Join our team in a highly creative, collaborative studio culture

This role sits at the intersection of design, storytelling, marketing, and business development. We are looking for someone with a strong visual eye who understands the unique qualities of a project, team, or approach and can translate that understanding into persuasive proposals, presentations, graphics, and other marketing materials.

Candidates with a background in marketing or communications or with a background in architecture, interior design, or other design disciplines with strong graphic communication skills and an interest in marketing and business development are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications of Ideal Candidate

• A strong eye for graphic design, composition, typography, imagery, and visual storytelling.
• The ability to understand a project, client, or pursuit strategy; shape ideas into a clear, compelling, authentic story; select applicable project imagery; and develop supporting graphics and diagrams.
• Genuine interest in architecture, design, marketing, and business development.
• Curiosity, drive, initiative, creativity, attention to detail, and a commitment to producing high-quality work and meeting deadlines.
• A willingness to ask questions, seek context, and dig deeper to understand the core essence of a project, pursuit, or story.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines at once, anticipate what is needed, and confidently keep efforts moving forward by following up with business development leaders, the marketing manager, and project leaders for content and decisions.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced, highly creative environment.
• A desire to continually improve the quality of the work and how it gets done.

Job Responsibilities

• Developing and producing proposals in response to RFPs and preparing presentation materials for new business pursuits.
• Working with business development leaders and the marketing manager to understand pursuit strategies and potential client priorities and helping to shape the content that will position us to win work that meets our strategic goals.
• Selecting project images, precedents, and other content and developing graphics, diagrams, and layouts to convey our message.
• Managing multiple proposal schedules and tight deadlines simultaneously and proactively following up with contributors to keep work progressing forward. 
• Leading the firm’s awards submission program.
• Managing the firm’s digital asset management system that houses our image library. 
• Maintaining the company website and creating and sharing social media content.
• Coordinating project photography shoots.
• Maintaining MSR Design’s visual identity and graphic standards across print and digital materials.
• Assisting with CRM and marketing database maintenance and reporting.

Strong proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator, is required. Experience with Microsoft 365 programs and digital asset management, CRM, CMS, social media, and AI-enabled marketing tools are preferred.

Experience working in an architecture, interior design, or related design environment is highly valued. A bachelor’s degree in graphic design, architecture, interior design, marketing, communications, or a related field is preferred.

Salary range: $70,000–$85,000

MSR Design is a WBE-certified architecture and interior design firm committed to designing a better future. We offer competitive salary and benefits.

MSR Design is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer with a Just label.

How to Apply
To apply for this position, submit a cover letter, resume, and digital portfolio to: [email protected]

This position is a part-time, fully in-person role with a deliberately focused scope. Because the work centers on the daily needs of our physical studio—welcoming visitors, supporting meetings and events, maintaining shared spaces, handling mail and deposits, and keeping the office stocked and functioning—it requires working on site and is not a remote or hybrid job.

The position involves noticing what needs attention, keeping recurring tasks moving, helping the office feel welcoming and well cared for, and making it easier for the rest of the team to do their best work.

We are looking for someone who enjoys being at the center of a busy workplace, takes pride in detail, and is comfortable shifting between routine administrative work, meeting and event coordination, and the practical needs of a physical office.

Job Responsibilities

The office coordinator will be responsible for the everyday administrative and workplace functions of the studio, including:

• Keeping the office running: Maintaining tidy shared spaces; stocking the kitchen, snacks, beverages, and office supplies; and coordinating routine office equipment needs.
• Supporting meetings and events: Coordinating logistics; maintaining and booking conference rooms; catering; and ordering supplies for firm gatherings, recurring all-staff meetings, interviews, onboarding meetings, and other events.
• Managing calendars and scheduling: Maintaining key company calendars and recurring meetings and coordinating scheduling for interviews, new-hire onboarding, and other firm activities.
• Handling day-to-day office administration: Answering the main phone line; managing incoming mail and incoming/outgoing packages; preparing and making bank deposits; welcoming visitors and notify employees of their arrival; assisting vendors with conference room setup for product update presentations; and supporting other routine office needs.
• Supporting staff culture: Coordinating office celebrations and gatherings and providing logistical support to MSR Design's Fun Committee.
• Coordinating with our building: Serving as the day-to-day contact with the landlord and property management team for access requests, maintenance requests, and general building communications.
• Maintaining professional licensure records: Tracking deadlines, maintaining records, and processing routine professional license renewals.

Qualifications of Ideal Candidate

The right person will be organized, responsive, resourceful, and naturally service-oriented. The office coordinator notices the small things before they become problems, enjoys bringing order to moving pieces, and is equally comfortable setting up a meeting, troubleshooting an office need, or making sure an important recurring deadline doesn’t get missed.

Strong communication, time management, and organizational skills, comfort with common office technology, and prior experience with office administration or workplace coordination are important.

We are a seeking candidates with a minimum of 4 years of experience in office administration, workplace coordination, or office management within a professional business environment. The successful candidate will be able to assume responsibility for daily office operations with minimal training and limited supervision. Experience in a professional services, architecture, design, or similar office environment is a plus.

This role is designed for someone who wants to make a meaningful contribution to a collaborative workplace through a consistent, in-person schedule of 24 hours per week. Remote candidates will not be considered.

Hourly Wage

$24—$26/hour

Work Location

510 Marquette Avenue South, Suite 200
Minneapolis, MN 55402

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to [email protected]

About MSR Design

MSR Design is a WBE-certified architecture and interior design firm committed to designing a better future. Our collaborative practice brings together talented people who care deeply about design, our clients, one another, and the communities we serve.

MSR Design is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer with a Just label.