Marketing and Bid Coordinator

Job Title: Marketing and Bid Coordinator - Maternity Cover

Location: London

Salary: Negotiable

Job type: Full time/Part-time, fixed term - maternity cover.

Job description:

David Morley Architects is an award-winning practice that has over 35 years' experience designing leading sports, residential education and healthcare buildings. The Marketing and Bid Co-ordinator will be working alongside the Partners and the Management Team to implement the marketing strategy for the Practice. The role is split between Business Development and Marketing Communications, with key responsibilities as follows:

Business Development:

• Monitoring and flagging the competition and frameworks portals for new work
• Compiling award submissions
• Working with the Management Team to compile bid submissions - content management and design for SQs, ITTs and EOIs
• Coordinating the team's input to ensure deadlines are met
• Organising speaking opportunities at conferences and industry events
• Organising client feedback interviews on completed projects
• Updating the marketing tracker on all key activities and issues

Marketing Communications:

• Managing the Practice's website / social media platforms and responding to mentions
• Liaising with external PR and digital contributors to ensure content and outputs are disseminated appropriately
• Organising internal and external events (Open House/LFA/Clerkenwell Design Week etc)
• Arranging networking events for the Practice
• Developing printed and online marketing material such as the annual Christmas card and mailouts
• Updating the image bank (transparencies and digital), and commission photography of completed buildings
• Managing new and existing project sheets
• Updating contacts database with possible marketing leads
• Updating company website with news items and project content
• Managing magazine updates and subscriptions

Candidate Requirements:

Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate the ability to carry out a range of marketing processes necessary to establish key areas of potential work and enhance brand awareness. They will have a keen eye for detail, the ability to write well and prioritise, whilst having a good feel for the Practice brand. A knowledge and appreciation of architecture would be an advantage, however not a necessity. Successful candidates will have a marketing degree, a proficiency in Adobe InDesign and Photoshop and experience of working in an in-house marketing department or agency for at least three years. They must demonstrate flexibility as well as good administrative, team-working and time management skills.

Extra Information:

If you feel this is the job for you, we would love to hear from you. Please send us your CV along with a a covering letter explaining your suitability for the role.

David Morley Architects is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome and encourage applications from under-represented groups within the architectural industry, those returning to work from a period of absence and candidates from diverse backgrounds.

Please note - we reserve the right to close applications early.

Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Marketing Coordinator, Proposal Administrator, Bid Support Executive, Pitch Assistant, Marketing Coordinator, Marketing Assistant, Project Support Officer, may also be considered for this role.