Basel, Switzerland
Project communications manager – German, English or French speaking
at Herzog & de Meuron
Herzog & de Meuron is seeking a project communications manager to join its team in Basel, Switzerland.
Herzog & de Meuron is an international architectural practice based in Basel with studios in Berlin, Munich, London, Paris, Copenhagen, Hong Kong, New York and San Francisco. Our team of around 600 collaborators develop projects of all scales across Europe, the Americas and Asia.
For our Basel office, we are looking for a communications manager with immediate availability.
As part of Herzog & de Meuron’s communications team, you will report directly to the lead of project communications and will be the interface between architectural project teams led by the partner-in-charge, clients, PR agencies and media professionals. You will work closely in our team with both internal and external colleagues.
Your key tasks:
- support of strategic communication for challenging architectural projects
- plan communications activities on a short- and long-term basis, implementing them in coordination with our overall strategy
- digest and assemble architectural content produced by the architectural teams (texts, wordings, visuals)
- coordination of media relations and external communication
- editorial processing of international publication requests
- development and management of internal organisation including documentation and roadmaps; support of internal communication
Your profile:
- university or technical college degree in media studies, journalism or architecture, or the arts in combination with a strong affinity for architecture and design
- at least two years of experience in the field of communications in an international environment; keen understanding of local media landscape a plus
- native speaker or outstanding knowledge and fluency in German; English and/or French is additionally required, with excellent language and writing skills in one of the two languages, stylistically confident and adept at speaking and presenting
We offer:
- an international, creative and challenging work environment
- the opportunity to work on high-profile projects around the globe
- an outward-facing position working in collaboration with world-class clients and institutions
We look forward to getting to know you. Your application should include a cover letter, a complete resume, portfolio, diplomas and certificates in a PDF format not to exceed 10 MB. You can send your documents by using our online application form on our website referring to the reference number B22-9.