SWA · 9 hours ago
Firmwide Marketing Manager
Sausalito, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$85K/yr - $105K/yr
5+ years expSWA is a global landscape architecture, planning, and urban design firm, and they are seeking a Firmwide Marketing Manager. This role is focused on ensuring cohesive and high-quality marketing resources across the firm's eight studios, overseeing quality control, and advising senior leadership on marketing strategies.
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Responsibilities
Lead QA/QC of firmwide marketing materials: project tearsheets, resumes, narratives, visuals, firm profiles, brochures, presentations, award submissions, and proposal “kit of parts.”
Oversee the production of the annual Projects Book for SWA’s Summer Principals’ Meeting, adjusting the overall workflow to streamline data collection at key project milestones
Manage SWA’s OpenAsset and Marketing Drive libraries, ensuring accuracy, usability, and adoption across studios
Develop and update standardized templates (brochures, firm profiles, tearsheets, interview decks, fact sheets, and more) to support consistent, high-quality pursuits
Implement firmwide protocols for file structure and nomenclature
Coordinate schedules and processes for biannual Principals’ Meetings, annual conferences, and award cycles
Partner with MarComm and Imaging teams to anticipate new marketing needs and ensure resources are in place
Advise on positioning strategies to support SWA’s evolving practice areas and research agenda
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or higher
5–7 years of experience in AEC marketing (landscape architecture, urban design/planning, architecture, or related fields), with preference for candidates with experience in larger firms
Graphic sensibility and proficiency in Adobe InDesign, with working knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator
Strong writing, editing, and content marketing skills, with the ability to position work persuasively for clients and partners
Familiarity with asset and relationship management platforms such as OpenAsset, CRM systems, and procurement/pipeline tools
Excellent organizational and time-management skills; able to manage multiple parallel deadlines across offices
Proactive, collaborative mindset and ability to guide cultural change around new systems
Benefits
Employee stock contributions
Profit sharing
Other wealth-building benefits
401(k)
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Flexible work catered to individual needs
Paid time off
Company
SWA
SWA is a long-standing, employee-owned collective of eight independent studios practicing landscape architecture, planning, and urban design.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Gerdo Aquino, FASLA
Co-CEO
Kevin Shanley
Past CEO
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