Perkins&Will is seeking a Bids & Proposals Marketing Specialist to support the studio's pursuits and business development activities across Singapore and the broader Asia region.
This role is primarily responsible for coordinating and producing high-quality proposals, qualifications packages and client presentations that support the pursuit of new business opportunities. Working closely with studio leadership, architects, designers and experts, the successful candidate will manage multiple pursuits simultaneously, ensuring submissions are compelling, compliant, client-focused, and delivered on schedule.
The ideal candidate has 3-5 years of experience supporting pursuits, bids, and proposals within the architecture, engineering, construction (AEC), design, or professional services industries. This is a pursuit-focused role and is best suited for candidates with experience in proposal management, business development support, and client-facing marketing materials.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and manage the preparation of proposals, RFQs, RFPs, EOIs, qualifications packages,and presentations for prospective clients.
- Schedules and tracks production of proposals/qualifications packages to meet deadlines and assisting in production efforts.
- Drafts, edits, organizes, and proofs various marketing collateral, including proposal content, project sheets, resumes, award submittals, brochures, media relations pieces, and interview content to ensure content is comprehensive, competitive, and client-specific, as well as in accordance with the Perkins&Will brand standards.
- Research clients, market trends, and background information to contribute to fully understanding the local competitive landscape.
- Supporting media-related efforts: preparing media packages, developing and updating website content, and developing and distributing direct mail campaigns.
- Participates in coordinating events, public relations efforts, advertisements, content for speaking engagements and award submittals.
- Uses a creative approach to perform tasks and responsibilities on projects in an organized, timely, and consistent way.
- Self-checks work for accuracy, omissions, and legibility.
- Support day-to-day studio coordination to ensure smooth workflow, including managing vendors for repairs, maintenance, and supply orders, as well as assisting with other administrative tasks as needed.
- Provides support to the Office Manager or Talent Manager for special projects as needed.
Proficiencies:
- Have strong graphic, written, research, and verbal communication skills
- Be highly organized and detail oriented
- Be a creative and strategic thinker with an ability to prioritize and problem solve
- Work collaboratively, independently, and under pressure
Software Skills:
- Adobe Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.)
- Open Asset
- Microsoft Suite (Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
Years of Experience: 3~5 years (Proven experience supporting proposals and pursuits within AEC or relevant professional services organizations.)
Licensure/Certifications/Education:
- Bachelor's degree in architecture, Marketing, Graphic Design, Communications, Journalism, or related field
Qualified candidates should upload a resume and a professional writing sample (e.g. proposal template, client communication piece, etc.) to this job posting.
We thank all interested candidates but due to the volume of applications we receive, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Skills Required
- 3–5 years of experience supporting proposals, bids, and pursuits within AEC or relevant professional services organizations
- Bachelor’s degree in architecture, marketing, graphic design, communications, journalism, or a related field
- Experience in proposal management, business development support, and client-facing marketing materials
- Strong graphic, written, research, and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational and detail-orientation skills
- Ability to think creatively and strategically, prioritize, and solve problems
- Ability to work collaboratively, independently, and under pressure
- Proficiency with Adobe Suite, including InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator
- Proficiency with Open Asset
- Proficiency with Microsoft Suite, including Word and PowerPoint
- Professional writing sample
Perkins&Will Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Perkins&Will and has not been reviewed or approved by Perkins&Will.
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Inclusive Benefits Coverage — Inclusive health benefits extend to same-sex spouses and domestic partners and include coverage for gender confirmation surgery, reinforced by repeated external recognition for LGBTQ equality.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage spans dental, vision, disability, life, and medical insurance, alongside FSA options and related support programs that broaden access to care.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support includes a 401(k) with employer matching and is complemented by performance bonuses that add to total rewards.
Perkins&Will Insights
What We Do
Since 1935, we’ve believed that design has the power to make the world a better, more beautiful place. That’s why clients and community members on nearly every continent partner with us to design healthy, happy places in which to live, learn, work, play, and heal. We’re passionate about Living Design, a philosophy that guides our work and emphasizes poetics and beauty; conceptual clarity; research and innovation; technology and tectonics; community and inclusion; resilience and regeneration; and health and well-being. Our team of over 2,500 professionals in 30 studios worldwide provides interdisciplinary services in architecture, interior design, branded environments, urban design, landscape architecture, and more. Our partners include Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects; Portland; Nelson\Nygaard; and Pierre-Yves Rochon (PYR). We’re also part of the Sidara Collaborative, a global network of leading designers, engineers, planners, and consultants.
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