Marketing Director

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING

This position can be located in Omaha NE, Lincoln NE or Denver CO.

The Role

BVH Architecture is seeking a strategic marketing leader to guide BVH’s brand, communications, and business development strategy across Colorado and Nebraska. This is a deeply collaborative leadership position focused on driving operational excellence to achieve alignment and measurable growth.

Far from a standard proposal-focused role, we are searching for a leader who will step into our collaborative, creative studio that champions empathetic leadership and a “winning together” culture. In this role, you will truly partner with our principals and market sector leaders, blending your strategic insight, creativity, and technical savvy to rally teams around a shared direction and elevate our market presence.

Leadership Impact

The Director of Marketing plays a central role in shaping BVH’s next phase of growth. You will help define how the firm shows up in the marketplace, positioning our expertise, strengthening brand leadership, and pursuing the projects that shape our future.

Working closely with firm and sector leaders, you will bring discernment to opportunities, foster strong internal partnerships around key pursuits, and empower success through clear processes, cohesive messaging, and deep collaboration. Your guidance will elevate BVH’s brand and translate design excellence into meaningful relational and market impact, while building the supportive teams and reliable marketing foundation that lead to long-term success.

Strategic Leadership

Serves as a trusted advisor and operational partner to firm leadership on marketing, communications, positioning, and growth.

• Provide market intelligence to inform decision-making
• Shape sector priorities, client development strategies, and growth initiatives
• Partner with leadership to cultivate revenue marketing, thought leadership, and content strategy

Why This Role Is Different

Beyond a mere proposal-focused role; this is a highly collaborative leadership position that shapes the firm’s marketing direction, establishes reliable systems, and builds consensus around the opportunities that matter most.

Core Focus Areas

• Thoughtfully evaluate and prioritize high-value opportunities
• Cultivate BVH’s value proposition and authentically communicate our culture
• Strengthen BVH’s market presence while supporting teams in pursuit of meaningful, well-aligned opportunities
• Support teams through highly functional, predictable processes and unified messaging
• Foster deep alignment, trust, and a shared commitment around firmwide growth goals
• Sustainably grow visibility and thought leadership locally and nationally
• Elevate pursuit strategy for high-value work
• Act as a dedicated partner to support sector growth in priority markets
• Design and implement scalable marketing systems and processes

Key Responsibilities

Firmwide Leadership

• Lead marketing and business development operations
• Build consensus with market sector teams to align marketing with growth priorities
• Thoughtfully evaluate markets, opportunities, and positions

Pursuit Strategy

• Guide pursuits, proposals, and interviews
• Improve pursuit outcomes through stronger positioning and alignment
• Strengthen BVH’s value proposition across markets

Team Leadership & Enablement

• Mentor, lead, and develop the marketing team
• Build reliable systems, tools, and processes for high performance
• Act as a bridge to strengthen collaboration with technical staff

Brand & Market Presence

• Ensure excellence and consistency across all materials
• Coordinate conferences, awards, and partnerships
• Sustainably expand national visibility and PR presence

Marketing Operations

• Develop annual plan and budget in collaboration with firm leadership
• Monitor market trends and client insights to inform growth
• Strengthen internal communication, awareness, and trust

What Success Looks Like

• Clear, consistent, and authentic brand and voice
• Deep alignment and shared commitment around high-value pursuits
• Improved pursuit outcomes through meticulous preparation and strong partnerships
• Sector leaders feel supported with tools and insight they need to grow
• Marketing systems and workflows operate with clarity, reliability, and measurable results

Who Thrives in This Role

• Connects strategy to action
• Brings thoughtful analysis, discernment, and clarity to every opportunity
• Builds strong, trusting relationships based on active listening and consensus-building
• Leads with empathy, prioritizing the growth and well-being of their team
• Fosters a collaborative workplace where people can do meaningful work together
• Values stability, clear expectations, and strong relationships

Ideal Candidate

A strategic marketing leader who connects ideas, people, and opportunities, translating strategy into measurable results.

• 10–15 years of marketing & business development experience (AEC/design preferred)
• Strong strategic thinking, operational excellence and market awareness
• Ability to bring people together and build alignment across leadership and staff
• Excellent communication, active listening, and relationship-building skills
• Passion for design, storytelling, and supportive collaboration.

Top Candidate Profile

• Experience leading marketing in an AEC/design firm
• Proven success improving pursuit outcomes, creating structured processes and team coaching
• Ability to translate complex ideas into clear, compelling narratives
• Experience partnering with firm leadership
• Leadership style that enable teams, builds deep trust, and fosters a “winning together” culture.

Life at BVH

BVH offers a collaborative, creative environment that values diverse strengths and ideas. We provide competitive compensation, professional development, and an environment that supports growth and innovation.

Benefits Include

Flexible hours, unlimited PTO, health/dental/vision, HSA/FSA, parental leave, 401K profit sharing, licensure support, bonuses, education reimbursement, and travel stipends.