Brand and Communications Manager

LOVE WHERE YOU WORK!

Voted Best Architectural Firm to Work For since 2018, Taylor Design, a 100% employee-owned firm, is looking for a Communications and Brand Manager to join our Orange County office. This is your opportunity to work with a team of dedicated, creative, and fun architects and designers on award winning projects in the healthcare, higher education, and science and technology markets.

As a key member of our Marketing and Business Development team, the Communications and Brand Manager will be instrumental in helping us share our story—both within the firm and beyond. In this role, you will be a strong and influential voice, collaborating closely with the President, leadership team, and senior market sector leaders. You will craft thoughtful, engaging content that captures the essence of our work—who we are, what we do, and why it matters. You’ll play a key role in ensuring our voice is clear, consistent, and aligned with our human-centric values and design ethos. You will participate in the development and implementation of a communications plan to ensure we are conveying our unique ideas to audiences in the industry and beyond. If you're passionate about design, energized by storytelling, and skilled at distilling complex ideas into clear, compelling narratives that reflect a company's culture and elevate its brand, we would love to hear from you.

Successful candidates will:

• Have a Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, or equivalent education in a related field.
• Have a minimum of 8-10 years’ experience in the AEC industry.
• Have demonstrated history of success in working with a diverse team of stakeholders.
• Be Familiar with managing a brand from both verbal and visual aspects.
• Have excellent leadership and relationship-building skills.
• Have strong and effective communication skills – written, oral, and presentation.
• Experience in the Healthcare market a a strong plus.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Will oversee the work of internal team members within committees, and brand initiatives.
• Works independently with limited oversight for team members. Position reports to the Principal, Director of Marketing.

They should be able to:

• Participate in thought leadership and brand strategies.
• Manage the development and implementation of an annual press and event calendar.
• Develop content and writing in support of thought leaderships strategies.
• Create other content as needed for pursuits, social media, website, internal communications, etc.
• Foster and maintains a collaborative professional working relationship within the firm.
• Participate in professional development activities, learning and training programs.
• Be proficient in MS suite. Adobe suite is a plus.

At Taylor Design, we’re humble— it keeps us grounded. We value an entrepreneurial spirit—it feeds our creativity. We put a premium on curiosity—it guides our future. Most of all, we believe in good design for the good of all.

We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. As an employee-owned firm, our staff understands what drives success. Every employee is positioned to think like an owner.

Please visit www.WeAreTaylor.com/WhyUs for more information on your competitive benefits package.

Important Notes:

Pay Rate: $95,000.00 to $115,000.00/year

Pay Comments: If you are hired at Taylor Design, your base salary is based on factors such as geographic location, years of experience in the industry and core markets, software skills, role responsibilities, and licensure and/or certification. We believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.

Position Type: Full-Time, Hybrid

Taylor Design is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participant in the U.S. Federal E-Verify program. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

Please note that Taylor Design does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed contract, Taylor Design will not agree to pay any recruiter fee. In the situation an agency or recruiter submits a candidate or resume without a previously signed agreement and/or without Taylor Design's request, Taylor Design explicitly reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Taylor Design.