London, UK
Marketing/business development manager
at Plan A Consultants
Plan A Consultants is seeking a marketing and business development manager to join its team in London.
About Plan A
Plan A is a specialist design management consultancy based in London. We provide design management services to support and guide many of the world’s best architects and designers through the design stages of a project. These include BIG, Zaha Hadid Architects, Snøhetta, and Adjaye Associates.
Our company is built around an ethos of forming close working relationships and having a mutual understanding of how design happens. We are proud to be known as the best in our field and we are looking for a Marketing / BD Manager to support our team in creating and developing new opportunities as well as nurturing our existing network.
With a team of under 30 people, we actively encourage our team members to be directly involved in shaping the business and its culture. Whether it’s their own careers (a structured career route and budget set aside for learning), the benefits and perks (including flexible working, subsidised gym membership and interest free season ticket loans) or simply the ability to shape how we are organised.
This new role for the consultancy would suit a flexible working arrangement and will include the following:
Key responsibilities:
- develop and lead our communication strategy
- perform a pivotal role in expanding our network within the industry
- plan and implement strategic communications that raise the profile of the consultancy
- create and support opportunities for new business
- secure relevant speaking engagements for the consultancy
- lead the preparation of bid documentation
- prepare high quality written and graphical content for bids
- prepare high quality written and graphical content to be published in the media/social media
- develop media and industry relations and monitor strategic industry news
- maintain a database of current and upcoming competitions/opportunities
- maintain a database of competition/bid submissions
- perform regular updates to website and social media
- play a key role in ensuring a high level of graphical consistency across all outputs from the consultancy
A successful candidate should be:
- proven track record of producing high quality written and graphical content
- creative and innovative approach to the role
- experience working for an AJ100 practice desirable
- extensive and proven network within the industry
- detailed knowledge of the industry
- ability to organise workloads and deliver to tight deadlines
- determined, proactive, hands-on and works well under pressure in a fast-paced environment
- high proficiency using Adobe Creative Suite & Microsoft Office 365
- fluency in written and spoken English
If you think this is your type of company, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your cover letter (explaining why you want to work for Plan A Consultants) and CV using the ‘apply’ link below.