Marketing Manager

DGA; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

401k

PTO

Staff development allowance

Bonus program

Job summary

DGA is seeking a Marketing Manager to join our San Diego office and lead proposals, qualifications packages, and presentations for the San Diego and Orange County offices. You will be part of the firm-wide marketing team, developing high-quality marketing materials and communications.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years of marketing experience in the AEC industry, strong writing and graphics skills, and proficiency with MS Office and Adobe Creative Suite.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of marketing experience in the AEC industry or professional services.
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing/Communications or related field.
• Strong writing and graphic design skills are required.
• Familiarity with proposals, RFPs, and client communications.

Responsibilities

• Lead the project pursuit process from inception through presentation.
• Develop and produce proposals, qualifications packages, and presentations for San Diego and Orange County offices.
• Create high quality marketing materials and social media content.

Skills

Marketing experience

AEC industry knowledge

Strong writing

Graphic design

Proposals / pitches

Excellent communication

Time management

Independent work

People skills

Curiosity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing/Communications

Tools

MS Office Suite

Adobe Creative Suite

InDesign

Google Docs/Sheets/Slides

Job description

At DGA, we believe great architecture starts with great collaboration. DGA is seeking a creative
and adaptable Marketing Manager to join our San Diego office. We believe great architecture
begins with collaboration and strive to design environments that support well-being, health, and
learning. As a firm of 180+ planning, architecture, and interiors professionals, we blend art,
science, and technology to improve lives and communities.

DGA’s five California locations function as a single, collaborative team, providing seamless
service, shared expertise, and a consistent commitment to excellence across all projects. The
Marketing Manager will work closely with senior management on developing marketing
strategies for pursuits in the San Diego and the greater Los Angeles regions. You will be the
main driver responsible for the development and production of proposals, qualifications
packages, and presentations for the San Diego and Orange County offices. As a member of the
firm-wide marketing team, you will help plan and produce high-quality marketing materials and
contribute to engaging social media posts and other communications, all of which enhance the
connectedness and unity of our firm across all locations.

The candidate we seek is able to prioritize and simultaneously manage multiple pursuits. You
are a good people-person with great time management skills, and able to produce good looking
and good sounding content with little supervision.

As a marketing manager at DGA, you will:

• Manage the project pursuit process from inception through presentation.
• Ensure marketing content is well-written and graphically interesting using DGA’s
  branded templates
• Work closely with principals, office leaders, and staff to establish priorities and timelines
  for developing responses to RFP/Qs and other marketing-related matters.
• Develop and maintain marketing-related documents, including short form proposals and
  additional services requests, presentations, resumes, project cut-sheets, and project
  images
• Research and disseminate business intelligence, market developments, trends, and
  opportunities that align with DGA’s core markets.
• Develop and maintain an office marketing budget with the office lead principal
• Update firm principals and leaders on marketing-related matters in weekly staff
  meetings.
• Work with marketing staff and project managers on project photo-shoots.
• Additional marketing-related responsibilities as needed.
• While this position focuses on in-house marketing collateral and pursuits, DGA will
  support any desires for community connections provided the primary descriptions above
  are maintained

You’ll bring to DGA:

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing/Communications, English, Graphic Design or other
  design-related disciplines.
• A minimum of 7 years of marketing experience within the AEC industry or other
  professional services environment.
• Knowledge of the AEC industry in San Diego (Los Angeles region a plus)
• Familiarity with the preparation of proposals in a variety of sectors from private to Federal and higher education clients
• Strong writing and graphic skills are required.
• The ideal candidate will learn and absorb an understanding of the project scope, our required services and be able to draft letter proposals acknowledging same.
• Excellent spoken and written communication and time management skills.
• Experience with MS Office Suite and Adobe Creative Suite software is required.
• Strong hands on knowledge of InDesign, Google Docs, Google Sheets and Google Slides
• Ability to work independently and remain flexible with your time and tasks.
• Be personable, eager to win, and naturally curious.

DGA has returned to work in the office three days per week. Our San Diego office mandates
Tuesday and Thursday as in office days, the third day is your choice. This position will be
located in the San Diego office with occasional representation in the Orange County office.

DGA is a people-focused firm. When asked what makes working at DGA enjoyable, the number
one answer is the people. At DGA, you can expect great pay, excellent benefits including
medical, dental, vision, disability, 401k, PTO, and an annual staff development allowance. We
also have a very generous bonus program.

At the time of posting this job advertisement, the annual pay salary range for this position is
between $110,000 to $150,000 commensurate with qualifications

Applicants for this position must have unrestricted right to
work in the United States. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer who values
workplace diversity.