ABOUT US
HR&A Advisors, Inc. (HR&A) is an employee-owned company advising public, private, non‑profit, and philanthropic clients on how to increase opportunity and advance quality of life in cities.
We believe in creating vital places, building equitable and resilient communities, and improving people’s lives.
From Brooklyn to London, Medellin to Hong Kong, we have guided hundreds of clients in transforming real estate and economic development concepts, and public infrastructure, first into actionable plans and then into job‑producing, community‑strengthening assets.
Our clients include real estate owners and investors, hospitals and universities, cultural institutions and philanthropies, community development organizations, and governments.
HR&A has offices in Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Raleigh, Washington D.C. and the Bay Area. We come from diverse backgrounds, have a breadth of lived experience, and share a passion for cities. We are former city officials, executive directors, planners, lawyers, architects, and economists.
Hear more about the HR&A experience from our staff.
Learn more about careers at HR&A on our website here.
THE ROLE HR&A is seeking a full‑time Marketing Manager based in our offices in
New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, Washington DC, San Francisco Bay Area, Raleigh, or Atlanta . We are looking for a creative and entrepreneurial professional with 7–10 years of experience managing marketing and proposal processes for professional services companies. The ideal candidate will bring a deep understanding of how to design, scale, and continuously improve an efficient proposal process that enables faster development, stronger content, and higher win rates. They should understand how to manage marketing libraries and introduce new database and AI tools. The role also calls for someone who can lead teams through adoption of new systems and ways of working.
Focus areas include:
Proposal Systems Management This role offers an opportunity to design, own, and continuously improve a marketing and proposal ecosystem that will scale with HR&A’s future growth. Responsibilities include:
Assessing and improving the current proposal process
Identifying opportunities to improve workflows by collaborating with the existing Knowledge Management and proposal teams
Developing and executing a clear roadmap for proposal process improvements, including researching, testing, and implementing AI‑enabled tools where appropriate
Defining and documenting firm‑wide best practices for proposal development and driving consistent adoption across teams
Proposal Tools and Knowledge Management
Ensuring proposal teams can easily access the information they need to produce high‑quality submissions, including:
Developing an AI support tool and teaching people how to use it
Building and maintaining an organizational framework and library to retrieve marketing assets (e.g., resumes, qualifications, commonly‑used narratives)
Managing updates to HR&A’s branded template and asset libraries
Managing refinements to our Qualifications and Resume SOPs
Overseeing updates to existing qualification and resume libraries
Creating mechanisms to capture updates identified during proposal development and integrating them into firm‑wide materials
Collaborating with Proposal, Communications, Graphic Design, and People teams to refine and launch new messaging, resumes, visuals, and templates
Proposal Management
Serving as a hands‑on proposal manager for select high‑priority pursuits (~1–2/month), including:
Building production timelines
Assigning tasks to technical and non‑technical staff
Working with the Graphic Designer on proposal document design and layout
Gathering information from internal and external stakeholders, including sub‑consultants
Integrating edits and feedback and managing rounds of review
Copyediting and providing graphic polish before final submission
Navigating online procurement tools for proposal submittals
Performance Tracking
Owning the tracking and reporting of key marketing and proposal performance metrics, including win rate, average proposal development time, proposal volume per quarter, and content utilization
Analyzing performance trends to identify what’s working, where processes can improve, and which content and approaches drive the strongest outcomes
Curating examples of high‑performing proposals and translating insights into actionable recommendations that improve efficiency, quality, and win rates over time
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED We are seeking a candidate with 7–10 years of experience managing marketing and proposal processes for professional services companies, with a preference for urban development, consulting, real estate, or architecture / engineering / construction industries. This person should have a strong understanding of the proposal lifecycle and a working understanding of how emerging tools like AI can improve efficiencies in proposal development and library/asset management.
HYBRID WORK POLICY HR&A fosters a collaborative and flexible work environment through our hybrid work policy. Employees work from the office at least three days a week, which allows individuals the freedom to balance their professional and personal lives while maintaining a strong connection to their teams.
COMPENSATION The base salary range for this position is $95,000–$120,000 plus the opportunity for a discretionary year‑end bonus. Where an offer falls within this pay range is dependent on experience. We offer competitive compensation packages, based on qualifications and experience. We are an employee‑owned company, meaning you will have the opportunity to benefit from the firm’s growth over time through participation in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan. Each year, the firm will contribute funds to this long‑term wealth‑building account and may make contributions to other retirement accounts. We also provide a comprehensive benefits package that goes well beyond coverage of 90‑95% of healthcare premiums, including dental and vision coverage.
HOW TO APPLY HR&A is committed to attracting and retaining a talented, diverse, and competitive team of professionals dedicated to solving the challenges of urban life. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.
To apply, click here. Please submit your cover letter and your resume as a single PDF document. Applications without this requested cover letter will not be reviewed.
As part of our ongoing work to build a hiring system that mitigates bias and is based on candidate merit and performance, we ask that you submit a version of your résumé that has your school information removed. Please list your degree, e.g., B.A. Economics; however, remove all references to undergraduate and graduate schools you have attended.
All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, medical condition, veteran status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.
For more information, please contact us at jobs@hraadvisors.com.
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We believe in creating vital places, building equitable and resilient communities, and improving people’s lives.
From Brooklyn to London, Medellin to Hong Kong, we have guided hundreds of clients in transforming real estate and economic development concepts, and public infrastructure, first into actionable plans and then into job‑producing, community‑strengthening assets.
Our clients include real estate owners and investors, hospitals and universities, cultural institutions and philanthropies, community development organizations, and governments.
HR&A has offices in Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Raleigh, Washington D.C. and the Bay Area. We come from diverse backgrounds, have a breadth of lived experience, and share a passion for cities. We are former city officials, executive directors, planners, lawyers, architects, and economists.
Hear more about the HR&A experience from our staff.
Learn more about careers at HR&A on our website here.
THE ROLE HR&A is seeking a full‑time Marketing Manager based in our offices in
New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, Washington DC, San Francisco Bay Area, Raleigh, or Atlanta . We are looking for a creative and entrepreneurial professional with 7–10 years of experience managing marketing and proposal processes for professional services companies. The ideal candidate will bring a deep understanding of how to design, scale, and continuously improve an efficient proposal process that enables faster development, stronger content, and higher win rates. They should understand how to manage marketing libraries and introduce new database and AI tools. The role also calls for someone who can lead teams through adoption of new systems and ways of working.
Focus areas include:
Proposal Systems Management This role offers an opportunity to design, own, and continuously improve a marketing and proposal ecosystem that will scale with HR&A’s future growth. Responsibilities include:
Assessing and improving the current proposal process
Identifying opportunities to improve workflows by collaborating with the existing Knowledge Management and proposal teams
Developing and executing a clear roadmap for proposal process improvements, including researching, testing, and implementing AI‑enabled tools where appropriate
Defining and documenting firm‑wide best practices for proposal development and driving consistent adoption across teams
Proposal Tools and Knowledge Management
Ensuring proposal teams can easily access the information they need to produce high‑quality submissions, including:
Developing an AI support tool and teaching people how to use it
Building and maintaining an organizational framework and library to retrieve marketing assets (e.g., resumes, qualifications, commonly‑used narratives)
Managing updates to HR&A’s branded template and asset libraries
Managing refinements to our Qualifications and Resume SOPs
Overseeing updates to existing qualification and resume libraries
Creating mechanisms to capture updates identified during proposal development and integrating them into firm‑wide materials
Collaborating with Proposal, Communications, Graphic Design, and People teams to refine and launch new messaging, resumes, visuals, and templates
Proposal Management
Serving as a hands‑on proposal manager for select high‑priority pursuits (~1–2/month), including:
Building production timelines
Assigning tasks to technical and non‑technical staff
Working with the Graphic Designer on proposal document design and layout
Gathering information from internal and external stakeholders, including sub‑consultants
Integrating edits and feedback and managing rounds of review
Copyediting and providing graphic polish before final submission
Navigating online procurement tools for proposal submittals
Performance Tracking
Owning the tracking and reporting of key marketing and proposal performance metrics, including win rate, average proposal development time, proposal volume per quarter, and content utilization
Analyzing performance trends to identify what’s working, where processes can improve, and which content and approaches drive the strongest outcomes
Curating examples of high‑performing proposals and translating insights into actionable recommendations that improve efficiency, quality, and win rates over time
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED We are seeking a candidate with 7–10 years of experience managing marketing and proposal processes for professional services companies, with a preference for urban development, consulting, real estate, or architecture / engineering / construction industries. This person should have a strong understanding of the proposal lifecycle and a working understanding of how emerging tools like AI can improve efficiencies in proposal development and library/asset management.
HYBRID WORK POLICY HR&A fosters a collaborative and flexible work environment through our hybrid work policy. Employees work from the office at least three days a week, which allows individuals the freedom to balance their professional and personal lives while maintaining a strong connection to their teams.
COMPENSATION The base salary range for this position is $95,000–$120,000 plus the opportunity for a discretionary year‑end bonus. Where an offer falls within this pay range is dependent on experience. We offer competitive compensation packages, based on qualifications and experience. We are an employee‑owned company, meaning you will have the opportunity to benefit from the firm’s growth over time through participation in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan. Each year, the firm will contribute funds to this long‑term wealth‑building account and may make contributions to other retirement accounts. We also provide a comprehensive benefits package that goes well beyond coverage of 90‑95% of healthcare premiums, including dental and vision coverage.
HOW TO APPLY HR&A is committed to attracting and retaining a talented, diverse, and competitive team of professionals dedicated to solving the challenges of urban life. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.
To apply, click here. Please submit your cover letter and your resume as a single PDF document. Applications without this requested cover letter will not be reviewed.
As part of our ongoing work to build a hiring system that mitigates bias and is based on candidate merit and performance, we ask that you submit a version of your résumé that has your school information removed. Please list your degree, e.g., B.A. Economics; however, remove all references to undergraduate and graduate schools you have attended.
All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, medical condition, veteran status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.
For more information, please contact us at jobs@hraadvisors.com.
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