Studio-MLA seeks a Marketing & Graphics Specialist with 5+ years of professional experience to join our team in our Los Angeles office. As a key member of our marketing and new business team, the Marketing & Graphics Specialist collaborates closely with the Business Development Director, Principals, Project Managers, and President. In this fast-paced, deadline-driven role, you will work with firm leadership to create proposal materials and marketing collateral, coordinate the firm’s social media presence, assist in various writing and graphic design responsibilities, and support Studio-MLA’s overall communications goals. Our ideal candidate is engaged, positive, highly organized, detail oriented, graphically and visually skilled, adaptable, and eager to learn and teach.
Job Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To
Competitive RFP Process
Create Proposals, Qualifications Packages, And Presentations
Monitor and review RFP activity across various sources
Maintain CRM software with proposal and project data
Assist in tracking success metrics (shortlist rate, win rate, etc.) using CRM database reporting
Attend pre-proposal meetings and site walks
Participate in Proposals / GoNoGo meetings (weekly)
Keep project sheets, resumes, and bios current for proposals and website
Marketing & Communications
Implement Marketing & Communications strategy directed by others
Design booklets, boards, business cards, and other marketing collateral using renderings and graphics produced by others
Help lead Marketing/Promo meeting (bi-weekly)
Update the firm’s WordPress-based website with current content, including home page, project pages, people page, news page, etc.
Capture marketing photography as needed
Assist in preparation and writing of firm awards submissions, news page content, social media posts, and other communications
Coordinate the firm’s newsletter, eblasts, and social media with senior staff
Aid in public relations efforts with senior staff as needed
Support in-office networking events in collaboration with administrative team
Update and maintain consistency of the studio brand templates across letterhead, business cards, social media, and other marketing collateral templates
Business Development Support
Collaborate with Executive Assistant to maintain BD/Promo Calendar
Research for business development
Attendance at business development/networking events and conferences (occasional evening and weekend hours)
Brief team about upcoming local relevant events at weekly Staff meeting
Develop and maintain relationships with marketing professionals and subconsultants
Required Skills For a Successful Candidate
Minimum BA/BS degree, or equivalent
Minimum 5+ years’ professional experience in Marketing, Communications, Landscape Architecture, Architecture, or a related field (Experience as a Landscape Architect/Designer is highly desirable)
Advanced expertise in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and/or Canva, MS Office Suite, and CRM database management
Proficiency in graphic design and layout, with a strong visual aesthetic
Strong & growing understanding of the landscape architecture profession and A/E/C industry trends by following design news, social media, & publications
Organized and self-motivated, with strong proposal process experience and a passion for results
Ability to follow quality control standards easily and identify errors in own work
Capacity to work under tight deadlines, communicating progress, coordinating, and executing several efforts simultaneously
Enthusiasm for participating in business development events (occasional evening and weekend hours)
Benefits Include
Employer paid employee Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life & Accidental Insurance
PTO includes vacation, company holidays, bonus days, and sick, and other leave time
401K Safe Harbor Plan, Dependent Care, and 529 College Savings Plan, FSA Plan
Professional Development and Professional Memberships support
Salary Range: $80,000 – $95,000 commensurate with experience
Studio Culture
We are a woman-owned, minority-owned practice with a deep commitment to recruiting and retaining an outstanding and diverse team. The studio is a welcoming, collaborative, hands-on space where each of us is encouraged to create, investigate, and explore. Studio-MLA’s Los Angeles headquarters is a beautiful studio space in Boyle Heights with ample sunlight, access to an outdoor environment, in-studio events, and team outings. The firm has hybrid work environment and requires employees to be in the studio multiple days each week.
About The Firm
Studio-MLA is a 45-person design studio across two offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco. We integrate landscape architecture, urban design, and planning to create places that inspire human connection, unite communities, and restore environmental balance. “Advocacy by design” is a foundation of our practice – a powerful tool to catalyze ecological and social change with inclusivity and authenticity.
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