BDG Architects has an immediate need for a talented, creative, and motivated individual as a Marketing and Business Development Associate to join our team. This full-time position is located in our headquarters office in downtown Tampa, Florida. This person will provide coordination of various marketing activities and will report to the Director of Marketing.
Core Competencies
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Strong grammar, spelling, composition, and proofreading abilities.
- Skilled with creative graphic design for use with marketing collateral.
- Capacity to problem-solve independently, prioritize tasks effectively, and multi-task to balance priorities and deadlines.
- Desire to work within a highly collaborative team-based environment.
Qualifications
- Professional degree in Marketing, Journalism, English, or Communications is preferred but not required.
- Minimum of one years’ experience providing professional marketing services preferred.
- Experience in marketing for architecture, engineering, or construction firms is highly favored but not required.
- Experience working in Canva is preferred
- Experience working in Mail Chimp is a plus
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Teams.
- Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat. Knowledge of Adobe Rush and Premier Pro or other video editing software is a plus.
- Targeted Project Marketing
Responsibilities
- Research procurement avenues for potential project leads. Organize for review of submission guidelines and schedules with the Marketing Director and Studio Leads.
- Assist in coordinating and producing qualification packages, fee proposals, presentations, boards, leave-behinds, and other marketing collateral for targeted client development efforts and building brand awareness.
- Marketing/Branding Content
- Produce content for social media platforms including Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
- Develop a content calendar to coordinate distribution across platforms.
- Measure and report activity
- Create video content.
- Building storyboard, participating with video production and editing
- Website
- Work with Marketing Team and website host on website design
- Coordinate with the website host to update project information, personnel, and news features.
- Produce content for social media platforms including Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
- Public Relations and Community Outreach
- Serve as a point of contact for representatives of marketing-related products and services (e.g., photographers, consultants, publishers).
- Aid in scheduling and organizing company and industry events and volunteer efforts
- Attend events as necessary.
- Awards, Publications, and Press Releases
- Coordinate projects for award submittals, design submissions and publicize winning projects.
- Coordinate efforts to feature the firm in local, regional, national, and trade publications.
- Assist with the development of press releases regarding the firm’s activities and personnel.
- Information Management and Production
- Assist with compiling and maintaining the firm’s information databases to track Business Development Activity, Events, and Submissions.
- Assist with writing, proofing, printing, binding, packaging, and submitting qualification packages, proposals and contracts.
BDG Architects offers a comprehensive benefit package including options for health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, short and long-term disability insurance, the ability to participate in a 401K program and paid parking. We also offer paid holidays and paid personal time off. Located in the heart of Downtown Tampa, our office is walkable to museums, Curtis Hixon Park, the Riverwalk, Straz Performing Arts Center and many unique restaurants, parks and activities. Additionally, car detailing, dry cleaning and a complimentary fitness center are among the amenities available to employees at our building. Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest and a resume via resumes@bdgllp.com . Please, no phone calls.