Marketing Associate and Events Coordinator

Join the Catalyst Funding Team as Marketing Associate and Event Planning Coordinator!

Are you ready to take your marketing career to the next level with an innovative, high-growth company in the real estate investment space? If you're a driven marketer who excels in strategy, partnership development, event management, and marketing content creation - we want to hear from you.

Why Catalyst Funding?

At Catalyst, we don't just offer loans — we empower real estate investors to build their financial futures. You'll play a pivotal role in elevating the Catalyst brand and building strong relationships within the real estate investment community.

• Proven Reputation: With a 5-star rating on Google and Facebook, Catalyst Funding is a respected name in the real estate investment industry.
• Powerful Marketing Tools: Leverage a world-class CRM, automated workflows, SMS campaigns, and cutting-edge tools.
• Team Growth & Support: With a focus on education and growth, we promote from within and provide robust resources and training to help you succeed.
• Performance Based Bonus Compensation: Opportunity to greatly increase income with bottom line performance.

What You'll Do

You'll be responsible for overseeing all marketing, organizing Catalyst major events, sponsorships, and fostering strategic partnerships. You will report directly to the CEO. This will be a highly responsible full-time role. Some travel required.

• Catalyst VIP Mixer for Real Estate Investors:
  • Event Coordination & Execution: Oversee the planning, coordination, and execution of our exclusive VIP Mixers, where high-level real estate investors gather to network and learn. This includes managing event logistics, travel, and venue selection to ensure a premium experience. You will be the owner and responsible party for major events and sponsorships.
  • Recruiting Paid Sponsors: Recruit sponsors from relevant industries to underwrite the costs of these exclusive events. You'll identify potential sponsors, negotiate deals, and secure sponsorships that benefit both Catalyst and our event partners. The objective is to ensure minimal costs for Catalyst through sponsorships.
  • Event Marketing & Follow-Up: Market the mixers to target audiences, ensuring strong attendance. After the event, follow up with attendees to nurture relationships, gather feedback, and convert leads into clients.
• Strategic Event Management:
  • Locate and attend and potentially sponsor other high ROI events: We are looking for a marketing face to get out into the community along with our salespeople. Minimum 4 per month - 1 requiring overnight travel to Dallas or San Antonio with expenses paid.
• Marketing Content Creation & Engagement:
  • Daily Reels Production: Create and post 2 engaging, educational content focused social media reels daily, 1 blog weekly, every other day emails, and weekly text campaigns.
  • Video Recording & Editing: Record videos to promote events, loan officer achievements, market insights, and company updates.
  • Content Strategy: Plan and create marketing any highlights, loan officer promotions, real estate news, and updates on industry trends. Your responsibility is driving engagement, buzz and leads!
  • Webinar Hosting and Highlights: After each Real Estate Market Update Webinar, create and share snippets on social media that highlight key insights and valuable takeaways.
• Performance & Reporting:
  • Analyze marketing performance across marketing and events. Present return on investment results once monthly in face-to-face marketing meeting. Provide suggested alterations to strategy based on real data.

Why You’ll Love Working at Catalyst:

• Limitless Potential: Your creativity and strategy will directly impact the company’s growth and presence in the real estate space.
• Creative Freedom: We believe in giving you the freedom to innovate, experiment, and execute your ideas to drive results.
• Growth Opportunities: Catalyst is growing fast, and we love promoting from within. Your efforts will be recognized and rewarded as we expand.
• Hustle and Hard work: At Catalyst, we are passionate about our careers and want others who value hustle and hard work.
• Results orientation: We focus on achievement and reward those who produce results while remaining customer focused and highly ethical.

Requirements:

• Marketing Experience: Proven success in marketing, ideally within the mortgage or real estate investment space, but other comparable spaces are possible. Experience leading events, social media, PPC, SEO, email and text marketing campaigns, and generating leads.
• Event Management Expertise: Experience coordinating and running high-profile events like mixers and expos. Maximizing buzz around the event, attendance, a true VIP experience and minimizing costs to Catalyst are the keys.
• Sponsorship Experience: Ability to identify, negotiate, and secure sponsorships for events, driving revenue while creating mutually beneficial partnerships.
• Real Estate Knowledge: Understanding of the real estate investment industry is preferred but not required.

Job Type:

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $45,000.00 - $57,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Events Management (logistics & budgeting): 2 years (Preferred)
• Marketing: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location:

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Houston, TX 77057