ABOUT SGPA:
SGPA Architecture and Planning is a leading architectural firm with offices in San Diego, San Luis Obispo and San Francisco. For over 50 years, we’ve become specialists in a variety of project types, including education, civic, residential, retail, senior living, wellness, and master planning.
At SGPA, we enrich life through design by creating memorable places that promote human connection and well-being. Through collaboration, building on our expertise, and empowering our employees, we strive to find thoughtful design solutions that meet our clients’ goals and bring new vitality to our neighborhoods and communities.
SUMMARY OF POSITION:
We are looking for an experienced full-time Proposal and Marketing Coordinator (PC) in San Diego to grow with our firm, leading the development of high-quality proposals and supporting firmwide marketing initiatives. This position will support the Marketing department, Principals, and Studio Leaders. The PC will work in close collaboration with our Director of Business Development and other PC’s to ensure consistency and quality of marketing efforts.
The ideal candidate will bring a strong level of written and graphic skills, strong working knowledge with Adobe Creative Suite (with an emphasis on InDesign), insight and passion for project pursuits and marketing of architectural services.
The PC is primarily responsible for leading the development of proposals (RFPs, RFQs, and similar) and supporting firmwide marketing initiatives, including event coordination, content creation, and brand management.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead and assist in the creation and production of proposals, statements of qualifications, presentations, brochures, and additional marketing materials primarily using Adobe InDesign, along with other programs (primarily within the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite). (Estimated to be 80% of time)
- Composing, editing, and maintenance of marketing collateral including cover letters, project descriptions, imagery, and data, , quarterly marketing reports, social media and brand management.
- Assist Studio Leaders in seeking out and tracking upcoming projects for new business opportunities: Add and update leads in Ajera, OneNote, CRM software or equivalent database.
- Assist in coordinating internal meetings and external marketing events.
- Attend weekly internal marketing and business development meetings and assist with follow-ups.
- Assist Studio Leaders / Director of Business Development with content creation and implementation on website and social media platforms (LinkedIn, Instagram, Blog).
- Copywriting for quarterly marketing reports and coordination of all other quarterly reports (Design, Operations, Finance)
- Develop compelling “storytelling” content for award submittals, digital and print articles, presentations and interviews, etc.
Act as liaison with media contacts, photographers, and subconsultant firms.
- Updating budget in Excel and tracking of strategic marketing goals based on Strategic Marketing Plan prepared by Director of BD
- Support updates to Strategic Marketing Plan prepared by Director of BD.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Fluent in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop) with a strong eye for graphic design.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, OneNote, SharePoint Lists, and PowerPoint), and data entry/management.
- 2-4 years of related professional experience (Experience within the AEC industry with RFQ/P process a plus).
- Bachelor’s degree in architecture, graphic design, marketing, or communications is preferred (or equivalent work experience).
- Creative background with a passion for modern style, clean aesthetic, and latest design trends.
- Ability to work well within a team of architects and industry professionals.
- Experienced with social media and website content creation, development and maintenance.
- Comfortable working with a dynamic team. Ideal candidate possesses strong communication skills, responsive manner, highly-organized, detail-oriented, collaborative, and a problem-solver.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment. Candidates should be capable of overseeing and prioritizing multiple proposals with sometimes conflicting and overlapping deadlines.
- A passion for the architecture profession.
Our Office Culture
We are proud to support our team’s work-life balance by offering flexible and remote work hours. Our unique office schedule of 7:30am to 5:30pm Monday to Thursday allows you to enjoy longer weekends, as the office closes at 11:30am every Friday. SGPA values the mental and physical health of our teams and discourages staff from working over 40 hours a week.
Professional Development
SGPA offers a Mentorship Program, an Associates Program, SGPA Academy, and ARE Study Groups to promote staff growth and professional development. SGPA recognizes the contributions of our current and future leaders through appointment to the Associates Program. Associates who perform successfully can grow to Senior Associate, Associate Principal, and Principal. The purpose of the Associate’ program is to lead the charge for the betterment and growth within SGPA. Associates are expected to continually drive change, inspire new ideas, and improve processes within the firm.
Additional Benefits of joining our team
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including 401k, medical, dental, paid vacation, group life insurance, paid family leave, disability, flexible spending options and annual holiday time off. Capable and enthusiastic job performance will be rewarded with opportunity and responsibility.
SGPA Hires for Careers not Projects:
SGPA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and recognizes that our talented team members are our best resource. We value diversity in backgrounds and in experiences to cultivate a team that can achieve our mission of Enriching Life Through Design. We fully support the career growth and professional goals of our team, and our preference is always to promote from within. Leadership opportunities are available on an equitable performance basis and firm leadership are dedicated to cultivating talent through mentorship, training, and hands on experience.
Please submit cover letter, resume, and web link to your portfolio (less than 10MB total) in PDF format to SGPA Human Resources at [email protected]. Salary Range for the Proposal and Marketing Coordinator position is $75,000 – $90,000. For more information or other career opportunities, please visit https://sgpa.com/careers. No phone calls, please.
