Business Development - Cincinnati, United States - Swath Design, LLC

Description

Business Development / Marketing

Full-Time / In-Office

Swath Design is a 33-year strong experiential graphic design firm having a worldwide reach. We are located in the Arts District of downtown Cincinnati.

Swath brings clarity to the complexity of place. We design strategic visual systems that have a positive impact on how people experience, navigate, interact, and connect with the built and natural environments.

swath | design that moves people

We are seeking an experienced Business Development/Marketing person to join our creative team as we continue to grow and expand. If you are a talented professional leader pursuing the benefits of a large corporation with the relaxed atmosphere of a small business, Swath Design is for you

Responsibilities:

• Outreach to and network with prospective clients and key collaborators.
• Empower and support staff in BD outreach.
• Coordinate and track BD outreach efforts through HubSpot
• Identify key BD opportunities with the firms leadership team and oversee Go/No-Go processes.
• Marketing materials: coordinate project photography, copywriting, and page layout design per the firms standards.
• Organize and manage the development and production of responses to RFQ/RFPs and assemble presentation materials.
• Direct market research on leads, clients, competition, markets, etc.
• Develop annual marketing strategy, plan, and budget together with the firms leadership team.
• Represent Swath Design in professional organizations such as SMPS, SEGD, CREW, and industry events and conferences.
• Periodic travel with the firms leadership team for client meetings and events.
• Coordinate website updates and manage LinkedIn and social media content.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Communications, Graphic Design, Marketing, Public Relations, or a related field.
• Graphic Design experience a plus.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in Business Development, 2+ in AEC industry.
• The ability to think creatively and strategically.
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills for effective presentations and interactions with internal/external clients.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills with exceptional networking experience: highly personable and engaging.
• Detail-oriented, proactive, confident, with the ability to take ownership, organize tasks, and manage deadline-driven efforts.
• Fast, efficient, and flexible with effective problem-solving abilities.
• Experience with HubSpot, MS Office, Illustrator, PhotoShop, InDesign, and Keynote.
• Experience in production and delivery of video content a plus.