Cushman & Wakefield

Strategic Marketing Manager, Industries

Cushman & Wakefield$93K — $110K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, journalism, or a related field required.
  • 5-7+ years of progressive experience in B2B marketing; experience in commercial real estate preferred.
  • Strong experience in developing client-facing sales materials to support business development efforts.
  • Proven track record of setting strategy independently and managing concurrent initiatives with minimal oversight.
  • Experience collaborating with senior-level stakeholders, including business leaders and revenue producers.
  • Exceptional communication skills, capable of simplifying complex ideas into clear messaging.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office; familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development and execution of marketing strategies for key service lines to support revenue growth.
  • Act as a strategic advisor, converting business goals into cohesive marketing strategies.
  • Manage the entire marketing initiative lifecycle from planning and creative direction to delivery and project execution.
  • Independently create essential sales enablement materials like pitch decks and proposals.
  • Work with research to turn market insights and trends into engaging narratives and client messaging.
  • Collaborate with marketing teams to produce integrated, multi-channel marketing campaigns and content.
  • Identify and recommend innovative marketing opportunities to meet client needs and market dynamics.

Benefits

  • Health, vision, and dental insurance options.
  • Flexible spending and health savings accounts available.
  • Retirement savings plans offered for employees.
  • Life and disability insurance programs included.
  • Paid and unpaid time off to promote work-life balance.
Full Job Description
Job Title
Strategic Marketing Manager, Industries

Job Description Summary
The Strategic Marketing Manager is responsible for shaping and leading strategic marketing initiatives that support business growth across priority service lines. This role serves as a senior marketing partner to brokers, business leaders, and subject matter experts-owning strategy development, advising on go-to-market approaches, and managing full execution from concept through delivery.

This role requires a high degree of autonomy, strong business acumen, and the ability to develop creative, commercially driven solutions in partnership with research, leadership, and Marketing Centers of Excellence (COEs). The Marketing Manager is expected to proactively identify opportunities, develop strategic recommendations, and independently execute high-impact marketing and business development initiatives.
Job Description

Responsibilities:
  • Lead marketing strategy development and execution for assigned service lines, working directly with senior brokers, business leaders, and marketing leadership to support revenue growth, client engagement, and brand positioning.
  • Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to business stakeholders, translating business objectives into integrated marketing and business development strategies.
  • Own end-to-end execution of marketing initiatives, including planning, creative direction, project management, and delivery, ensuring timelines, quality standards, and business objectives are met.
  • Develop sales enablement and business development materials autonomously, including pitch materials, capabilities decks, proposals, thought leadership, and client-facing content.
  • Partner closely with Research to translate market insights, trends, and data into compelling narratives and differentiated client messaging.
  • Collaborate with Marketing COEs (design, public relations, digital, content, etc.) to deliver integrated, omni-channel marketing programs such as reports, campaigns, web content, and presentations.
  • Craft clear, persuasive messaging tailored to distinct audiences, including clients, prospects, and internal stakeholders.
  • Proactively identify marketing and business development opportunities, recommending innovative approaches that reflect market dynamics and client needs.
  • Ensure brand consistency and quality control across all marketing and communications deliverables, applying global standards and best practices.
  • Measure and optimize performance by defining KPIs, evaluating impact, and adjusting strategies to maximize return on marketing investment.
  • Maintain deep knowledge of the business, including service offerings, market trends, competitive landscape, and emerging opportunities.


Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, journalism, or a related field required.
  • 5-7+ years of progressive experience in B2B marketing or communications, commercial real estate industry experience is strongly preferred.
  • Demonstrated experience supporting business development efforts and independently developing client-facing sales materials.
  • Proven ability to set strategy and execute with minimal oversight, managing multiple initiatives simultaneously.
  • Experience working directly with senior-level stakeholders, including business leaders and revenue producers.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex ideas into clear, compelling messaging.
  • Strong project leadership skills and the ability to manage cross-functional teams and external partners.
  • Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, matrixed organization.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office; working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite.
  • Commercial real estate experience preferred; B2B professional services experience required.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and general knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite


Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate's experience and qualifications.

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

The compensation for the position is: $ 93,500.00 - $110,000.00

About Cushman & Wakefield

Cushman & Wakefield plc is a global commercial real estate services firm. The company's corporate headquarters is located in Chicago, Illinois. Cushman & Wakefield is among the world's largest commercial real estate services firms, with revenues of US$9.4 billion in 2021. The company operates from approximately 400 offices in 60 countries, has around 50,000 employees and manages about 4,100 million sq ft of commercial space. It is one of the "Big Three" commercial real estate services companies, alongside CBRE and JLL.
Learn more about Cushman & Wakefield
Size
50,000 employees
Market Cap
$2.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$220.5 million
Founded
1917
5 Year Trend
+8.6%
Revenue
$7.8 billion
NASDAQ

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