Growth & Creative Services Senior Specialist
Join a team where your marketing skills meet real business impact. As our Growth & Creative Services Senior Specialist, you'll be part of a collaborative culture that values great people and interesting work just as much as great results. This role offers a rare blend of marketing creativity and business development strategy, which gives you the chance to see your work directly shape client relationships and firm growth. If you're looking for a place where your contributions are visible, valued, and connected to a bigger mission, this could be your next move.
As our Growth & Creative Services Senior Specialist, you'll manage the full proposal lifecycle, oversee website content and SEO, lead social media strategy, and drive prospect research that fuels our growth pipeline. You'll partner closely with shareholders and practice leaders to translate strategy into action using tools like HubSpot and project management platforms to keep initiatives on track. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on structure and follow-through, balances independent ownership with strong team collaboration, and is energized by building trusted relationships across the firm. This is a hybrid schedule role that will report into the office each week, therefore the successful candidate will need to live in the greater Seattle area.
Essential functions of the job include but are not limited to:
Coordinate the proposal process for prospective clients — drafting content, facilitating team review cycles, editing, finalizing, and delivering materials.
Oversee website content management, ensuring pages are current, accurate, and aligned with brand standards.
Research and implement SEO improvements across content and site architecture, including keyword discovery, metadata optimization, and formatting best practices.
Manage firm social media strategy and content calendar, ensuring consistent voice and timely publication across platforms.
Proactively collaborate with practitioners and niche leaders to ensure all marketing collateral and materials are current and accurate.
Conduct prospect research to identify, profile, and prioritize potential clients.
Develop and execute inquiry prospecting strategies in coordination with niche leaders and senior practitioners, including warm leads and website inquiries.
Identify and coordinate cross-selling opportunities across service lines utilizing AI platform tool.
Research, evaluate, and manage sponsorship and donation opportunities; maintain a tracker of commitments, deadlines, and ROI metrics to inform future decisions.
Assist in development of strategic marketing and business development plans for designated niches in collaboration with niche leaders; execute tactics, track performance, and adjust approach based on data.
Leverage the HubSpot platform to manage and improve marketing functions, automate workflows, and analyze reports to measure effectiveness of campaigns and business development activity.
Track and manage the Growth and Creative Services department budget; monitor spending against plan and provide regular reporting to leadership.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in journalism or communications; or a combination of education and directly related work experience.
Experience: 3+ years of experience with marketing and/or business development. Progressively responsible experience providing marketing support to multiple constituents in a professional services setting as well as managing multiple projects simultaneously.
Pay Rate Range: $35.92 per hour minimum to $53.88 per hour maximum USD
Benefits: At Clark Nuber, we believe in supporting our employees both professionally and personally from day one. Here's what you can expect:
Comprehensive Insurance Coverage: We offer fully paid medical, dental, vision, life, short-term and long-term disability, and AD&D insurance for employees. Dependent coverage is subsidized, with all benefits starting on your first day.
Time Off & Flexibility: Enjoy 10 paid holidays, up to 5 weeks of flexible time off annually, and a sabbatical program for tenured employees—because we value work-life integration. We provide paid parental leave to support you and your family during important life moments.
Professional Growth: We’re committed to your development. We cover licensing, certifications, tuition, and association fees to help you grow your career.
Financial Wellness: Our benefits include a matching 401(k), annual profit-sharing, special performance bonuses, and on-the-spot recognition rewards.
At Clark Nuber, we foster a culture of excellence, flexibility, and continuous learning—because when you thrive, we all do.
Clark Nuber is dedicated to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strive to create an environment where employees are valued, empowered to positively support our business objectives and clients, and recognized for their individual and team contributions. We believe that building an inclusive culture is essential for all our employees to bring their authentic, whole selves to work and experience a sense of belonging and support. Our culture is to lead with respect and acceptance of difference. We expect all employees to embrace this principle and to express it in workplace interactions and through everyday practices.
Please note that transcription or recording of interviews is not permitted per Clark Nuber policy. Clark Nuber complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact CNHR@clarknuber.com.
This position is open until filled and you can apply by clicking the APPLY button and completing the online application.
Clark Nuber does not accept unsolicited candidates, resumes, or referrals from staffing agencies or third parties unless there is a signed agreement in place. Any submissions to any employee or owner of Clark Nuber without a pre-existing agreement will be considered Clark Nuber’s property and not subject to fees. For existing agreements, a role must be approved by the Human Resources department in writing and open to external search; otherwise, submittals and referrals will be considered Clark Nuber property and not subject to fees. For inquiries regarding referrals or contracts, please contact cnhr@clarknuber.com.