Our client is seeking a Marketing Coordinator with a passion for the built environment to join their dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have prior experience in a similar role, with a strong background in digital media and content creation. You should possess excellent communication skills and the ability to work autonomously, as well as collaborate effectively with internal teams and external stakeholders.

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If you are a creative individual with a keen eye for design and a proactive marketing approach, we would love to hear from you!

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The ideal candidate will have a minimum 2-3 years of marketing experience within similar industry.

Our Client

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Our client is a London-based architecture and design studio founded in 1993. They have a team of over 50 professionals specializing in architecture, interior design, master planning, and creative support. Their projects have won awards in various sectors, including workplace, fit-out, residential, and mixed-use developments.

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They take a collaborative approach to bring briefs to life and unlock the inherent value of challenging sites. They offer flexible working arrangements to support their team's well-being and personal commitments, including flexible start and finish times, one day of remote work per week, and five days per year to work from anywhere.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate strategy content for annual marketing and communication goals, social media, events, and awards entries
• Support the Management Team with LinkedIn profiles and ensure brand guidelines consistency
• Promote the company culture through project promotion and internal communications
• Manage client portfolios, project photography, and collateral
• Update project case studies, CVs, and maintain the website
• Coordinate PR meetings and manage company memberships
• Plan and deliver social media content, engage with audiences, and track effectiveness
• Track awards submissions, and competition opportunities, create and track newsletters and coordinate events
• Research current trends  

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Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• Minimum 2-3 experience in a similar role within the built environment
• Experience in digital media and passion for content creation and social media
• Experience in social media management and content creation for various platforms and website content management
• Design-focused approach with good graphic design skills
• Strong presentation and interpersonal skills with clear and effective communication
• Knowledge in Adobe InDesign and Microsoft Office 365 essential
• Photoshop, Premier Pro, and Illustrator desirable
• Excellent knowledge of LinkedIn essential     

The Company:

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Our client is an award-winning, employee-owned architectural and heritage consultancy practice with a commitment to quality, innovation, and diversity who are in the World Architecture Top 100 Practice. They have staff of approximately 280 talented architects, designers, heritage consultants and surveyors across 14 offices, in the UK, Hong Kong and Australia.

Summary of role:

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We are currently looking for a creative Bid Coordinator with a passion for architecture to join their Bids Team in London.

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The successful candidate will be responsible for the project management of bids and taking ownership to maximise the bids success. You will be working within the wider Bids Team to support on strategic ambitions and the submissions of bids.

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This is a fast-paced full-time role which requires the ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines, so excellent time management is essential. It also requires an excellent all-round understanding of business challenges, processes and marketing opportunities to be able to work on various different bids with different requirements, managing the key stakeholders from Architect to Partner to ensure you are able to meet the bid needs.

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If you are passionate about architecture, self-motivated and have excellent communication skills, this role will allow you to work within a successful architecture practice using your creative skills to deliver quality bid submissions.

Responsibilities:

• Managing a central inbox and opportunities
• Assisting in formulating and implementing strategies to help win new projects across a range of sectors.
• Building strong relationships with internal stakeholders to produce proposals and presentation materials.
• Overseeing the end to end bid process and ensuring the bid procedures are followed correctly.
• Producing quality bid submissions, reviewing information that is provided for bids to ensure consistency and accuracy, excellent proof reading skills are essential
• Design layouts for bids and tenders, collating relevant images and graphics for submissions
• Maintaining the internal database with details of bids, regularly reviewing bid metrics
• Updating library of standard PQQ information, staff CVs, project case studies and photographs, filed in accordance with practice standards

‍Requirements:

• Excellent InDesign skills
• Strong time management and organisational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Experience with collaborating with people of all levels and ability to adjust your communication style to manage your stakeholders
• Experience working in the architectural / construction industry
• Experience dealing with high-value bids.

Desirable:

• Graphic design skills
• Experience using portals such as Due North, Pro-contract, Intend

Why work here:

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Benefits package includes agile, flexible and hybrid working, (2 days WFH) annual leave increasing with long service, life assurance, study sponsorship with paid study leave, sabbaticals, employee assistance programme, season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, virtual GP service, subscription fees, company day out, a volunteering scheme and enhanced learning & development opportunities.

The Company:

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Our client is an award-winning, employee-owned architectural and heritage consultancy practice with a commitment to quality, innovation, and diversity who are in the World Architecture Top 100 Practice. They have staff of approximately 280 talented architects, designers, heritage consultants and surveyors across 14 offices, in the UK, Hong Kong and Australia.

Summary of role:

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We're in search of a dynamic Business Development & Marketing Coordinator to join a thriving team in Manchester. The successful candidate will be stationed at the Manchester Studio but will be required to travel to other North Region studios in Manchester and York to fulfill their role.

Responsibilities:

• Regional business development (BD) strategy, campaigns, initiatives, and research: work alongside the Regional Senior Team to support and coordinate a meaningful strategic plan and initiatives.
• Regional BD meetings: coordination and support.
• Excellent writing skills to draft text for company collateral (brochures, website etc)
• Peer-to-peer (P2Ps): Strategic programme and coordination of P2Ps ensuring research is undertaken in advance and relevant collateral is prepared.
• Manage appointment setting for regional team
• Regional networking events: Research, coordinate and attendance to networking events.
• Publicity: Pro-actively championing regional project and people stories for publicity opportunities and social media campaigns, to feed through to the central Marketing & Communications team
• Customer relationship management (CRM): Updating BD information in the company’s CRM system (Rapport).
• In-house Events: Organisation and management of planned events. Includes the strategy, coordination and follow ups to the events.
• Collateral support: Work closely with central Marketing & Communications team to develop and ensure collateral is up to date and relevant.
• Award support: Work closely with central Marketing& Communications team on regional award submissions and strategies.
• Support on thought leadership pieces to celebrate projects and people.
• Champion the North Region within the company.    

 Requirements:

• Experience in a similar role at an Architectural practice is essential
• Experience in marketing and / or business development
• Experience with social media and CRM management
• Experience of dealing with people at all levels, both on the telephone, via email and in-person
• Experience of working in a pressured environment with frequent interruptions.
• Knowledge of the architecture / construction industry
• Able to work proactively on own initiative and prioritise workload
• Ability to be responsible for own areas of work
• Quality standards of accuracy and presentation
• Excellent organisational skills and able to multi-task
• Clear and quality communication skills both verbal and written
• Co-operative team member.    

Why work here:

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Benefits package includes agile, flexible and hybrid working, (a minimum of 4 days in office, up to 1 -2 days WFH) annual leave increasing with long service, life assurance, study sponsorship with paid study leave, sabbaticals, employee assistance programme, season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, virtual GP service, subscription fees, company day out, a volunteering scheme and enhanced learning & development opportunities.

The Client

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Our client is an award-winning, employee-owned architectural and heritage consultancy practice with a commitment to quality, innovation, and diversity who are in the World Architecture Top 100 Practice. They have staff of approximately 280 talented architects, designers, heritage consultants and surveyors across 14 offices, in the UK, Hong Kong and Australia.

Summary of role:

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We are seeking a Business Development Assistant who will support the regional Senior Management Team & Regional Bid Coordinator with the business development and marketing initiatives across the East Region.  

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The role will be an integrated member of the regional support team, and from time to time will involve assisting with document production and local office support. This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with team who are growing a portfolio of fascinating projects across the region.

Responsibilities

• Bid and award submission support
• BD strategies, campaigns and research support
• Document creation support for the regional team (including PowerPoint presentations and InDesign/Affinity brochures reports)
• CRM and pipeline projects administration
• Coordinating regional and local networking events
• Proactively looking for PR/social media content across the team
• Supporting in photography and maintaining the internal imagery library
• Event support
• Producing BD and marketing collateral within brand guidelines
• Working and collaborating with an international bid community team
• Providing active communication between local and regional team
• Assisting with local facilities, Health & Safety, audit and maintenance support
• Coordination of monthly studio and quarterly regional meetings
• Day-to-day office tasks and maintaining studio environment
• Manage appointment setting for regional team
• Research and coordinate team attendance to networking events.      

Requirements

• Experience and/or strong interest in marketing and business development
• Experience providing administrative, marketing, business development support within an architectural practice or construction industry
• Intermediate level: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Previous experience using Adobe Creative Suites (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)
• Experience of dealing with people at all levels, via Teams and face-to-face
• Experience of meeting deadlines and working in a dynamic and exciting environment
• Very high standards of accuracy and presentation
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Able to work proactively on own initiative and prioritise workload
• Excellent organisational skills and able to multitask
• Proactive ‘can do’ approach
• Must enjoy a challenge and have a positive outlook

Why work here

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Benefits package includes agile, flexible and hybrid working, (a minimum of 4 days in office, up to 1 -2 days WFH) annual leave increasing with long service, life assurance, study sponsorship with paid study leave, sabbaticals, employee assistance programme, season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, virtual GP service, subscription fees, company day out, a volunteering scheme and enhanced learning & development opportunities.

Wonderful opportunity for a BID Coordinator to be part of well recognised and respected large Architecture firm in London.

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The client is a London based group of architects and designers, creating some of the world’s smartest and most sustainable buildings and carving a smart and innovative way to live and work in today’s urban cities.

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The practice is designing projects across three continents and has buildings under construction in the UK, the Netherlands, Italy, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, India, Singapore and Japan.

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They are now looking for an experienced BID Coordinator for their London studio, to support on new business in the UK and internationally.

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Key skills and experience of BID Coordinator:

• experience of preparing and coordinating bid submissions with 3-5 years experience
• understanding of the design and procurement process and knowledge of contractual matters would be an advantage
• architectural background or strong interest in architecture, construction and the creative processes
• self-disciplined, entrepreneurial, and confident in a creative environment, with the ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• excellent communication and organisation skills, as well as a talent for writing concisely and clearly
• excellent attention to detail and a thorough approach
• keen to learn with a flexible attitude, able to work effectively under pressure and to meet deadlines
• strong organisational, administrative and document production skills
• good knowledge of MS Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop and InDesign    

This is a full-time permanent position with benefits, based in their Central London office.

We are currently seeking a highly motivated and passionate Marketing Assistant to join the London studio of one of our prestigious AJ100 listed clients. This outstanding opportunity calls for an individual who possesses exceptional graphic design skills, along with a flair for writing and editing, to create captivating content that contributes to the development of winning bids and impactful digital materials.

As a versatile team player with a creative nature, you will work closely with the Marketing Manager to support various initiatives across both our client's London and Hong Kong studios. Your responsibilities will include crafting engaging content for social media platforms, assisting in the implementation of press strategies, and meticulously preparing and submitting award entries for consideration. By assuming ownership of tasks and demonstrating your capabilities, you will have the chance to thrive in this role and gain comprehensive knowledge of our client's world-renowned practice.

Our client is a collaborative team of architects and interior designers with a world-class reputation. Founded by a British design icon, the practice has a contemporary vision that transforms bold ideas into truly inspiring buildings and interiors. It will be a dynamic and diverse role which requires an appreciation of design at all scales and across all sectors.

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Responsibilities

• Collate submissions presentations, bid documents, and other new business support.
• Create compelling promotional material, presentations and digital content, including generating ideas and editing still and moving content for use across social platforms.
• Coordinate the calendar of awards submissions, photography, client events, industry event attendance, and speaking opportunities.
• Copy-writing for digital content and digital platforms.
• Support the Marketing Manager on the implementation of the marketing strategy, reporting and initiatives from digital marketing to events and new business.
• Help with internal communications and assist in developing press campaigns.

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Essential Skills and Requirements:

• Creative nature with excellent graphic skills and an eye for composition with good attention to detail.
• Detailed knowledge and working proficiency in InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Confident communicator, both written and verbal, with the ability to interact professionally with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Knowledgeable in social media platforms and management tools such as Hootsuite and Google Analytics.
• Capable of multitasking, handling a broad range of responsibilities and working to tight deadlines.

 The successful candidate must be enthusiastic, have a keen interest in both architecture and interior design and be willing to take initiative.

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This is a great opportunity to join a leading non-profit, membership-based association based in Bracknell, Berkshire. The organisation plays a key role in the construction and sustainability sectors, offering a wide range of services to help companies improve the design, build and operation of buildings.

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The Role

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Reporting to the Head of Marketing, your role will be to create and implement the execution of the organisation's marketing activities and campaigns. Working with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that all marketing operations are successful in meeting the goals and needs of the business. 

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Exciting work you will do:

• Contribute to the implementation of marketing strategies
• Deputise for the Head of Marketing as and when required, supporting the Head of Marketing in overseeing the department’s operations  Plan advertising schedules and promotional campaigns for products and services on a variety of media platforms – both on/offline
• Act as the main point of contact for stakeholders and suppliers to promote the success of marketing activities and the organisation’s corporate profile
• See all campaigns through to completion and evaluate their success using various metrics
• Conduct and oversee market research requirements and identify opportunities for NPD, promotion and growth
• Collaborate with the Head of Marketing to prepare budgets and monitor expenditure
• Oversee the CRM platform ensuring its useful structure and smooth functioning and that it is kept up to date
• Propose useful CRM analytics to the management team members to support delivery of business units’ sales targets and delivers agreed analysis portfolio
• Liaise with business managers to develop service and product specific promotional campaigns. Ensuring the right timeline, the appropriate message and defining the right target groups for each campaign
• Actively look for new ideas and opportunities to enhance market understanding and promotion services for wider offerings and individual business units.
• Provide reports and information that are required by Head of Marketing to assess performance and operation of the sales and promotion services.
• Undertake Line Management responsibilities for assigned team.

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‍To be successful in this role you will possess the following Experience, Skills and Knowledge:

• Marketing/business-related degree/ NVQ level 4 or 5 or strong educational background
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a role with similar scope of duties
• Professional/technical knowledge in relevant background
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong operational skills
• Business acumen and results oriented
• Commercially aware
• Good planning and project management skills 

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What our client can offer;

• Informal Hybrid Working may be available after confirmation and based on the role
• Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance – 4 times annual gross reference salary (after confirmation)
• 26 Annual Holidays (pro-rata) and additional Bank Holidays
• Company Sick Pay (after confirmation)
• Compassionate Leave
• Ride to Work Scheme
• Bounty Scheme (referral program)
• IFA visits/Pension Clinics
• Christmas Shutdown period (nominated Annual Holidays)
• Free car park on a first come first serve basis
• Electrical Vehicle Charging points in the car park
• Employee wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 confidential service)

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We are seeking an ambitious Business Development / Key Accounts Manager to lead and grow our clients successful architectural visualization company.

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Established for over 18 years, the company produce stunning architectural visualisations for a broad range of clients both in the UK and internationally, producing work ranging from luxury interiors projects through to multi-story mixed use developments. They have gone from strength to strength and are now seeking a driven individual to help them further expand their client base in the UK.

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You will ideally have experience in business management, sales, marketing, and client communications, and whilst an understanding of the architectural visualization industry is preferred, it is not essential as similar industry experience (e.g. property, media) will be also considered.

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Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement business strategies to drive growth and profitability.
• Manage and lead sales and marketing efforts, including client acquisition and retention.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including clients, partners, and industry leaders.
• Oversee financial management, including budgeting and forecasting.
• Stay informed of industry trends and technologies to ensure the company stays competitive.

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The role will be based remotely for the first 2 - 3 months, but then be based at offices in Central London with the potential for hybrid working.

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This is a challenging, yet highly rewarding role, that will suit a self-motivated individual with excellent business development and interpersonal skills.

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We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and proactive Communications Executive to help deliver our client's Global Communications Plan and continue to raise the profile of the Practice. You will have excellent communication, written and social media skills and enjoy working within a small team. A good knowledge of working with website CMS and social media management dashboards together with InDesign / Affinity is essential.

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Working closely with the Head of Marketing and Communications and the Communications Manager you will assist in the sourcing, developing, writing and editing of clear and engaging content for press releases and internal, online and digital channels including their e-newsletter, intranet, social media platforms (twitter/LinkedIn/Instagram) and website as well as for company literature. You will be responsible for uploading content and imagery across three websites and work with guidance to enhance website optimisation through content, tagging and linking.

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Skills, knowledge and experience required:

• Good grammar and written skills
• Attention to detail (including proofreading, quality checking, imagery and design).
• Excellent graphic skills including InDesign, Photoshop or Affinity Publisher and Affinity Photo together with PowerPoint.
• Experience with website CMS and social media management dashboards and in writing content suitable for both.
• Ability to work within a small team effectively and deliver tight deadlines on time
• Ability to liaise with other disciplines/team members

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Candidates must be confident communicators verbal and written, skilled and experienced at developing relationships with directors and teams across the organisation, and able to coordinate people efficiently.

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The practice offers a dynamic, friendly working environment and great career development opportunities as well as a comprehensive benefits package.

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Fantastic opportunity working for globally recognised, AJ100 listed Architecture firm.

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This particular role of BID Coordinator will manage and coordinate the production of professional bids, submissions and RFP’s in liaison with the BID Manager / Senior BID Coordinator.  

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The role:

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This role is responsible for receiving, assessing and evaluating bid notices and opportunities, making appropriate recommendations in liaison with Bid Manager / Senior Bid Cooordinator and sector leads.

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You will also seek-out UK and international business opportunities via bid portals across the practice and assist in the delivery of the business development strategy. You are tasked with responsibility for tracking bids and providing regular feedback on any successes and advising on how the processes can be further refined.

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What the next 12 months will look like:

• Collaborate with the Bid Manager / Senior Bid Coordinator to curate and edit responses to specific requirements;
• Create and circulate bid management schedules to bid teams to ensure everyone is aware of and adheres to the submission criteria
• Manage tender sources, seek out and distribute leads to relevant sector heads
• Select appropriate bids in line with company and specific sector business plan criteria
• Arrange and chair bid kick-off meetings to determine a bid /no bid decision
• Work alongside and in partnership with the Bid Manager / Senior Bid Coordinator complementing and supporting each other to ensure smooth delivery of the bid strategy
• Work closely with the Global Development Team on Internationally focused opportunities;
• Work closely with the Transport and Education teams on public sector and infrastructure opportunities
• Gain feedback on all bids - successful / unsuccessful, interrogate bid results and run post-completion bid reviews with the Bid Manager / Senior Bid Coordinator to ensure continuous improvement of bid responses and high level of successful conversion / work won
• Maintain the framework tracker
• Responsible for renewing membership of online pre-qualification websites and keeping profiles up-to-date
• Contribute to the updating and maintenance of company bid literature, including all staff CVs, bid information library and bid area of intranet (Compass)
• Ensure all external documents conform to the brand guidelines
• Manage project information recorded in company CRM System (Union Square) by liaising and working with the project teams to cleanse, update and populate project metrics.

‍What you need to have:

• Previous experience in similar role with minimum 2 years’ experience
• Competent with the use of graphics and IT systems, in particular excellent working knowledge of InDesign (or Affinity), Adobe, PowerPoint and Photoshop
• Experience of working in a similar professional practice environment, preferably within the construction industry.

Inspiring clients and organisations to think differently, my client is driven by strategic consultancy with creative and technical problem-solving.

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Established over 25 years ago, this wonderful company offer extraordinarily diverse portfolio ranging from road bridges to burning men, from pre-medieval chateaux to award-winning structures.

The Role

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They need someone who is a strategic and creative Bid Writer / Coordinator. You will support engineering, transport and digital services teams in the delivery of public and private sector bids, RFPs, pitch presentations and proposals.

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This role will also support their Business Development team.

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Ideal candidate will have experience within the Built Environment, Architecture, Design, Construction or Engineering.

• You will oversee and advise on the content and templates
• best practice in terms of the look, feel and style of company bids, working with in house Graphic Designer.
• poses strong attention to detail
• able to liaise with senior team members, Directors and Associate Directors to help to respond to tender opportunities
• document creation, copy writing and editing.
• You will be responsible for ensuring all information captured is in line with brand guidelines/messaging
• Working closely with Directors, Head of Marketing & BD and other stakeholders, you will manage other people’s contributions to submission documents to ensure timely completion.

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Skills required:

• You will have excellent communication skills with an energetic and organised attitude and the ability to identify an appropriate core message and approach required for any bid.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience as a bid writer and coordinating bids
• Expert at producing successful submissions and other bid documents
• Excellent writer, both technical and non-technical, with experience in writing high-quality copy, tailored to the audience
• Excellent organisational skills, with an ability to manage a diverse range of tasks, involving different people and different activities to tight deadlines
• Highly computer literate with an eye for design and an accomplished ability to use InDesign and Microsoft PowerPoint
• Confident communicator both verbally, written and visually
• Ability to liaise with and develop relationships with stakeholders

Our AJ100 listed client is searching for a Communications Manager for their practice in London.

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As architects, landscape architects and urban designers, they create award winning buildings, living landscapes and thriving urban spaces, using inventive design to solve real life challenges.

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Putting people at the heart of there work, each of the projects is different but the driving force behind every one is the desire to create an environment that is beautiful, sustainable and functional.

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The role will include:

• Prepare and implement the annual communications strategy and budget
• Manage the Practice website, intranet and social media channels
• Draft and issue press releases and manage our involvement in external publications
• Oversee all awards submissions, judging visits and ceremony attendance
• Organise and coordinate the Practice’s presence at events and conferences
• Identify thought leadership/speaking opportunities for key members of staff
• Prepare quarterly communications and research reports for the Executive Board
• Coordinate and chair marketing meetings and communications champions meetings
• Proof and edit outgoing documents/reports
• Support the Communications team with any ad-hoc duties.

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The chosen candidate must:

• A strong understanding of best practice in marketing and communications
• Demonstrable experience and success in a similar role within the creative industries
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and attention to detail
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to manage multiple deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in teams and independently
• Interest in and knowledge of the architectural sector and culture
• Relevant degree or postgraduate qualifications.