Marketing Assistant

Job Description:

Dewberry is looking for an experienced Marketing Assistant to support U.S. West in California. This role is ideal for a confident AEC marketing professional who enjoys leading pursuits, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and delivering high-quality proposals that win work.

 

Are you early in your marketing career and excited to learn how great design firms win work? This is a hands-on role where you’ll gain real-world experience supporting proposals, marketing initiatives, and business development efforts—while learning from experienced marketers and design professionals.

 

You’ll play an important part in helping our team deliver polished, client-focused materials that support meaningful projects in the communities we serve. Our Engineering practice includes roadway and bridge engineers, construction management experts, and water professionals who believe great design starts with curiosity, collaboration, and understanding each client's mission.

 

 

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500+ professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors is our people. At Dewberry, we seek exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

 

The projected range for this position is $60,000 to $70,000 annually. Depending upon other factors, i.e., skills, experience, location, market conditions, the range may vary slightly. We are hiring at all levels, and we encourage all candidates to apply.  

 

Responsibilities:

What You’ll Do

 

• Support the marketing team throughout the proposal and pursuit process.
• Assist with early-stage capture activities, including research and coordination.
• Help develop marketing materials by collaborating with Pursuit Managers and technical teams.
• Write and update basic marketing content such as project descriptions, resumes, and practice overviews.
• Maintain and organize information in our CRM database.
• Support marketing and communications initiatives.
• Coordinate logistics for conferences, events, and industry outreach.
• Assist with proposal production, proofreading, and deadline tracking.
• Pitch in on additional marketing initiatives as needed—no two days are the same.

Required Skills & Required Experience:

What We’re Looking For

 

• • Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Liberal Arts, or a related field.
  • 1–3 years of experience in AEC marketing or proposal support preferred.
  • Strong writing skills and attention to detail.
  • Ability to juggle multiple deadlines with a positive, team-oriented attitude.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
  • Familiarity with Adobe InDesign is a plus.
  • Ability to work from our Rancho Cardova office at least three days per week.

Why This Role Is a Great Start: You'll be part of a collaborative team where you'll learn the fundamentals of proposal strategy, capture planning, and client service while partnering with technical experts and business development leaders across the West region. .

 

 

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for our employees. So if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

 

 *At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

 

 *Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

 

Notice to Third Party Recruiters: Dewberry only compensates job placement recruiters that have a valid Dewberry-approved written agreement in place for recruiting services. Dewberry does not compensate third party recruiters for unsolicited job placement candidate information.