Pursuit Specialist - Public Art and Placemaking

Creative Machines is an award-winning design, engineering, and fabrication studio specializing in large-scale public art, placemaking, and experiential environments. For over 30 years, we have partnered with artists, developers, municipalities, architects, and institutions to bring ambitious projects to life around the world.

Our work spans public art commissions, corporate installations, destination experiences, and art master planning initiatives, supported by one of the largest art fabrication facilities in the industry.

Creative Machines is seeking a Pursuit Specialist to join our Marketing Department. This business development-focused role helps drive company growth through pursuit coordination, opportunity identification, relationship development, and market research across the public art, corporate art, and placemaking sectors.

The ideal candidate is familiar with the public art, design, architecture, placemaking, or related industries and is naturally curious, relationship-oriented, organized, and proactive. They enjoy identifying opportunities, building professional networks, gathering market intelligence, and helping transform industry relationships into future projects.

This position works closely with company leadership and the Marketing Communications Manager to support project acquisition efforts by identifying strategic opportunities, strengthening industry relationships, coordinating pursuit efforts, and supporting long‑term growth across the public and private sectors.

This role plays a key part in helping Creative Machines identify, pursue, and secure future opportunities. By connecting industry relationships, market intelligence, and pursuit coordination, the Pursuit Specialist helps position the company for long‑term growth while expanding our presence within the public art and placemaking industries.

• Monitor RFQ, RFP, and art registry opportunities.
• Organize opportunity calendars and submission deadlines.
• Maintain procurement platform and portal activity.
• Gather and organize proposal materials.
• Maintain project sheets, resumes, and qualification materials.
• Coordinate proposal assembly and submission processes.
• Maintain proposal archives, opportunity records, and pursuit metrics.
• Track proposal outcomes and support follow‑up activities.

• Research prospective clients, consultants, developers, architects, municipalities, corporations, and industry partners.
• Monitor public art, corporate art, and master planning opportunities.
• Identify emerging markets, industry trends, and strategic growth opportunities.
• Track industry developments, competitive activity, and market intelligence.
• Identify strategic targets aligned with company goals and market priorities.

• Develop and maintain relationships with prospective clients and industry partners.
• Support outreach and follow‑up efforts with target audiences.
• Coordinate introductory meetings and partnership opportunities.
• Support leadership in strengthening client, consultant, and partner relationships.
• Help cultivate long‑term relationships that lead to future opportunities.

• Maintain CRM and opportunity tracking systems.
• Support pipeline development and reporting.
• Assist with business development initiatives and outreach campaigns.
• Coordinate Linked In engagement and industry visibility efforts.
• Support lead generation and relationship‑development activities.
• Provide market intelligence and industry insights to support marketing strategy.
• Collaborate on visibility, outreach, and thought leadership initiatives.
• Support publication, award, and industry engagement efforts.
• Collaborate with the Marketing Communications Manager on initiatives that strengthen Creative Machines’ visibility, positioning, and industry presence.

• Familiarity with public art commissioning, artist selection processes, or AEC procurement systems.
• Experience in business development, partnerships, client relations, account management, marketing, communications, or related fields.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship‑building skills.
• Excellent…