Compass seeks an Associate Marketing Manager to help shape our agents’ marketing initiatives, from concepts and development through implementation and tracking. Responsibilities also include managing a team of Marketing Associates, mentoring and educating them in how to develop marketing strategies and marketing collateral for their agents, how to elevate agent support practices, and how to focus on efficiencies and processes. You will help oversee our marketing support program that supports agents in marketing their listings from beginning to end. You will work closely with the VP of Marketing and Marketing Manager to determine and refine agent marketing policies, processes, strategies, and best practices. You will work collaboratively with the internal marketing & creative team and external vendors to execute agents' initiatives and help ensure cohesion between the Compass brand and the marketing/advertising deliverables for agents.

THIS ROLE IS 100% IN OFFICE (Various Houston Offices) 

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for hiring, managing, and retaining a top-notch team of Marketing ICs that effectively, efficiently, and intelligently handles all local marketing needs for our customers

• Mentor and elevate the skill-set of your team across marketing disciplines, and to best serve our customers

• Coach your team to make sure their strategies are driving to business growth for our agents, the recommended tactics are sound, and drive efficiencies with the project management workflow 

• Serves as the first point of escalation amongst Marketing Advisors for customer issues

• Advise Marketing Leadership by surfacing customer and team feedback, lessons learned, and proposed strategies to meet business goals

• Manages to the playbook of policies and procedures for day-to-day operations in partnership with Marketing Leadership

• Monitor progress against OCRs and key success metrics in partnership with their Marketing Leadership; strives to continuously drive improvements and escalate concerns to ensure the right actions are taken to course correct when necessary

• Foster a culture of partnership amongst the customer operations team soliciting feedback and facilitating the sharing of best practices; uses both to advise senior leadership on the agent, employee, and organizational needs

Job Skills & Requirements

• 3-5 years previous experience in a marketing or branding role; agency and creative production experience preferred

• 2-3 years of people management experience with a proven track record building and scaling teams

• Excellent communication and presentation skills and acute attention to detail, allowing you to think big, adapt quickly, and act fast

• Expert-level understanding of marketing strategy and planning with the ability to identify the right tactics across a multitude of marketing channels (print, digital, social, content, direct mail, video, paid media, etc)

• Possesses the ability to establish credibility with key decision-makers and influencers

• Skilled communicator with great interpersonal skills, ability to build and manage relationships

• Great listening skills, connect well with others, and empathetic of the stakeholders’ and customers’ pain points

• Adept project manager; impeccable time management and prioritization skills

• Experience working in real estate marketing, and/or at a luxury brand is a big plus

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Apple Office Suite (Keynote Specifically), and Google Suite products 

• Working knowledge of top social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, & YouTube, and their ad platform (i.e Facebook Ads Manager)

• Proficient in Adobe Suite products (Indesign, Photoshop, etc.) is a plus

• Experience with Workfront project management software is a plus

THIS ROLE IS 100% IN OFFICE (Various Houston Offices)