Business Development Director
American Institute of Architects
- Los Angeles, CA
- Permanent
- Full-time
significant impact on how our architecture practice identifies, pursues and acquires new projects. Our
practice works on a wide range of projects-from museums to affordable housing to infrastructure to
urban design-both nationally and internationally. We are eager to find a business development
director who is excited about the breadth of our work and ambitious about shaping how our practice
grows over the coming years. We work out of a collaborative studio in Silverlake, surrounded by
models and drawings that tell the story of our projects and design process.
We are open to candidates with a wide range of backgrounds and prior experiences, including
experience outside of architecture and traditional business development. We are eager to understand
how each candidate's past work prepares them to be an engaged member of our team.
There are three key elements of this role. The business development director will:
- Lead implementation of the office's business development strategy. Through close consultation
development and establish a plan for achieving these goals.
- Represent the office externally. We frequently attend events, lectures, panels and other
business development director will represent the office at many of these venues and will also
seek out new leads and forums where we can share our work.
- Lead development of business development submissions. Our business development collateral
We expect that the business development director will lead development of these submissions,
coordinating staff and consultants to put together compelling proposals that reflect the
practice and its ambitions.
Salary and benefits will be commensurate with experience. We look forward to answering any
questions about the role through our interview process. Please submit a cover letter and resume to