Chicago, USA
Digital communications coordinator/manager
at Studio Gang
Studio Gang is seeking a full-time digital communications professional to join its team in Chicago, USA.
Highly creative and collaborative, this person will bring an exceptional talent and interest in architecture’s relationship with digital media to amplify the impact of the studio’s work.
Supervised by the communications director, the coordinator/manager will oversee the studio’s digital presence; sharing the studio’s work, culture, and ethos. Responsible for the management of the studio’s website and social media accounts, they will develop language and imagery to communicate major projects and events such as building completions and openings, new project commissions and publications. They will also use their analytical and creative skills to conceptualise and produce new digital projects and other new ways of designing, organising and presenting the studio’s work as its digital footprint expands. Related responsibilities will include assisting on photoshoots, developing video concepts and creating digital press packs.
This person is an excellent visual storyteller with strong graphic, writing, and editing skills and a keen understanding of architectural imagery and relevant technology. An ideal candidate will have architectural experience and is comfortable working iteratively in a highly collaborative environment.
Requirements:
- bachelor’s degree in architecture, design, or equivalent
- passion for digital communication tools and technologies, including photography, video, and social media, as well as accompanying analytics and benchmarking tools
- one-four years professional experience in architecture or design environment
- strong interest and creative ability to communicate architectural ideas
- strong skills in Adobe software and website design and/or management
- fluency in an additional language, especially French, is a major asset
To apply, please submit a cover letter, resume/CV and graphic sample of digital work using the ‘apply’ link below. The application deadline is January 13, 2019.
Studio Gang
Founded and led by Jeanne Gang, Studio Gang is an architecture and urban design practice headquartered in Chicago with offices in New York, San Francisco, and Paris. The studio works as a collective of more than 100 people using a design process that foregrounds the relationships between individuals, communities, and environments. A sustainability ethos is central to the practice, coupled with a methodology defined by research and experimentation, including collaborations with disciplines both inside and outside the traditional design field. Current projects include the expansion of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City; the new United States Embassy in Brasília, Brazil; a unified campus for the California College of the Arts in San Francisco; and mixed-use towers in Toronto, Los Angeles, and Amsterdam. For more information, visit our website.
Benefits
Studio Gang offers a competitive compensation and benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, basic life, short-term disability, long-term disability, and voluntary/term life insurance; holidays and paid time off; and 401k and profit sharing.
To submit your application, please click the ‘apply’ button below.