Marketing and Research Associate

Capacity: 20-30 hours/week, with possibility of turning into a full-time position

Location: NYC-based hybrid (in person and remote)

Compensation: $37-43/hour, commensurate with experience

Start Date: Monday July 28, 2025 (flexible)

Benefits: Eligible for part-time benefits (details provided during interview process)

Position Summary

JSA/MIXdesign, a mission-driven human-centered architecture firm, is seeking an articulate, visually literate, and highly organized Marketing and Research Associate to support a wide range of strategic initiatives. This role centers on three core areas of responsibility—each requiring exceptional verbal, writing, editorial, and graphic design skills:

• Business Development + Marketing + Outreach: Creating compelling materials that support proposals, fundraising, public engagement, and brand identity across digital and print media.
• Disseminating Research and Raising Awareness: Supporting the publication and public presentation of the firm’s work through writing, editing, visual storytelling, lectures, interviews, and media relations.
• Conducting Research + Writing Inclusive Design Reports: Participating in inclusive design projects by conducting research, organizing participatory engagement, and synthesizing findings into well-crafted reports and guidelines.

This is a hybrid position: work is distributed between remote and in-person work at our NYC office, with the specific combination to be determined. A flexible or fixed daily schedule can be arranged in consultation with the successful candidate.

The role offers the opportunity to make a visible impact in a growing and influential design practice focused on equity and accessibility in the built environment.

Roles & Responsibilities

Business Development + Marketing + Outreach

• Collaborate with partners and project teams to develop proposals for RFPs and grant applications.
• Design and produce digital and print marketing collateral including brochures, press releases, seasonal newsletters, and project pitch decks.
• Create and schedule e-blasts, website updates, and social media content aligned with the studio’s mission and voice.
• Coordinate with photographers to document completed projects.
• Help manage and maintain the studio’s digital archives in Dropbox and Google Drive in collaboration with the Studio Manager.
• Facilitate Monday all-staff weekly lookahead meetings, coordinating with respective project managers to present updates on all projects and prospects

Disseminating Research and Raising Awareness

• Support preparation and logistics for media interviews and podcasts.
• Develop and visually organize content for lectures, conferences, and academic/professional speaking engagements.
• Assist with research, writing, and coordination of articles, books, and other publications authored by the principal.
• Provide editorial support for academic responsibilities, including course materials, presentation decks, and essays.

Conducting Research + Writing Inclusive Design Reports

• Conduct literature reviews and benchmarking to support project development.
• Organize and implement participatory design engagement activities, such as surveys, interviews, and workshops.
• Synthesize research findings and community input into clearly written and graphically integrated final project reports and inclusive design guidelines.

Qualifications + Skills

• Education: Bachelor’s or Graduate degree in a relevant field in the humanities—such as Architecture, Art History and Theory, Curatorial Studies, Race, Disability, or Gender Studies—that demonstrates familiarity with the interdisciplinary frameworks that inform our work. Alternatively, a degree in Communications or Marketing with a demonstrated interest in design and equity-focused practice.
• Experience: 3–5 years of professional experience, ideally in a design studio, nonprofit organization, or academic setting.
• Core Skills:
• Exceptional verbal, writing, editorial, and visual storytelling abilities
• Strong proficiency in graphic design and presentation tools including PowerPoint, Canva, InDesign, and Photoshop
• Highly organized, collaborative, and proactive communicator
• Able to manage multiple projects, competing priorities, and tight deadlines with calmness, clarity, and precision
• Excellent attention to detail with dependable follow-through

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Also Hiring: Executive Assistant / Studio Manager

Part-Time: 20–30 hrs/week | NYC Hybrid

$30-32/hour

JSA/MIXdesign is also hiring a part-time Executive Assistant / Studio Manager to provide crucial administrative and studio operations support. For candidates with strong organizational and multitasking abilities, this role may be combined with the Marketing and Research Associate position to form an expanded, full-spectrum hybrid role.

Please indicate in your application if you would like to be considered for this role, and we will send the full job description.

How to Apply

Please send the following materials to [email protected] with subject line:

“MARKETING/RESEARCH ASSOCIATE: [YOUR LAST NAME]”

· Cover letter

· Resume/CV

· PDF Portfolio with writing and graphic design samples (10MB max, no links)

· 2–3 professional or academic references

• No phone calls or studio visits, please