Marketing and Business Development Coordinator

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Job description

The Marketing and Business Development Coordinator is a key member of BLDD Architects' Marketing and Business Development team that produces, organizes, and develops internal and external branded communications. Our M/BD team is a small but highly skilled team of professionals. We promote and communicate to staff, clients, and the public the efforts, aspirations, and outcomes of the architecture and design team, with the ultimate goals of generating new business and client care.

This new team member will learn from the best and be challenged to communicate and deliver world-class stories supporting, celebrating, and promoting the firm to current and prospective clients. BLDD has a unique voice and approach in a field that is hard to differentiate. This team member will tell our story in the digital and print world as well as the day-to-day communications that are part and parcel of our firm's work.

We value hard-working, creative, and supportive team members that are looking for a rewarding and challenging career in a professional environment. Our teams are independent, and the culture is fun and relaxed. We promote a hybrid, flexible working environment, and value self-motivated, intelligent, and driven individuals in all positions.

Our firm is a growing firm of over 50 professionals that create and deliver the most innovative educational, religious, and senior living facilities in the nation. We have experienced sustained and dramatic growth over the past 5 years and need more passionate professionals to meet the demands and possibilities now and in the future. Despite being over 90 years old as a firm, we have the dexterity and energy of a startup.

BLDD Architects is an EOE.

Responsibilities:

• Social media posts and management
• Website updates
• Coordination of marketing activities including photoshoots, trade shows, email blasts, and other initiatives as needed.
• Manage contact lists for business development and branding communications
• Research potential opportunities in order to gain market intelligence
• Coordinate with partners and vendors to gather information for RFPs & RFQs
• Create and distribute internal communications for monthly updates

Qualifications

• A strong collaborator with outstanding communication skills
• Great work ethic, energetic and positive attitude
• Attention to detail, with great organizational skills
• Proficient in Office Suite. Skills in Adobe Creative Cloud a plus, but not necessary
• Marketing or digital communications degree preferred
• Willingness to learn and desire to contribute to team's success
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities and meet deadlines

Benefits

• Hybrid working environment (home base office in Decatur, IL)
• Health insurance (optional vision and dental)
• 401k plus match
• ​Profit-sharing
• Life insurance and short term disability
• Professional licensure fees covered by the firm
• Flex-time and paid time off
• Salary Range commensurate with experience