We are seeking a proactive, organised and highly motivated Business Development and Marketing Coordinator to join our team in our Sydney Studio. This pivotal role will work closely with our Asia Pacific Leadership team to support our work winning and identify opportunities to enable the continued growth, profile raising and success of the Asia Pacific region across multiple sectors.
Candidates should be, results driven and tenacious, with excellent relationship building skills, both internally and externally. A key responsibility of the role will be to support an increase in our market presence and revenue
This is a unique opportunity to support our longer-term strategic ambitions and our positioning within the industry regionally.
We are a progressive practice, so you’ll need to understand our culture and strategy. It’s an entrepreneurial job, with lots of responsibility and requires an ability to identify opportunities and deliver results.
Candidates should be organised, self-motivated, and commercially astute, with a strong focus on forward planning and an aptitude for finding solutions to any challenge. The successful candidate shall also be able to display an enthusiastic, can-do attitude, willingness to learn, and an understanding of Purcell’s projects and ambition.
We offer a rewarding and supportive environment for personal and professional development. We believe in fostering a collaborative workplace, where knowledge sharing and professional growth are at the heart of everything we do.
Purcell is an award-winning employee-owned architectural and heritage consultancy practice with a commitment to quality, innovation, and diversity. We have staff of approximately 350 talented architects, designers, heritage consultants and surveyors across 14 offices, in Australia, Hong Kong and UK. Proudly ranked No. 1 for Heritage in the World Architecture 100 for a fifth consecutive year.
Collaboration is central to our employee-ownership culture, providing opportunities to work on some of the finest buildings, from meticulous heritage and conservation schemes to bold contemporary design. We offer a rewarding and supportive environment for personal and professional development, and our employee-owned ethos empowers everyone to use their voice. We believe in creating an equitable and inclusive culture, founded on our values, which celebrates knowledge sharing and our successes, to build an inspiring work environment.
It is our distinctive employee-owned working culture that has contributed to our status as a World Architecture Top 100 Practice, renowned for our excellence in architecture and heritage consultancy.
Our benefits package includes
- Agile, flexible and hybrid working, (a minimum of 3 days in office, up to 2 days WFH)
- 24 days annual leave
- Study sponsorship with paid study leave
- Sabbaticals
- Employee assistance programme
- Flexible public holidays
- Enhanced Parental Pay
- Life Assurance
- Subscription fees
- Company day out
- A volunteering scheme
- 10.5% Employer contribution to Superannuation
- Flu Vaccinations
- Eyecare vouchers
- Enhanced learning & development opportunities
- Long Service Leave
Your key responsibilities will be as below, but not limited to:
- Regional business development (BD) strategy, campaigns, initiatives, and research: work alongside the Regional Senior Team to support and coordinate a meaningful strategic plan and initiatives.
- Proactively engage with the regional work winning team to encourage and support business development and marketing activities and initiatives.
- Regional BD meetings: coordination, support and administration.
- Excellent writing skills to draft text for company collateral (brochures, website, socials etc)
- Business to Business (B2Bs): Strategic programme and coordination of local and regional B2Bs ensuring research is undertaken in advance and relevant collateral is prepared.
- Regional networking events: Research, coordinate and attend networking events. Arrange collateral if needed and ensure follow ups are completed.
- Regional Publicity: Pro-actively championing regional project and people stories for publicity opportunities and social media campaigns, to feed through to the central Marketing & Communications team
- Customer relationship management (CRM): Updating regional BD information in the company’s CRM system (CMAP).
- Regional Purcell events: Organisation and management of Purcell planned events. Includes the strategy, coordination and follow ups to the events.
- Collateral support: Work closely with central Marketing & Communications team to develop and ensure regional collateral is up to date and relevant.
- Regional Award support: Work closely with central Marketing & Communications team on regional award submissions and strategies.
- Support on thought leadership pieces to celebrate and promote our regions projects and people.
- Champion the Asia Pacific region within the company.
Person Specification / Profile
- Experience in business development and/ or marketing.
- Experience with social media and CRM management.
- Experience of dealing with people at all levels, both on the telephone, via email and in-person.
- Knowledge of the architecture / construction industry.
- Able to work independently, proactively on own initiative and prioritise workload.
- Maintain standards of accuracy and presentation.
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to multitask.
- Clear and quality communication skills both verbal and written.
- Co-operative team member.
- Enthusiasm for developing skills and knowledge.
- Availability for occasional travel between studios.
- Positive outlook, professional manner and commitment to the role.
- Support website inputs and updates.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Proven experience in a similar support role.
- Skilled in Adobe Creative Suite to support the preparation of bids/presentations and compiling client reports.
- Proficient in CRM and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Professional, discreet and confident working with senior leadership and external stakeholders.
- Strong organisational skills with a flexible, self-directed approach.
- Ability to problem solve.
- Commercially minded.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management across all levels.
The salary range for this role is $80,000 - $100,000.
This job description is a guide to the duties the post holder will be expected to undertake. It is not intended to be exhaustive or exclusive and will be subject to change as working requirements dictate and to meet the organisational requirements of Purcell.
Don’t meet every single requirement? That’s okay.
Research shows that women and people from underrepresented backgrounds can be less likely to apply unless they meet every criteria listed. At Purcell, we are committed to building an inclusive, transparent, and welcoming team. If you’re enthusiastic about the role and excited to grow and learn with us, we warmly encourage you to apply.
When applying, please feel free to use your preferred name — we don’t require full or birth names at this stage.
We are proud to foster a culture of kindness, respect, and authenticity, where everyone can thrive and bring their whole selves to work.
Please note that due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unfortunately unable to provide individual feedback. If you have not heard from us within 6 weeks of your original application, then you have been unsuccessful. Please continue to look at our vacancies and apply where relevant. We wish you all the best in your job search.
As world leaders of Heritage and Conservation, Purcell is committed to embracing diversity and equal opportunity within our international teams, reflective of the society in which we work and live.
We welcome people from all backgrounds and celebrate differences through our culture of employee ownership.
