Marketing Director

Morris & Ritchie Associates Inc. (MRA) is looking for a forward-thinking, strategic, and creative Director of Marketing with strong business acumen, sound judgment, and the ability to balance high-level strategy and hands-on execution. You will serve as a strategic partner to the firm’s leadership to strengthen MRA’s market position, communicate its value and help win more work, attract top talent, and support long-term growth.

The ideal candidate brings a strong understanding of marketing principles, experience in the AEC/CRE industry, and the ability to provide structure, consistency, and strategic direction to the firm’s marketing efforts.

The position offers flexibility in work location; however, this is not a virtual or remote role.

Big Picture:
Strategy and Market Intelligence

• Develop annual and multi-year marketing strategies and provide recommendations to the MRA leadership to ensure alignment of marketing initiatives with the firm’s business objectives and strategic priorities.
• Conduct market research and analysis and translate findings into actionable recommendations that support pursuit strategies, geographic expansion, and long-term growth planning.
• Stay abreast of market shifts, marketing trends, and emerging technologies and proactively advise MRA leadership on how these trends should inform marketing and business development strategies.
• Advise MRA leadership on the firm’s participation in industry events, professional organizations and other activities that increase MRA’s visibility, reinforce its positioning and strengthen market differentiation.
• Regularly report to leadership on marketing activities and progress toward agreed-upon marketing objectives.

Day to Day:
Brand and Marketing Communications

• Serve as steward of the firm’s brand across all channels and touchpoints; provide ongoing firm-wide brand training and education to leadership and employees.
• Develop marketing and promotional materials aligned with the MRA brand and growth goals and support the firm’s seller-doers in business development efforts.
• Develop clear, relevant, and audience-focused content and communications across multiple marketing channels, ensuring alignment with the firm’s messaging and business goals.
• Manage proposals, qualifications, presentations, and other pursuits-related deliverables, including writing/editing, and file production (InDesign).
• Lead digital marketing efforts, including website management, intranet updates, email marketing, and social channels.
• Lead internal communications efforts and collaborate with HR and recruitment teams to ensure clear, consistent, on-brand communications throughout the candidate and employee experience.
• Collaborate with the leadership to increase visibility of MRA leaders/SMEs in the industry and community through speaking engagements, awards, and industry involvement.

Continuous Improvement:
Marketing Infrastructure and Operations

• Develop and continuously evaluate marketing policies, processes, tools, and technologies and implement improvements to increase efficiency, quality, and effectiveness of marketing operations.
• Establish and maintain marketing structure, databases, and asset library (including developing and managing a process for obtaining project photography).
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date client, project, and technical staff data; monitor data quality and resolve inconsistencies; and implement ongoing improvements to information processes to streamline marketing and pursuit efforts.

• Forward-thinking, results-oriented self-starter with the ability to balance long-term strategic vision and day-to-day execution, manage competing priorities, independently solve problems, and exercise sound judgment with minimal direction.
• Skilled at effectively communicating with technical staff and senior leadership, strategically navigating a multi-stakeholder decision-making process, and building consensus without diluting outcomes.
• An exceptional project manager with impeccable attention to detail and a strong sense of accountability and ownership of work product.

Education and Experience

• A degree in Marketing, Communications, or a relevant field.
• 7+…