Marketing Coordinator

Smps Sf; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

FSA/HSA

401k with employer match

PTO and paid holidays

Disability insurance

Paid parental leave

Commuter benefits

Life insurance

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Perkins & Will in San Francisco is seeking a Marketing Coordinator to support growth and visibility. You will craft proposals, manage content, and collaborate with the marketing team and leadership to advance client engagement.

The role requires 1–3+ years in marketing within professional services, strong writing, and project-management skills. A hybrid work approach and comprehensive benefits accompany the position.

Qualifications

• 1-3+ years of experience in marketing, communications, or related field.
• Bachelor's degree preferred
• SMPS and LEED GA not required but helpful

Responsibilities

• Develop proposals, qualifications, packages, and client presentations.
• Coordinate proposal production to meet deadlines.
• Support strategic marketing, communications, and PR initiatives.
• Manage social media and website content updates.
• Assist coordination of events, trade shows, and speaking engagements.
• Collaborate with design teams to ensure brand consistency.
• Research market trends to inform local competitive landscape.

Skills

Marketing experience

Brand & communications

Writing skills

Project management

Interpersonal communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

SMPS

LEED GA

Job description

Join Perkins&Will and be part of a team where bold ideas and human-centered design drive purposeful innovation that shapes the future of the built environment and transforms lives.

Come join our growing team! We're looking for a Marketing Coordinator in our San Francisco location with strong communication skills and a demonstrated ability to take initiative, who's excited to make an impact in our studio.

Working closely with the Marketing Director, the marketing team members, and the studio's leadership team across our San Francisco location, you will play a key role in advancing the firm's growth and visibility. Your primary responsibilities will include developing compelling proposal submissions and supporting strategic marketing and communications initiatives that strengthen our brand, support business development, elevate public relations efforts, and foster meaningful client engagement.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of one year of experience in marketing at a professional services firm, preferably in architecture. Our new teammate will bring strong graphic design, writing, interpersonal, and communication skills, along with a track record of managing multiple projects and deadlines independently. They think strategically about marketing and use storytelling to strengthen campaigns and messaging. As a Marketing Coordinator, you will be responsible for the following:

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Contributes to the overall success of the office by adhering to firm and project goals.
• Works with corporate graphics team to maintain a standard of graphic design excellence across all efforts.
• Prepares and coordinates proposals, qualifications, packages, and presentations for prospective clients.
• Schedules and tracks production of proposals/qualifications packages to meet deadlines and assisting in production efforts.
• Participates in cross-disciplinary meetings, helping to align ideas, production, and timeline.
• Drafts, edits, organizes, and proofs various marketing collateral, including proposal content, project sheets, resumes, award submittals, brochures, media relations pieces, and interview content to ensure content is comprehensive, competitive, and client-specific, as well as in accordance with the Perkins&Will brand standards.
• Researches clients, market trends, and background information to contribute to fully understanding the local competitive landscape.
• Basic knowledge of interview team dynamics and processes
• Manages social media accounts and website content updates.
• Manages project and client data in firmwide databases.
• Participates in coordinating events, public relations efforts, advertisements, materials for trade shows, content for speaking engagements, direct mail campaigns, and award submittals.
• Begins to understand strategy behind the collateral content.
• Supports firmwide initiatives.
• Keeps open and clear communication.
• Uses storytelling to enhance marketing strategy.
• Uses a creative approach to perform tasks and responsibilities on projects in an organized, timely, and consistent way.
• Self-checks work for accuracy, omissions, and legibility.
• Proactively asks questions and expresses curiosity about the industry at large.
• Assists with coordination among teams, potential clients, and consultants.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• 1-3+ years of experience in marketing, communications, or a related field – especially in the architecture, design, or professional services industries.
• Bachelor's degree in related field preferred
• SMPS (desired not required)
• LEED GA (preferred not required)

PROFICIENCIES

• Personable and articulate
• Sharp writing and critical thinking skills
• Effective project management capabilities
• Sound understanding of marketing principles
• Understanding digital and production delivery

At Perkins&Will, we foster a culture that is diverse and inclusive and strive for pay practices that are fair, and competitive and reflect our commitment to pay equity. Our compensation decisions include but are not limited to a candidate’s qualifications including skill sets, education, experience and training, licensure and certifications credentials if applicable, and business-related factors. This practice extends to all employees, including performance considerations for merit increases, job promotions, and transfer opportunities. We additionally review our pay practices, conduct pay equity audits and ensure our managers are trained in our pay practices on an annual basis. At the time of posting this job advertisement, the annual pay range for this position is between $76,100 and $97,100 commensurate with qualifications. In addition, we provide a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees including, medical, dental, vision, FSA/HSA accounts, 401k with employer match, PTO and paid holidays, short-term and long-term disability, paid parental leave, commuter benefits, life insurance, and learning and development opportunities.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Perkins&Will has established and adopted an Equal Employment Opportunity Employment policy (“EEO”), which is part of the Company’s Human Resources Policy. The purpose of this EEO policy is to ensure that all employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis, and without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, gender reassignment, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local law. In some cases, local laws and regulations may provide greater protections than those outlined here and employees will be covered by the laws of their local jurisdiction.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision

Perkins&Will will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.