Marketing Coordinator

VMDO Architects seeks to hire a Marketing Coordinator to support our Marketing Team, within the broader framework of VMDO’s K-12, Higher Education, and Civic + Cultural typologies. Our ideal candidate is a seasoned, organized and collaborative marketing professional who will be based in our Charlottesville, VA office.

ABOUT US:

Located in Charlottesville, VA and Washington, DC, VMDO Architects is a lively, creative, and passionate firm committed to connecting people and place through design. VMDO enjoys success with a diverse team of 80 architects, designers, and support staff providing architectural design for a variety of educational institutions, communities, and municipalities.

ABOUT YOU:

Sitting at the center of our marketing team, you will support emerging business development pursuits, marketing activity, brand strategy and social media. You'll bring:

• Minimum of 2 years of professional experience within the Architecture / Engineering industry
• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, or Journalism
• Excellent organizational skills to handle the marketing department’s multiple assignments simultaneously
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Writing skills to craft content for marketing, social media, blogging & SEO
• Excellent knowledge of marketing fundamentals
• Good mentoring/teaching abilities and leadership/managerial skills
• A confident, collaborative spirit to engage with and receive constructive criticism from a design studio
• Strong interpersonal and cross-functional relationship skills
• Proficiency in Adobe’s Creative Suite, SharePoint, and Outlook are essential to support a collaborative work environment
• Understanding of the DC market a plus

WHAT WE'LL PROVIDE:

• Creative culture with dedicated colleagues that champion community and education focused spaces
• Purposeful and workload (Purposeful directives and defined workload)
• Competitive salary, benefits, and 401K
• Ongoing mentorship and feedback
• Investment in your professional development goals
• Equitable design discourse
• Pro-bono opportunities to give back to our communities

WHAT YOU'LL CONTRIBUTE:

• Organizational leadership of the marketing infrastructure and related staff to maintain up-to-date information and resources
• Management of qualifications, proposals, interview activities
• Oversight and delivery of collateral materials, public relations, corporate identity, special events, direct-mail programs, and market research activities
• Visibility of our firm through all social media platforms with concise, consistent and compelling content / messaging
• Work with architectural staff to develop proposal elements and narratives
• Support for business development efforts with senior leadership and Director of Client Development with research and marketing needs
• Awareness via press releases, magazine articles, direct mail, etc.
• Copywriting for RFP responses, conference abstracts, project descriptions
• Conference coordination for related speaking engagements and awards programs

HOW WE'LL COLLABORATE:

• Reports to VMDO’s Marketing leadership
• Strategic interaction and collaboration with VMDO’s Director of Client Development
• Effectively oversees the marketing deadlines and various activities
• Coordinates with various external collaborators and consultants
• Management of your own time, with organization and focus on multiple simultaneous deadlines
• Uses software platforms including Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator and Acrobat) and MS Office (Word, Excel & PowerPoint), Smartsheet or equivalent

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person