Marketing Account Manager

Job Description

About Rate Companies:

Rate Companies is a leader in mortgage lending and digital financial services. Headquartered in Chicago, the Rate Companies has more than 7,000 employees in over 850 branches across the U.S., serving all 50 states and Washington, D.C. Since its launch in 2000, Rate Companies has helped more than 1 million homeowners with home purchase loans and refinances, with a total loan volume of more than $116 billion in 2021 alone. The company has cemented itself as an industry leader by introducing innovative technology, offering low rates and delivering unparalleled customer service. Honors and awards include: Top Lender for Online Service for 2018 by U.S. News & World Report; Best Mortgage Lender for Online Loans and Best Mortgage Lender for Refinancing by NerdWallet for 2021; HousingWire’s 2020 Tech100 award for the company’s industry-leading FlashClose technology; No. 3 ranking in Scotsman Guide’s 2021 list of Top Retail Mortgage Lenders; Chicago Agent Magazine’s Lender of the Year for six consecutive years; and Chicago Tribune’s Top Workplaces list for seven consecutive years. Visit rate.com for more information.

We are currently seeking a hard-working, dedicated Marketing Account Manager to join our innovative and passionate team.

Pay Range: $50k-$60k Annually

Hybrid – Location: 3940 N. Ravenswood, Chicago, IL

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Work directly with Loan Officers (VP) and their teams to help identify marketing opportunities to grow their business
• Design and edit custom marketing material such as postcards, flyers, print ads, listing sheets, social posts, e tc .
• Develop strategic marketing plans that allow VPs to maximize the effectiveness of their budgets against tactics that will provide the greatest return on investment
• Manage design tickets ranging from billboards, commercials, advertisements, brochures, postcards, and social media content by creating creative briefs and utilizing Workfront to ensure projects are completed on time, budget and follow guidelines
• Managing the marketing expectations of your VP s – from the development of simple marketing plans to writing creative briefs for targeted marketing tasks
• Manage marketing and branding of Top Producing Loan Officers
• Act as a liaison with the Events, Promotion, E-mail, Marketing Technology, social media, Creative, Legal, and Compliance Teams to bolster marketing efforts by providing strategic 360 marketing plans & promoting national branding campaigns
• Proactively reaching out to VPs to outreach on new product launches, marketing materials, and sponsorship opportunities in their area
• Manag e multiple internal marketing technology platforms, to assist VPs in utilizing tools to grow their business and build their brand
• Operating as the lead point of contact for any and all matters specific to VPs accounts
• Building and maintaining strong, long-lasting VP relationships
• Ensure the timely and successful delivery of our solutions according to VPs needs and objectives

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree with 3 years applicable experience
• Solid experience with CRM software
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Project management and organizational skills
• Microsoft Office Suite proficient (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
• Proven ability to juggle multiple account management projects at a time, while maintaining sharp attention to detail
• Design Skills (Adobe Creative Suite) proficient
• Pro active self-starter

Rate is an Equal Opportunity Employer that welcomes and encourages all applicants to apply regardless of age, race, sex, religion, color, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital or parental status, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy or other reason protected by law.

The company offers a comprehensive benefits program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; critical care insurance; personal accidental insurance; commuter benefits; pet insurance; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program); and other supplemental benefits (e.g. legal planning assistance; identity theft protection; pet insurance; wellness resources).

Applications are being accepted on an ongoing basis.