NBBJ

NBBJ is an award-winning design firm recognized as a TIME100 Most Influential Company, a Fast Company Most Innovative Architecture Firm and a two-time 2025 AIA National Honor Award recipient. These recognitions reflect our purpose-driven approach that, fueled by ideas and a culture of collaboration, creates healthy buildings, strong communities and a resilient environment. That’s where you come in. With leading clients, diverse colleagues and offices in creative capitals around the globe, a career at NBBJ will inspire you to be extraordinary. You can learn more about our firm, see what it’s like to work here and explore recent projects and ideas at NBBJ.com. Join us to make an impact today!

The role at a glance:

NBBJ is seeking a Marketing and Communications Coordinator to join our team in Columbus. Working closely with the Marketing and Communications Teams, the Marketing & Communications Coordinator supports key marketing, communications, and design initiatives across the organization. This role plays an essential part in developing compelling content, elevating brand presence, and ensuring consistent, high‑quality communication across internal and external channels.

In this role you will be a self-starter, highly motivated and adept at juggling deadlines. You will play a key role in assisting teams for client facing submittals, assist in developing and maintaining marketing and communications assets, support brand storytelling, and help maintain organized, up to date marketing resources.

This role requires a proactive individual who is a creative thinker with strong attention to detail and a deep interest in how strategic communication helps teams win work and strengthens brand identity.

You will be focused on the detail, adept at finding solutions and have strong InDesign, communications and graphic design skills.

In your new role, you will:

• Support pursuit teams in creating RFQ/RFP responses, presentations, and interview materials
• Help maintain accurate and accessible firm and project information across marketing systems
• Assist in the development, updating, and refinement of marketing collateral, communication templates, and graphic assets
• Assist in the collection, entry, and management of project data in systems such as Deltek VantagePoint, OpenAsset, and Dynamics CRM—including updates to InDesign-based resumes and project sheets
• Provide communications and graphic design support for campaigns, events, conferences, and internal initiatives
• Contribute to special projects across Marketing, Communications, Graphics, and Marketing Operations teams
• Assist with research efforts, data gathering, and content organization to support marketing strategies and storytelling

What you will need to succeed:

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, or a related field; concentrations in English or Journalism are a plus
• 1–3 years of marketing experience (internships included); experience in architecture, design, or construction is helpful but not required
• Proven ability to take initiative, manage multiple priorities, and meet competing deadlines
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe InDesign
• Strong eye for detail, layout, and typography
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, team‑oriented mindset
• Familiarity with or interest in architectural and design practice preferred

Why choose NBBJ?

We believe that all NBBJ employees should love their work. This means not only loving what you do but having pride in your workplace. We strive to be that irresistible place to work by enhancing your employee experience with customized programs and comprehensive benefits. In addition to 100% covered employee healthcare costs and 401k contributions, we offer unique professional development opportunities, volunteer opportunities and access to leading technology and resources to further help you love your work and advance your career.

• NBBJ has been named three times by Fast Company as one of the most innovative architecture firms.
• Founded in 1943, our first office opened over 75 years ago in Seattle, Washington. We now have over 10 office locations around the globe.
• We are a transdisciplinary, cross-practice focused firm with a deep portfolio of Civic & Cultural, Commercial, Corporate, Healthcare, Higher Education, Science and Technology, Sports, and Urban Environment projects. We also have several areas of service expertise including: Architecture, Environmental Graphic Design, Interior Design, Lighting Design, Workplace Consulting and more.
• In the past decade, NBBJ has received more than 300 awards from leading global, national and regional award programs across the business, real estate and design communities.
• We work with 5 of the top global high-tech companies, 14 of the U.S. News and World Report Top Hospitals, and 4 of the top 10 highest-ranked learning institutions.
• Our clients include institutional leaders such as Cambridge University, Google, Samsung, Cleveland Clinic, Tencent, and Stanford University.

NBBJ is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F Disabled and Vet EEO/AA Employer.

NBBJ does not accept unsolicited resumes or similar submissions from third party recruiters or employment agencies. Any unsolicited materials received by NBBJ from a source other than an individual candidate will be considered NBBJ property and NBBJ reserves the right to pursue and hire candidates referred to us without any financial obligation to the third party in question. If you are interested in becoming an approved NBBJ external recruiter, please contact a member of the NBBJ Talent Acquisition Team.