At Franklin Templeton, everything we do is focused on one thing – delivering better client outcomes. We do that by partnering closely with our clients, assessing their strategic needs, and identifying the solution or solutions that can meet the challenge. Over 9,500 employees working in 30 countries around the world are dedicated to servicing investment solutions for our clients in more than 155 countries. For more than 75 years our success has been a direct result of the talent, skills and persistence of our people, and we are looking for qualified candidates to join our team.

The Franklin Templeton U.S. Marketing organization is a part of U.S. Distribution and is responsible for the development and execution of marketing strategy and related deliverables / communications designed to drive flows and retain assets. The U.S. Marketing organization oversees the end-to-end client experience and works with all related functions to achieve a seamless journey for Franklin Templeton clients. Within the U.S. Marketing organization sits the Senior Retail Client Marketing Specialist, responsible for executing the marketing strategy across multiple US distribution channels, including the regional bank and independent channel.

What are the ongoing responsibilities of this position?

Partner with US client marketing channel leads to help execute against strategic marketing goals and priorities.
Help project manage firm-specific webinars, product launches, and other key initiatives along with related deliverables – this includes close communication and partnership with both internal and external contacts.
Manage content submissions to regional bank and independent partner firms for review/approval along with managing comment process and expiration for that content.
Act as a stakeholder in project planning meetings interfacing with sales management, field sales, national accounts, and client service partners to provide marketing related input and updates while also collecting and managing feedback.
Interact with sales colleagues by answering daily inquiries, which includes managing a shared team email inbox.
Execute workflow requirements to create deliverables, which includes submitting email briefs, submitting requests via our workflow system Workfront to our web, creative services, and compliance partners.
Work closely with the marketing operations team to help maintain existing content.
Partner with US client marketing colleagues to aggregate weekly updates for our internal partners into an email newsletter communication.
Create deliverables based on important guidelines including compliance-related requirements to ensure content and communications are appropriate for specific audiences.

What ideal qualifications, skills and experience would help someone to be successful?

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
3 years' experience in financial services industry, preferably in sales or marketing
Securities/FINRA licenses a plus (6, 7, 63)
An understanding of economic and financial concepts and capital markets
Creative and strategic thinking
Digital-first and resource sensitive mindset
Analytical approach to planning ensuring KPIs are established and tracked for marketing efforts
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
Proactive approach to project ownership with ability to anticipate needs.
A strong collaborator who can effectively and respectfully work with colleagues in other teams.
A self-starter with the ability to manage multiple projects/deliverables.
Strong attention to detail and demonstrated ability to meet deadlines.
Willing to constructively challenge status quo

Compensation Range: Along with base compensation, other compensation is offered such as a discretionary bonus, 401k plan, health insurance, and other perks. There are several factors taken into consideration in making compensation decisions including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. At Franklin Templeton, we apply a total reward philosophy where all aspects of compensation and benefits are taken into consideration in determining compensation. The salary, benefits and variable rewards will reflect the seniority of the position and a competitive market rate. We expect the salary for this position to range between $70,000 to $85,000.

What makes Franklin Templeton unique?

In addition to the dynamic and professional environment at Franklin Templeton, we strive to ensure that our employees have access to a competitive and valuable set of Total Rewards—the mix of both monetary and non-monetary rewards provided to you in recognition for your time, talents, efforts, and results.

Highlights Of Our Benefits Include

Three weeks paid time off the first year
Medical, dental and vision insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan with 85% company match on your pre-tax and/or Roth contributions, up to the IRS limits
Employee Stock Investment Program
Tuition Assistance Program
Purchase of company funds with no sales charge

We believe that being a good corporate citizen is good business. To us, corporate citizenship means being accountable, serving our clients, being an employer of choice, managing our environmental impact, and supporting our communities. An emphasis on corporate citizenship is embedded in our culture and values, and is an important element of how we achieve success.

We are also committed to your learning and development with resources focused around Experience, Exposure, and Education, to help you achieve your professional development goals.

Franklin Templeton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity for all applicants and existing employees and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, or gender expression, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation. We invite you to visit us at Franklin Templeton Careers to learn more about our company, career opportunities and recruitment process.

Franklin Templeton is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment. If you believe that you need an accommodation to search for, or apply for, one of our positions please send an email to accommodations@FranklinTempleton.com . In your email, please include the accommodation you are requesting and the job title and job number you are applying for. It may take up to three business days to receive a response to your request. Please note that only requests for accommodations will receive a response.

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