Marketing Coordinator

Job description / Role

For 50 years, Gensler has been a pioneer in creating great places that enhance the quality of work and life. Today, Gensler has more than 4,700 professionals networked across 46 locations.

At Gensler, we design for people. We leverage our global perspective and local presence to innovate at every scale. We’re not just designers. We’re tinkerers, craftspeople, visionaries, innovators and thought leaders. Fueled by passion and entrepreneurial spirit, our people bring new ideas to solve challenging problems. Whether you’re into sketching new ideas, hacking a building or growing client relationships in global markets, there’s something here for everyone.

Our depth of expertise spans disciplines—from aviation and transportation to education, hospitality, retail, technology and more. Whether we’re refreshing a retailer’s brand, planning a new urban district or designing a super tall building, we strive to make the everyday places people occupy more inspiring, more resilient and more impactful.

At our core we embody an entrepreneurial spirit, always looking ahead for new ways to innovate and add to our clients' success. Our work reflects a commitment to sustainability and the belief that design has the power to transform organizations and change lives.

Come and be a part of our Constellation of Stars.

Our growing Abu Dhabi office is currently seeking an experienced Marketing Coordinator/Manager. The position requires an excellent communicator, problem solver and action-oriented team player. A Marketing Coordinator is the key producer of materials and content that supports the office’s direct and indirect business development efforts. They work under the direction of senior staff to write, design and produce proposals, presentations and other material used to help the firm win work and grow online presence specific to the unique service offerings. A Marketing Coordinator also supports the general activities of the office. The successful candidate will be a self-starter with a passion for the design business with the enthusiasm and drive to embed themselves within the creative studio structure.

RESPONSIBILITIES
• Working with principals and senior staff to produce proposals, presentations; research, design, write and produce all materials in alignment with FW brand standards.
• Manage scheduling, production, and delivery of marketing materials.
• Actively participate in strategy/planning sessions.
• Develop new materials as needed to support business development activities.
• Perform multiple marketing efforts against rapid and frequent deadlines.
• Quickly learn and understand Gensler’s broad firm capabilities and offerings.
• Actively engage and collaborate with the firm's network of PR, Communications and Marketing personnel.
• Maintains resources & information systems: ordering materials, updating project documentation, resumes, image libraries, support award submissions.
• Know Gensler’s portfolio of work, practice areas and broad firm capabilities.
• Develop new materials as needed to support business development activities.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• Demonstrable experience in a marketing/communications position with a large, international architectural firm.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with grammatical accuracy.
• Strong graphic communication and design skills.
• Self-motivator with strong organizational and intra-personal skills, and a great collaborator.
• Experience working directly with senior staff on business-critical projects with minimal supervision.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and diverse project teams in a fast-paced work environment.
• Ability to provide thought leadership and recognize competitive advantage opportunities for Gensler, leveraging these into marketing pitches.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) is a must.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign) is a must.
• Digital publishing experience a bonus.

SKILLS
• Ability to work under pressure, prioritise and handle a number of concurrent projects and tasks.
• Shares information, communicates proactively and openly with colleagues at all times.
• Expresses confidence in own judgement; able to be assertive if required and be sufficiently robust to say ‘no’ when appropriate.
• Team player, also able to work under own initiative.
• Proactively keeps manager/ supervisor informed of work status and seeks clarification where appropriate; provides upward feedback appropriately.

About the Company

Gensler is widely recognized as the world's leading collaborative design firm, not just the largest. The ability to work together as an integrated team is part of our DNA, and we've embraced it at every level, from our Co-CEOs to our studios and project teams.

The focus of Gensler leadership is on serving our clients effectively wherever they need our services. Our one-firm firm ethos saves time, cuts costs and delivers innovation. We offer the design industry's deepest bench of expertise, matched with experience gained by working with our clients across the global economy. We bring that broad knowledge to bear on every project and location where we work.