Marketing Assistant

Dewberry is looking for an experienced Marketing Assistant to support our Architecture practice in Fairfax, VA. 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? Dewberry is seeking an enthusiastic Marketing Assistant to join our Architecture marketing team in Fairfax, VA. 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 Architecture practice includes architects, interior designers, and planners 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 50 locations and 2,000 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out 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.

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 Architecture 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.

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 Fairfax office at least three days per week.

Why This Role Is a Great Start: You’ll gain exposure to proposal strategy, capture planning, and collaboration with architects and designers—building a strong foundation for growth within AEC marketing.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for our employee’s. So, if you’re excited about this role, but your 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.

Must have a valid driver’s license, good driving record and ability to pass a driving record background check.

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

*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action 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.

*Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry’s background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.