The phrase "be perceived as doing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing how someone's actions or behavior are viewed by others.
Example: "In the meeting, he wanted to ensure he would not be perceived as doing less work than his colleagues."
Alternatives: "be seen as doing" or "be regarded as doing".
"But you don't want to be perceived as doing Charles Kushner any special favors".
President Vladimir V. Putin cannot politically afford to be perceived as doing America's bidding on Iraq, particularly considering lingering Russian resentment against American pre-eminence in global affairs.
"We should not be perceived as doing things too precipitously by going ahead as if none of this had happened," he said.
Presumably, several Democrats said, he would like to be perceived as doing enough to help Democrats win the House so he would not be blamed if they do not.
"It's really quite extraordinary that even a de facto al-Qaida movement can be perceived as doing a better job at 'serving' civilian needs in Syria than the most powerful country in the world".
Mr. Woodruff said he had little worry that by shining a journalistic light on matters like the shortcomings in care at veterans hospitals — as he has done in several reports — he could be perceived as doing the bidding of a particular, political side.
Or at least that is perceived as doing what journalism does, rightly or wrongly.
It was hard for Mr. Obama to be chastising Wall Street executives for living by a different set of rules when people he was appointing into government were perceived as doing much the same thing.
ABC is perceived as doing barely better than a year ago, when the network had no hits after relying too heavily on the reality show "Who Wants to Be A Millionaire" several years ago.
If the university is perceived as doing the bidding of any particular industry, the message we're sending to students is that the university is willing to let commercial interests intrude.
