gilbane and incorporate these differentiators into deliverables that address each client's unique needs
• Ensures all external content and client deliverables align with Gilbane’s brand standards and messaging guidelines
• Supports the development of marketing content including branded collateral, blog posts, social media posts, award submissions, and basic graphic design work to increase Gilbane’s market visibility
• Supports the development of internal and external communications including assisting with newsletter content development, press release writing, and creating basic content for the Gilbane website, social media, and other digital channels
• Organizes and maintains digital assets ensuring all photos, graphics, and media are approved, properly categorized, and easily searchable
• Supports data maintenance and performs in-depth research of projects, team members, and market sectors utilizing our data management systems
• Coordinates and organizes the high volume of information we collect for each of our projects and team members to ensure data integrity
• Assists in the close-out process of sales and marketing deliverables
• Develops a basic understanding of the AEC industry and Gilbane’s capabilities across each sector, locally and nationally
• Begins to foster strong local relationships with operations to facilitate storytelling and identify value adds about our projects
• Begins to visit jobsites on a regular basis to build relationships with operations and enhance industry acumen
• Collaborates effectively with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality external content and client deliverables, ensuring clear communication, mutual support, and a cohesive approach to problem-solving
• Supports multiple deliverables concurrently and has a strong ability to multi-task
• Participates in professional or community organizations

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION

• Associate’s degree or Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or a related field
• 0-2 years relevant experience in the marketing and/or AEC industry
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Knowledge of how to utilize Adobe Create Suite, PPT, Canva, and Unanet
• Strong time management, organization, communication, writing, and teamwork skills
• Basic understanding of Gilbane’s services to clients
• Knowledge of key disciplines including marketing, internal and external communications, presentation, and proposals 

This role is open to the Cleveland, Ohio office location.

Salary to be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience of the applicant, as well as the internal equity and alignment with the team.

Gilbane offers an excellent total compensation package which includes competitive health and welfare benefits and a generous profit-sharing/401k plan. We invest in our employees’ education and have built Gilbane University into a top training organization in the construction industry. Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.

Gilbane is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Note to Recruiters, Placement Agencies, and Similar Organizations: Gilbane does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our jobs alias, website, or to any Gilbane employee. Gilbane will not pay fees to any third party agency or firm and will not be responsible for any agency fees associated with unsolicited resumes. Unsolicited resumes received will be considered property of Gilbane and will be processed accordingly.