HDR

Senior Client Deliverable Specialist - (188594)

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?

Watch Our Story:' https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story'

Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.

We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Senior Client Deliverable Specialist to join our Architecture Marketing team. This role is ideal for a creative professional with exceptional writing and graphic editing skills who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. You will lead the development of high-impact client deliverables—such as reports and presentations—ensuring they are visually compelling, well-written and aligned with client and project team expectations. This role blends graphic design, storytelling, and project management to elevate client-facing materials across all phases of design.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the creation and coordination of client-facing deliverables across all project phases, including concept design, schematic design, design development, and construction administration.
• Develop clear, compelling narratives and supporting visuals tailored to each assignment, collaborating closely with project leadership and subject matter experts.
• Storyboard and structure deliverables in partnership with project teams to ensure clarity, cohesion, and alignment with client goals.
• Own and manage key deliverable documents using Adobe InDesign and Microsoft Word, ensuring consistent application of HDR brand standards, templates, and pursuit-specific graphics.
• Schedule and lead review meetings to gather timely feedback, ensure quality control, and guide deliverable development.
• Manage compliance with information governance policies, including proper file naming, storage, and version control.
• Establish and maintain workflows for deliverable requests and assignments.
• Collaborate with the Project Graphic Designer to balance workload, assign tasks and identify resource needs.
• Maintain and monitor project schedules and workplans, proactively identifying and resolving bottlenecks to keep deliverables on track.
• As needed/available, provide project management for strategic deliverables for elsewhere within the architecture marketing studio including proposals, qualifications and publications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in the A/E/C marketing industry
• Familiarity with architectural or design terminology is a plus.
• Proven experience in writing, editing, and designing client-facing materials in a professional services or design environment.
• Strong organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

#LI-KV1

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of 2 years relevant industry experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud applications, including InDesign
• Demonstrated "self-starter" with a history of completing projects with limited oversight

What We Believe

HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.

Our Commitment

As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.

Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.

We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement. The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. (Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. Temporary and part-time roles eligible for limited benefits.) Chicago, IL: $59,367.00 - $84,810.00

Primary Location

: United States-Illinois-Chicago

Other Locations

: United States-Arizona-Phoenix, United States-Nebraska-Omaha, United States-Virginia-Arlington

Industry

: Marketing/Communications

Schedule

: Full-time

Employee Status

: Regular

BusinessClass: Marketing and Admin

Job Posting

: Nov 6, 2025