Barbara Dow Shields brings 35 years of experience in writing, graphic design, art direction, and publishing to her role as director of brand marketing and communications at Dowbuilt. She oversees all business development, brand collateral, digital marketing, photography, company communication, and more. 

Barbara started at Dowbuilt as a proposal writer and quickly progressed to the director role after revamping our business development tools and helping us win new work. She is exceptionally hardworking and deeply committed to her craft. She and her team of seven are based in our Seattle office.

Barbara enjoys all disciplines of design and became interested in architecture watching her mom design their family home in Wyoming. She lives in Seattle with her husband and two sons and enjoys traveling to Arizona to swim laps in the warm desert sun. She holds two degrees from Northwestern University, including a master's in journalism.