Marketing Coordinator

David Baker Architects•Oakland, CA

7h•$85,000 - $100,000•Onsite

About The Position

David Baker Architects is a nationally known, locally focused architecture and urban design firm. As leaders in affordable housing and innovative sustainable design, we pursue projects that have the power to build, transform, and reflect the character and strength of a community. Our collaborative team is committed to leading with expertise, curiosity, tenacity, pragmatism, and joy. DBA is a JUST-certified organization and B Corp and is committed to equity and social justice both in our practice and our workplace culture. We are headquartered in San Francisco, with an office and fabrication shop in Oakland, California, and an office in Birmingham, Alabama. We are seeking a candidate for a full-time Marketing Coordinator to join the Communications Team. The ideal candidate is proactive, curious, and enthusiastic about our work and comes with relevant experience in the AEC industry. This role is a collaborative, hands-on contributor across an array of Marketing and Communications activities, with a primary focus on tracking marketing needs and opportunities, and coordinating the execution of various outputs and events. This is a full-time role based in the San Francisco Bay Area. We are a flexible, collaborative firm, and our staff works in-office Monday through Thursday (Friday optional). You must be based in the San Francisco Bay Area and available to work onsite in San Francisco/Oakland and attend local events.

Requirements

3-5 years related professional experience in marketing and communications
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience
Highly organized and proactive, with strong executive function, ability to take ownership of projects, and follow through
Proficiency with Adobe InDesign (minimum 1-year professional or academic experience; ability to work within templates and make quick, basic graphic decisions)
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
Interest and curiosity about architecture, housing, and community design
Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, able to work on location (offices and event sites)
Schedule flexibility for occasional evening events
Strong professional references

Nice To Haves

Formal training in communications, marketing, journalism, graphic design, and/or advertising
Experience in the A/E/C industry
Comfort and ability to write clearly in a professional voice; copyediting and proofreading skills
Comfort and ability with smartphone photography and video; knowledge of best practices in documentation for social media

Responsibilities

Serve as project manager for the Communications Department, proactively tracking and advancing content and collateral development and events
Facilitate transition to a new task management platform
Maintain the task tracking platform and calendar
Coordinate content development needs for marketing assets, firm qualifications, award submissions, newsletter, and social content, with the input and collaboration of design staff
Maintain an updated library of marketing collateral assets (brochures, resumes, etc.)
Execute internal and external marketing-related communications (announcements, slide decks, etc.)
Manage the execution of social media efforts with an external social media consultant
Comfortably work within established InDesign templates to create or update documents requiring basic layout (awards submissions, press kits, proposals)
Build out website content, working within the CMS (content management system)
Track and meet website content management needs
Lead logistics and documentation needs for firm events in the Bay Area, participating directly as needed (in coordination with Operations Manager) (eg, DBA-hosted local industry events, tours, speaking engagements, public happy hours, firm retreats, staff site visits).
Document firm events, culture, and buildings for social media use (in coordination with the consultant)
Help plan and participate on-site in professional photography of completed buildings.

Benefits

11 paid holidays
15 days of annual PTO, increasing after 5 and 10 years
Competitive medical, dental, and vision—employee care is 100% covered by DBA
Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Subscription to Modern Health, which includes 12 therapy sessions and 12 virtual coaching sessions/year
Bike-share and car-share memberships
Commuter benefits
Office well-being: weekly culture lunches, healthy snacks, and an annual staff retreat
Parental Leave (in conjunction with state, local or firm benefits programs):
Birthing parents may take up to 22 weeks of 100% paid leave
Non-birthing parents may take up to 12 weeks of 100% paid leave
School Visitation Leave
Bereavement Leave
401(k) program
Profit-sharing plan
Mentorship opportunities
Learning and development stipend of $1000 annually
Reimbursement for Licensure and Certifications
Opportunity to attend design conferences annually