Job title
Marketing & Communications Specialist
Contract type
Permanent contract
Job Description
The Marketing & Communication Specialist will work closely with the EGIS team and the Marketing & Communications team to:
- Craft and implement both long term and short term marcomm plans, consisting of a broad array of activities including digital/ print publications, social media, videos, website, newsletters, speaking opportunities, media campaigns, and awards. Media outreach of this role focuses on regional markets.
- Develop an annual editorial calendar mapping key milestones, events, awards and announcements
- Develop media-worthy news, from arranging interviews with industry publications to curating social media content
- Manage the social media platforms of EGIS
- Develop and support the development of video content and communication graphics with the support of in-house graphic/ multimedia designers. Establish and maintain relationships with the media Key Responsibilities Content development
- Strategise, implement and manage editorial calendar
- Coordinate with the necessary teams to identify media worthy content
- Compose and review media kits (write up and visuals)
- Manage the approval process with clients and project teams Digital media: Social media, website
- Strategise the firms digital content
- Compose and review digital content across the firms social media channels and website
- Obtain respective design partners for digital content approval
- Manage and monitor the firms social media channels and website
- Manage and measure engagement Photography
- Coordinate with project teams to understand construction programmes periodically
- Plan and budget for photography of projects accordingly (construction milestones and full completion)
- Coordinate with clients for approval Awards
- Plan and budget for award opportunities
- Coordinate with necessary teams on event/ nomination submission content
- Work on nomination submissions accordingly and work with our graphic designer on visuals Events
- Identify high-level speaking opportunities for spokespeople
- Promote speakers personas via social media channels
- Manage and measure engagement Internal and external coordination
- Coordinate with project teams on new/ updated project content
- Obtain approvals from the necessary teams on media content
- Obtain approvals from clients on media content - Flexibility to travel; this position requires some time to be spent in Saudi Arabia and Amman in addition to the UAE - Time management: capable of developing timelines and completing tasks with limited timeframes - Teamwork: capable of working well with others and succeeding in a team environment. - Ability to work collaboratively in a multicultural and dynamic environment. - Ability to work in a small, fast-moving team. - A minimum of a bachelors degree communications, marketing, public relations, journalism, English, architecture or a creative field is required; - Able to work with initiative and unsupervised - Knowledge of the Middle East market.
Profile
Relevant work experience; - Strong written and verbal communication skills & 6+ years of experience - Architectural experience is a must.
