Resources Marketing Assistant

HDR; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

Paid time off

Parental leave

Retirement plan with employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Employee referral bonus

Job summary

HDR is seeking a Marketing Assistant in Irvine, CA to support the West Region marketing team with proposal development for power, solid waste, and industrial sectors. You will help create persuasive documents and interview materials, showcasing HDR's engineering capabilities.

You will provide administrative support, manage data and content, and assist client development teams with planning, research, and data management. HDR offers strong benefits and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated self-starter with the ability to complete projects with limited oversight.
• Experience engaging with others in-person and in cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Assist marketing team members in preparing and developing proposals, rosters, qualifications, brochures, and presentations.
• Provide administrative support including data entry, note taking, document assembly, and file organization.
• Support client development teams with marketing activity planning, research, and data management.
• Maintain marketing database with resumes, project descriptions, and photography.
• Distribute marketing information, RFPs, proposals, and bids.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Adobe InDesign

Written communication

Self-starter

Teamwork

In-person engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

Watch Our Story: https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story

Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.

At HDR, our employee‑ownership model shapes everything we do, including how we support and care for our people. Our diverse service lines, including Water, Architecture, Building Engineering Services, Field Services, Power, Waste, Industrial, and Transportation reflect our commitment to shaping resilient, sustainable, and forward‑thinking communities around the world. Across these disciplines, our teams design and deliver solutions that safeguard public health, enhance quality of life, power innovation, and drive responsible growth. Whether advancing clean water, creating healing and learning environments, engineering next‑generation facilities, or building the infrastructure that moves people and energy, our work is rooted in technical excellence and a shared sense of purpose. Our employee‑owners collaborate across specialties, combining creativity, precision, and deep expertise to solve the most complex challenges facing our clients and communities.

We are seeking a dedicated and dynamic marketer to join our West Region marketing team. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in proposal development to support our growth in Southern California focusing on our power, solid waste, and industrial market sectors. You will assist in developing persuasive proposal documents and interview materials, showcasing our engineering capabilities and experience with impactful messaging. You will also assist in the development of client plans that drive market expansion and revenue growth.

The ideal candidate is someone who embodies the qualities of ownership, professionalism, leadership, responsiveness, adaptability, a passion for continuous improvement, with a deep appreciation for teamwork. If you take pride in your responsibilities, uphold the highest standards of professionalism, and are detail oriented, then this is the role for you.

Who You Are:

• You are a forward-thinking person who is comfortable working on multi-disciplinary teams, often in a virtual setting.
• You are not afraid of leading and facilitating discussions.
• You are a good writer, skilled at defining and articulating a message and organizing content visually.
• You are exceptionally organized, with an almost obsessive attention to detail, and highly driven with the ability to balancing multiple concurrent assignments while maintaining quality and meeting deadlines.
• You are a lifelong learner who embraces new ways and contributes to process improvements.

In the role of Marketing Assistant, we'll count on you to:

• Assist members of the marketing team in the preparation and development of proposals, rosters, qualifications, brochures, and presentations.
• Provide administrative support for the marketing team, including data entry, note taking, technical editing, document assembly, production coordination, proposal delivery, and electronic file organization.
• Support client development teams with marketing activity planning, research, and data management.
• Maintain our marketing database, including resumes, project descriptions, and photography.
• Conduct research and distribute marketing information, including requests for qualifications, proposals, and bids.
• Coordinate conference attendance or sponsorship and other events.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant marketing or A/E/C industry experience
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud applications, including InDesign
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated "self-starter" with a history of completing projects with limited oversight
• Ability and desire to engage with others in-person

Required Qualifications

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint

What We Believe

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment

As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.

We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement.

The expected compensation range for this position is $52,000 - $74,000 and depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. (Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. Temporary and part-time roles eligible for limited benefits.) Primary Location: United States-California-Irvine Other Locations: United States-California-Los Angeles, United States-California-San Diego Industry: Power Schedule: Full-time Employee Status: Regular BusinessClass: Marketing and Admin Job Posting: Sep 22, 2026

We are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer (https://www.hdrinc.com/equal-employment-opportunity-employer). We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.