--- title: Associate, Marketing Communications at JLL description: JLL is hiring for the Associate, Marketing Communications role in Chicago, IL. Pays $80K–$85K per year. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/associate-marketing-communications-at-jll-01a0efd0-acf8-7171-8bf8-268cdefc561a date: 2026-09-30T01:15:20Z og_description: Join JLL as Associate, Marketing Communications in Chicago, IL. Pays $80K–$85K per year. Full-time, on-site role. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/1arwrv.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | [JLL](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/jll?utm_source=ai_markdown) | | **Location** | Chicago, IL | | **Salary** | $80K/yr - $85K/yr | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Sep 29, 2026 | ## Description # Associate, Marketing and Communications - LaSalle Investment Management ## Location: Chicago, IL – Onsite ## What this job involves: The Associate, Marketing and Communications, serves as a strategic operational partner to LaSalle's Americas marketing team, driving the planning, execution, and delivery of integrated marketing and communications initiatives that elevate our market positioning and fuel commercial growth across the region. In this dynamic role, you'll gain comprehensive exposure to the full spectrum of marketing and communications—from flagship investor events and industry engagement to content development, stakeholder communications, and digital activation. You'll collaborate across functions with marketing, investor relations, product teams, and senior leadership to ensure seamless execution of regional marketing priorities. This is a highly visible opportunity to play an instrumental role in strengthening LaSalle's platform to market with consistency and impact, while building valuable skills in a fast-paced, sophisticated institutional investment environment. ## What your day-to-day will look like: - Lead the planning, coordination, and on-site execution of LaSalle's flagship annual investor event and regional events calendar, managing all logistical, creative, and stakeholder engagement touchpoints while coordinating vendor relationships and post-event follow-up to ensure flawless delivery. - Partner with the Content Lead to develop, draft, and review marketing materials across digital and offline channels—including web content, email campaigns, social media assets, and printed collateral—ensuring alignment with messaging frameworks, brand guidelines, and regulatory requirements. - Manage compliance tracking and approval workflows for all marketing materials, coordinating timely sign-offs and ensuring adherence to regulatory standards before distribution or publication. - Draft and schedule social media content across LaSalle's platforms (primarily LinkedIn) to amplify regional presence, events, thought leadership, research insights, and press coverage, while monitoring performance metrics and optimizing engagement strategies. - Coordinate public relations activities in partnership with external agencies, supporting media interview preparation, spokesperson positioning, press coverage amplification, and internal communications that align teams around regional priorities and market narratives. - Leverage enterprise technology platforms including AI tools (JLL GPT, Claude), project management systems (WorkFront), and marketing technology solutions to enhance efficiency, quality, and scalability across content creation, workflow optimization, execution tracking, and reporting. - Support advocacy efforts that enable internal stakeholders to represent the Americas market consistently and confidently, ensuring messaging coherence across all communications touchpoints. ## Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Business, or related field. - 3+ years of relevant professional experience in marketing and communications, preferably within financial services, real estate, or institutional investment environments. - Strong project management and organizational capabilities with demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex initiatives simultaneously while maintaining quality, attention to detail, and adherence to deadlines. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with proven ability to craft clear, persuasive, and audience-focused content across diverse formats and channels including digital, print, and social media. - Proficiency with digital marketing tools, content management systems, social media platforms (particularly LinkedIn), and strong aptitude for learning and adopting new marketing technologies and AI-powered workflow tools. ## Preferred Qualifications: - Experience with event planning and execution, including logistics coordination, vendor management, and stakeholder engagement for corporate or industry events. - Familiarity with compliance and regulatory approval processes for marketing materials in regulated industries such as financial services or investment management. - Understanding of brand messaging, tone of voice, and editorial standards with ability to ensure consistency across all content and communications touchpoints. - Experience using project management platforms (such as WorkFront or similar enterprise systems) and AI-powered tools to streamline workflows and improve content quality and operational efficiency. - Knowledge of public relations practices, media relations, and spokesperson support, including experience working with external PR agencies. - Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning and professional development, staying current with emerging marketing trends, technologies, and industry best practices. - Interest in or knowledge of commercial real estate, institutional investment, or asset management industries. ## What LaSalle Offers: A comprehensive benefits package designed to support employees' well-being and work-life balance, including the following (all benefits subject to hired employees meeting requirements for eligibility): - Health benefits include medical, dental, vision, mental health support, and additional ancillary insurance plans. - Generous paid time off, including paid company holidays. Additional benefits include paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability, as well as other care and wellness programs. - Financial wellness is supported through a 401(k) plan with a company match, flexible spending accounts, or a health savings account. - Wealth-building opportunity through participation in LaSalle's employee co-investment program across LaSalle's range of products, inclusive of attractive employer-provided financing. Employee co-invest is subject to eligibility and products that are open for investment. This role is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus subject to the terms and conditions of the LaSalle Bonus Program. **US Jobs Only:** This position does not provide visa sponsorship. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. **Expected compensation for this position:** 80,000.00 – 85,000.00 USD per year *Final compensation packages are determined by various considerations including but not limited to candidate qualifications, location, market conditions, and internal considerations.* **Location:** On-site –Chicago, IL **Opening Type:** Replacement At LaSalle, we harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to efficiently accelerate meaningful connections between candidates and opportunities. Using AI capabilities, we analyze your application for relevant skills, experiences, and qualifications to generate valuable insights about how your unique profile aligns with the specific requirements of the role you're pursuing. ***JLL Privacy Notice*** Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading global provider of real estate and investment management services. We take our responsibility to protect the personal information provided to us seriously. Generally the personal information we collect from you are for the purposes of processing in connection with JLL’s recruitment process. We endeavour to keep your personal information secure with appropriate level of security and keep for as long as we need it for legitimate business or legal reasons. We will then delete it safely and securely. For more information about how JLL processes your personal data, please view our [Candidate Privacy Statement](https://www.us.jll.com/en/careers/candidate-privacy-statement). For additional details please see our career site pages for each country. Jones Lang LaSalle (“JLL”) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process – including the online application and/or overall selection process – you may email us at . This email is only to request an accommodation. Please direct any other general recruiting inquiries to our [Contact Us](https://www.us.jll.com/en/contact-us) page > I want to work for JLL. For candidates in the United States, please see a fully copy of our Equal Employment Opportunity policy [here](https://www.us.jll.com/en/careers/disclaimers). Pursuant to the Arizona Civil Rights Act, criminal convictions are not an absolute bar to employment. Pursuant to Illinois Law, applicants are not obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest. Pursuant to Columbia, SC ordinance, this position is subject to a background check for any convictions directly related to its duties and responsibilities. Only job-related convictions will be considered and will not automatically disqualify the candidate. **California Residents only** If you are a California resident as defined in the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) please view our [Supplemental Privacy Statement](https://www.us.jll.com/content/dam/jll-com/documents/pdf/other/california-addendum.pdf) which describes your rights and disclosures about your personal information. If you are viewing this on a mobile device you may want to view the CCPA version on a larger device. Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, JLL will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with Criminal Histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. ## Skills - Regulatory Compliance - Digital Marketing - Project Management - Stakeholder Engagement - Balance Sheet - Stakeholder Management - Commercial Real Estate - Content Management - Calendar Management - Content Creation - Performance Measurement - Event Planning - Investment Management - Process Optimization - Planning - Deployment Strategy - Financing - Artificial Intelligence - Social Media Content Creation - Brand Messaging - Vendor Management - LinkedIn - GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) - Media Relations - Scalability - Brand Guidelines - Editorial Standards - Tone of Voice - Journalism - Social Media - Financial Services - Continuous Learning - Internal Communications - Email Marketing - Thought Leadership - Regulatory Affairs - Coordinating - Asset Management - Adobe Workfront - Claude (Ai Model) - Attention to Detail - Marketing Technology (MarTech) - Public Relations - Logistics Coordination - Communication ## Benefits - Professional Development - Mental Health - Health and Wellness Programs - Health Insurance - Dental Insurance - Vision Insurance - Disability Insurance - Parental Leave - Paid Time Off (Pto) - 401(k) Plans - Bonuses/Stipends - Tax-Advantaged Accounts ## How to Apply [Apply for this position](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/associate-marketing-communications-at-jll-01a0efd0-acf8-7171-8bf8-268cdefc561a?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Related - [More jobs at JLL](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/jll?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown)