Address Gensler’s London office is seeking a creative, motivated, and highly collaborative individual to join our team as an experienced Marketing Specialist. Marketing Specialists are the key producers of materials that support Gensler’s business development efforts. They work under the direction of office leadership, senior staff, and marketing leaders to write, design, and produce proposals, presentations, and other collateral / thought leadership used to help the firm win work. Marketers also support the general activities of the office/regional marketing studio, such as strategy, positioning, storytelling, photography, graphic design, and knowledge management.
Your Role
We are looking for an experienced marketer with a proven background in guiding teams through detailed pursuit processes with a proactive and strategic approach. Pursuit / bid experience in workplace strategy, fit out, and interior design bids is a major plus. Successful candidates will join a team of skilled marketers who enjoy working together almost as much as we love winning. Our next superstar will be a natural collaborator, eager to lend a hand, an idea, or a well-timed meme for morale. Excellent communicators, proactive problem solvers, graphic design wizards, and strategic thinkers will find an environment that supports thoughtful work and professional growth.
What You Will Do
- Lead pursuit strategy and planning together with the technical teams and studio leadership
- Work with principals, senior staff, and other marketing team members to design, write, and produce proposals, presentations, and other marketing collateral in alignment with brand standards
- Develop new materials as needed to support business development activities, with a critical emphasis on graphic design capabilities
- Perform multiple marketing efforts against rapid and frequent deadlines
- Champion and lead strategy and planning sessions for new business opportunities
- Learn and understand Gensler’s portfolio of work, practice areas, and capabilities
- Maintain marketing collateral, resources, and information systems
- Work closely with other marketing team members to complete special projects and elevate the quality of our efforts
Your Qualifications
- 5+ years of professional experience in a marketing position with a design or professional services firm, prior experience in the AEC industry is a must
- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Graphic Design, Communications, Architecture, Interior Design, Journalism, or Business
- Ability to lead BD conversations confidently and strategically and collaborate closely with leadership on win strategy and storytelling
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Creative and impactful graphic design skills, including creating effective presentations and marketing collateral
- Self-motivator with strong organisational and intra-personal skills, and a great collaborator
- Strong organisational skills to coordinate and manage multiple projects and deadlines
- Ability to work with diverse project teams and in a fast-paced work environment
- Mastery of InDesign is a must
- Proficiency in Photoshop / Illustrator is required, knowledge of Google Slides, Keynote, and Miro are a plus
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) is required
Please submit a cover letter, resume, and portfolio. The cover letter should address the key characteristics highlighted in the position description and should communicate the reasons why your skill-set and background are ideal for this role.
Life at Gensler
We encourage every person at Gensler to lead a healthy and balanced life. Our comprehensive benefits include medical and dental insurance, season ticket loans, pension, and twice annual bonus opportunities.
As part of the firm’s commitment to professional development, Gensler offers reimbursement for certain professional qualifications and associated renewals and exam fees. In addition, we reimburse tuition for certain eligible programmes or classes. We view our professional development programmes as strategic investments in our future.
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