Architectural Designer - Industrial

Lamar Johnson Collaborative is seeking an Architectural Designer - Industrial in Chicago, IL. The role involves coordinating and producing high-quality proposals, qualifications, and presentations, collaborating with various teams across sectors. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s in design or marketing, 3-5 years of relevant experience, and proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite. The position requires excellent writing skills and the ability to work in a creative, deadline-driven environment.
About Clayco

Clayco is a full-service, turnkey real estate development, master planning, architecture, engineering, and construction firm that safely delivers clients across North America the highest quality solutions on time, on budget, and above and beyond expectations. With $7.6 billion in revenue for 2024, Clayco specializes in the "art and science of building," providing fast track, efficient solutions for industrial, commercial, institutional, and residential related building projects.

About Us

Lamar Johnson Collaborative (LJC) is a team of high-energy professionals. We share a passion for design, a collaborative approach, and a casual culture. We solve challenges by leveraging the collective expertise and ingenuity of the best and brightest minds across development, design, and construction. Lamar Johnson Collaborative attracts a dynamic and diverse group of people who work together to realize our clients’ vision. LJC is a growing firm and is recruiting top Marketing Talent to join our growing team.

The Role We Want You For

As a Marketing Coordinator, you will help coordinate and produce quality RFQ/P responses as well as presentations that meet the staff and pursuit needs. In this position, you will enhance and assist the marketing manager team, helping them to grow and expand LJC’s presence and portfolio through intentional project pursuits and client relationships. The Marketing team is collaborative with colleagues and will work across LJC disciplines and parent company Clayco’s construction and real estate arms to complete projects that are vertically integrated in the enterprise.

The Specifics of the Role
• Coordinate, and produce high-quality, on-time and effective proposals, qualifications, and presentations.
• Collaborate with market leaders, technical and design staff, and consultants across a variety of sectors to produce RFP/Q responses.
• Produce other marketing efforts as they arise, including but not limited to award submissions, internal newsletters, and LJC’s design annual publication.
• Write and/or update new project narratives and personnel resumes to be used for marketing purposes.
• Graphic design knowledge in layouts, typography and marketing language – attention to detail.
• Contribute to the maintenance and accuracy of CRM, Knowledge Management, and Marketing Drive, etc.
• Collaborate with designers, architects and other professionals on other projects as needed.
• Maintain LJC brand across all marketing channels.

Requirements
• Bachelor’s in design, Marketing, or a related discipline.
• 3 – 5 years of experience working in marketing in a professional service field, preferably in the built environment (architecture, engineering, construction, development, and/or real estate).
• Experience with producing and responding to RFPs.
• Ability to multi-task and work effectively in a creative environment with multiple deadlines.
• Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign.
• Graphic knowledge in layouts, typography and marketing design language.
• Excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills.
• Collaborative and proactive personality with excellent time management skills.
• Conscientious problem solver.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Some Things You Should Know
• Our clients and projects are nationwide – Travel will be required.
• We work on creative, complex, award-winning, high-profile jobs across the United States.
• The pace is fast!

Why LJC and Clayco?
• 2024 Best Places to Work – Chicago Business Journal, St. Louis Business Journal, Los Angeles Business Journal, and Phoenix Business Journal.
• 2024 ENR Midwest – Midwest Contractor (#1).
• 2024 ENR Top 100 Design-Build Firms – Design-Build Contractor (Top 5).
• 2024 ENR Top 100 Green Contractors – Green Contractor (Top 5).

Benefits
• Discretionary Annual Bonus: Subject to company and individual performance.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package Including: Medical, dental and vision plans, 401k, generous PTO and paid company holidays, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage, learning & development programs and more!

Compensation
• The salary range for this position considers a wide range of factors in making compensation decisions including but not limited to: Education, qualifications, skills, training, experience, certifications, internal equity, and location. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for the role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The LJC Nationwide salary range for this position is approximately $60,000 - $80,000 +/- annually (not adjusted for location).