Senior Marketing Lead for Architecture & Design Proposals

Carrierjohnson; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Carrier Johnson + Culture (CJ+C) seeks a Senior Marketing Coordinator to lead proposals, qualifications packages, presentations, and marketing communications across multiple market sectors. You will translate project ideas and firm expertise into clear, strategic materials that elevate visibility and impact, in collaboration with leadership and project teams.

You will manage pursuit content, schedules, and production workflows, supporting interview strategy and brand storytelling while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, Graphic Design, Architecture, Interior Design, or related field.
• 5–8+ years of marketing experience within architecture, interior design, engineering, or related professional services industries.
• Strong experience leading proposals, interview presentations, and complex pursuit deliverables.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, and presentation development tools required.
• Experience with CRM and proposal management platforms preferred.
• Strong graphic, written, verbal, and organizational communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities in a fast-paced studio environment.
• Strong design sensibility and understanding of the architecture and interior design industry.
• Experience supporting higher education, civic, healthcare, workplace, or mixed-use pursuits preferred.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to maintain quality and consistency across multiple concurrent efforts.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively across interdisciplinary teams and leadership groups

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation and coordination of RFQs, RFPs, proposals, qualifications packages, and interview presentations across multiple market sectors.
• Collaborate closely with the Director of Marketing, design leadership, and firm leadership to support strategic pursuits and business development initiatives
• Develop compelling pursuit narratives tailored to specific clients, project opportunities, and strategic pursuits.
• Coordinate closely with principals, project teams, consultants, and business development leaders to gather and organize pursuit content.
• Manage pursuit schedules, deadlines, compliance requirements, and production workflows from kickoff through final submission.
• Support interview strategy, presentation development, and rehearsal coordination for shortlisted pursuits.
• Maintain and curate project sheets, resumes, imagery libraries, marketing collateral, and proposal assets.
• Contribute to award submissions, thought leadership initiatives, social media content, and external communications efforts.
• Support integrated storytelling that reflects both architectural and interior design perspectives across the firm's work.
• Collaborate with studio leadership to strengthen positioning across higher education, civic, workplace, hospitality, multifamily, mixed-use, and commercial sectors.
• Coordinate with photographers, graphic consultants, and external vendors to support brand and marketing initiatives.
• Assist in maintaining CRM systems, marketing databases, and pursuit tracking tools.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of marketing workflows, templates, standards, and production processes.
• Help maintain consistency, clarity, and quality across all outward-facing communications and materials.

Skills

Proposal leadership

Marketing communications

Strong communication

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Microsoft Office

Job description

Carrier Johnson + Culture (CJ+C) seeks a Senior Marketing Coordinator to lead proposals, qualifications packages, presentations, and marketing communications across multiple market sectors. You will translate project ideas and firm expertise into clear, strategic materials that elevate visibility and impact, in collaboration with leadership and project teams.

You will manage pursuit content, schedules, and production workflows, supporting interview strategy and brand storytelling while