CCIM Institute is embarking on a new and exciting era. We are looking for a Marketing and Communications Manager to help drive the organization’s mission and lead the cross-functional development of the overall marketing and messaging strategy.

Based in Chicago, CCIM Institute is a professional association with over 10,000 members around the world. CCIM Institute recognizes an elite group with the commercial real estate industry’s top professional designation. CCIM also provides continued education and training to current and aspiring industry professionals, technology offerings that enable members to do more deals, and a network that is unparalleled. CCIM also has a 20-year history of advancing diversity within the commercial real estate industry. Visit www.ccim.com/careers to learn more about our culture and work environment. We look forward to hearing how you’d like to impact CCIM’s future.

And, while work experience and educational preparation are certainly important, we don’t hire resumes. We hire talented individuals based on our culture and values – the core of which centers around our commitment to uphold a supportive work environment that fosters trust and mutual respect.

Your Core Contributions to the Team

• Develop and drive the overall marketing strategy and marketing plans for helping to deliver on business plans and objectives
• Stewards CCIM Institute’s brand, including messaging strategy to stakeholders.
• Manage the creation and updating of sales support, lead generation and awareness materials, such as sell sheets, brochures, eNewsletters, and lead generation tools
• Promote CCIM Institute’s brand through social media, marketing/communications strategies to further strategic growth and development opportunities
• Collaborate and partner with key stakeholders between CCIM Institute and CCIM Tech to promote enterprise membership, sponsorship and advertising, corporate education partnerships and increase Site To Do Business (STDB) subscriptions
• Leverage market research, sales performance, customer behavior, and product capabilities to: create marketing strategy; help position products; and measure campaign performance
• Responsible for identifying appropriate electronic advertising methods including: SEO, Pay-Per-Click, keyword advertising, email marketing, and social media advertising
• Leads content creation on various platforms including but not limited to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other communications channels. 
• Responsible for collaboratively developing and executing toward CCIM Institute’s business expansion goals
• Gather and interpret data from website traffic, email opens, and honing content to engage more and better engagement and prospects
• Report out monthly statistics for website and social media traffic, engagement, and lead generation and suggest ideas for optimization

• Build and drive awareness of CCIM’s educational offerings, technology, and member benefits for all marketing and sales effort

• Travel and work overtime as needed to attend events and meetings (may include weekends)
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned

About You

Knowledge and abilities

• 5 years in strategic marketing, brand management, membership engagement and communications

Education, certification, licenses

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, or related field is required.

Qualifications and other skills

• Maintains an open mind to new ideas and suggestions - driven to constantly improve results
• Ability to develop innovative forward-thinking design concepts
• Tech-savvy; up to date with the latest tools and applications and able to navigate new systems quickly
• Self-disciplined and professional; driven to work hard with limited supervision
• Skilled in the use of social media, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram
• Solid analytical, time management, problem-solving, prioritization, and planning skills
• Must be proficient in written and verbal communications internally and externally
• Experience in identifying operational issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems.
• Understanding of digital, print, event design, motion graphics, video, B2B and B2C design
• Experience with marketing automation, CRM tools, HigherLogic, MagnetMail, Adobe CS

What We Provide You

CCIM works hard to provide benefits that make your life better. We offer a comprehensive benefit program that features:

• Health coverage for you and your family through medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Financial protection through disability, life, accidental death and dismemberment, and business travel insurance.
• A 401(k) plan with company match.
• Tax advantages through flexible spending accounts that allow you to pay for specific health-care and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars.
• To help you manage your work and life needs we offer a life assistance program, free gym access, and professional development opportunities.
• A generous paid time off program, including vacation, sick, personal, summer flex time, and volunteer days.

All The Other Stuff

This position reports to the Vice President of Marketing, Sales, and Communications.

CCIM is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce. In 2018, CCIM won the Welcoming Environment Organizational award for demonstrating that it engages people in an authentic manner – where uniqueness is valued, respected and supported through opportunities and interaction.

The job functions listed above represent the primary duties and responsibilities of this job and in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by you. Other duties and responsibilities within the scope of this job may be assigned. You will be required to follow all instructions and to perform all duties requested by your manager; subject to reasonable accommodations and within the scope of the position.