Marketing Operations Specialist

Kidder Mathews has been a leader in the commercial real estate industry for nearly 60 years, fostering an innovative and dynamic work culture with more than 100 "best workplace" awards. Now the largest fully independent commercial real estate firm in the Western U.S., Kidder Mathews has over 900 professionals across 19 offices in Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, and Arizona. We offer a complete range of brokerage, appraisal, asset services, consulting, and debt & equity finance services for all property types.

The firm averages $9 billion in transaction volume, manages more than 54 million square feet of space, and conducts 2,700 appraisal, consulting, and cost segregation assignments annually.

If you love structure, systems, and scale - this is your role.

You're not just organized. You're operationally wired.

You see inefficiencies and think, there's a better way.

You care about brand consistency-but also about infrastructure.
You understand that marketing isn't just creative-it's execution.

If that resonates, keep reading.

About the Role

Job Title: Marketing Operations Specialist

Location: Seattle, WA (hybrid)
Department: Corporate Marketing

Reports to: Vice President of Corporate Marketing

Role summary

The Marketing Operations Specialist is a key member of the Corporate Marketing team and supports firmwide marketing programs across the organization.

This role focuses on execution and optimization of marketing infrastructure, corporate communications, digital presence, and strategic marketing initiatives.

You will partner closely with senior leadership and internal stakeholders to ensure marketing platforms, communications, and materials remain accurate, aligned, and consistent with Kidder Mathews brand standards.

This position is based at our headquarters in downtown Seattle and will require full-time, in-office presence (five days per week) during the first three months to support onboarding and ramp-up. Following that period, the role will transition to a hybrid schedule.

What You'll Own

Corporate Communications Support & Brand Alignment

• Manage and maintain corporate capabilities brochures and collateral across divisions and specialty groups, ensuring alignment with Corporate Marketing messaging and brand standards
• Lead development and distribution of corporate eblasts, including company wins and institutional communications
• Manage top producer brokerage eblast processes, timelines, and content coordination
• Support divisions (Research, Valuation Advisory Services, Asset Services, Brokerage) with marketing and presentation materials, including market report production, presentation decks, and thought leadership collateral
• Assist with layout, formatting, and brand alignment of presentations for conferences, client events, and industry events
• Support Corporate Marketing advertising and thought leadership initiatives
• Lead coordination of corporate signage requests across all offices, partnering with marketing leadership and Design Team on custom or non-standard requests

Digital & SEO Strategy

• Conduct and lead competitive research to inform website content strategy and specialty group marketing initiatives
• Support and help drive SEO/GEO initiatives through content optimization and implementation on
• Manage office citation updates and business listings to strengthen search engine optimization and digital presence
• Oversee accuracy and maintenance of Google Business office listings and corporate profile information

Infrastructure & Systems

• Support and help drive intranet content review and updates, ensuring readiness for platform enhancements and restructuring while supporting the ongoing evolution of the site

• Manage coordination of Kidder U webinar setup and internal training logistics including branding, communications, and scheduling
• Assist in evaluation and coordination of Corporate Marketing vendors
• Manage corporate memberships and dues administration

Executive Support & Reporting

• Assist in developing and formatting Shareholder and Board presentation materials
• Help prepare, review, and finalize Board minutes and documentation
• Process expense reports, reconcile credit card statements, and assist with financial reporting
• Perform other duties or projects as assigned

Essential Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the competencies (minimum knowledge, skill, and ability) required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Knowledge & Experience

• 5+ years of experience in commercial real estate required
• 5+ years of experience in marketing operations, corporate marketing, or related field required
• Experience supporting marketing systems, digital platforms, and corporate communications initiatives required
• Experience coordinating marketing collateral, content distribution, or brand governance preferred
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative…