Senior Marketing Coordinator, Communications

Seattle, WA (On-site)

$90K/yr – $95K/yrSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own media relations and narrative content for an architecture practice, coordinating PR, project storytelling, awards, and events to shape external perception and drive editorial opportunities.

  • Public Relations: Manage media responses, craft releases and pitches, prep interview materials, track placements, and maintain media contacts.
  • Narrative Content Creation: Produce and organize project bios, case studies, press materials, and social content across websites and partners.
  • Events and Awards: Plan/track speaking engagements, award submissions, and event promotions with calendar discipline and asset management.

Job Description

Public Relations

  • Coordinate responses to media requests, including gathering project information, developing written and visual materials, liaising with internal teams and external PR partners, and managing timelines
  • Draft press releases and media pitch decks for editorial submissions
  • Prepare research and briefing materials for media interviews and engagements
  • Track, report, and analyze media placements, including compiling summaries and key insights
  • Maintain and update media contact lists and CRM
  • Maintain physical and digital archives of publications featuring the firm’s work
  • Assist in identifying new media opportunities, including project pitches and editorial planning

Narrative Content Creation

  • Write and edit communications copy, including project descriptions, biographies, interview content, case studies, press releases, media pitch decks, and internal and external materials
  • Coordinate with internal teams to gather and organize content inputs
  • Maintain and organize the firm’s digital library of communications assets
  • Update and manage content across online platforms, including the firm website and external project partners
  • Generate written content for social media, website, and other communications channels
  • Support the development of content for books, publications, exhibitions, video projects, internal communications, and other special initiatives

Awards

  • Track award opportunities and deadlines; maintain submission calendars and gather required project assets
  • Manage timelines and coordinate submission requirements, including drafting and editing award submission content
  • Maintain records of submissions, results, and award recognition

Events, Lectures, Juries, and Presentations

  • Provide planning and logistical support for events, lectures, juries, and presentations, including scheduling, coordination, and on-site execution as needed
  • Assist with preparation of presentation materials, including decks, talking points, promotional materials, and supporting visuals
  • Conduct research to identify new opportunities for lectures, juries, and speaking engagements
  • Track and maintain calendars and records for events, lectures, juries, and speaking engagements
  • Manage invitations, guest lists, and event communications
  • Coordinate promotion of events and speaking engagements across communications channels

Requirements

  • Education : Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Business, Journalism, English, or a related field
  • Experience : 5-8 years of relevant experience in the AEC industry (architecture, engineering and construction)
  • Digital Literacy : Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Digital Literacy : Intermediate proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator), and web/social platforms (WordPress, Instagram, LinkedIn)
  • Core Skills and Abilities : Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • Core Skills and Abilities : Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills with close attention to detail
  • Core Skills and Abilities : Interest in architecture, design, and the built environment
  • Core Skills and Abilities : Self-driven, adaptable, and solutions-focused, with a strong sense of ownership and a growth mindset
  • Core Skills and Abilities : Dependable, with the ability to follow through across multiple priorities and timelines
  • Core Skills and Abilities : Genuine investment in the team and the work, with a collaborative and constructive approach
  • Must Have:

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with media tracking tools and content management systems a plus

Benefits

  • a generous benefits package that includes 16 days of paid time off, paid holidays, health plan, 401k match, bonuses, profit-sharing plans for qualified positions, a monthly travel subsidy for public transportation, and more.
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Olson Kundig

Now in its sixth decade of practice, Olson Kundig is a collaborative design practice led by 13 principal/owners whose work includes cultural and museum projects, exhibition design, commercial and mixed-use design (including wineries and sports facilities), private and multi-family residential, hospitality projects, places of worship, interior design, product design and landscape design. With deep roots in the Pacific Northwest, the firm and its team of over 300 work with clients around the world. The firm began its creative existence in 1966 with the architect Jim Olson, whose work at that time centered on explorations of the relationship between dwellings and the landscapes in which they inhabit. Olson started the firm based on the essential ideas that buildings can serve as a bridge between nature, culture, histories, and people, and that inspiring surroundings have a positive effect on people’s lives.Among the firm’s accolades are the 2009 National AIA Architecture Firm Award (as Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects), national and regional design awards from the American Institute of Architects, Jim Olson’s 2007 Seattle Medal of Honor and Tom Kundig’s National Design Award from the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt and his Academy Award in Architecture from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.Books on the firm’s work include Tom Kundig: Complete Houses (The Monacelli Press, 2025); Tom Kundig: Working Title (Princeton Architectural Press, 2020); Jim Olson: Building • Nature • Art (Thames & Hudson, 2018); Tom Kundig: Works (Princeton Architectural Press, 2015); Jim Olson: Art and Architecture (August Editions, 2013); Tom Kundig: Houses 2 (Princeton Architectural Press, 2011); Jim Olson Houses (The Monacelli Press, 2009); and Tom Kundig: Houses (Princeton Architectural Press, originally published in 2006 and re-released in 2021).

Founded in 1966
Seattle, Washington, USA
317 employees (188 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
83.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33%
Direct
42.6%
Referral
16.2%
Social
2.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~318

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
7 (2% of company)
Median Career Experience
17 years
Median Tenure
10.6 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

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