London, UK
Communications coordinator
at Gort Scott
Gort Scott is hiring a communications coordinator to join its team in London.
We are looking for a part-time, three days per week, communications coordinator. This role is vital in coordinating internal and external messaging about our values and our projects and raising the profile of the practice. You will be assisting the development and roll out Gort Scott’s marketing strategy and developing a strong social media presence. You will ensure that the practice is promoting its work and values with a consistent message. You will report to the directors and work alongside the senior management team as well as other members of the practice.
About Gort Scott
Gort Scott is an architecture and urban design practice with a focus on how buildings and places create the setting for connections between people. We are attuned to working and thinking at different scales from one-off houses to planning pieces of city and in both the public and private sectors. We are inspired by the contexts in which we work and develop propositions that resonate with them.
We recognise the link between equality and quality, both in our practice and in the projects that we design. At our self-built Bermondsey studio, we have grown to an international community of 30 members within a gender-diverse team. We are members of the London Practice Forum and Londonon, collectives for collaboration, research and knowledge-exchange. Social and environmental goals are incorporated in our work at all stages both internally and externally.
We are a dedicated, friendly office with a creative and motivated atmosphere, encouraging open discussion and testing of ideas. We are a London Living Wage Employer and have signed up to the Mayor’s Good Work Standard. We are also in the process of becoming a B Corp.
The studio has won a number of awards, including the Wallpaper Best Private House, an AJ Retrofit Award, NLA Mayor’s Prize, a Civic Trust Award, RIBA National Award and shortlisted for the Architect of The Year Award.
Key responsibilities
Strategy and planning:
- assist the practice’s PR company and directors to develop a marketing strategy that aligns with new business goals
- manage the communications planner with help from the studio assistant
- coordinate with clients and collaborating architects or consultants on communication strategies for individual projects
- liaise with architects to understand the key talking points around projects for use in comms and social media
- help to facilitate internal communications within Gort Scott around issues that affect the practice in terms of PR, comms and business development.
Digital media:
- work with the studio assistant to keep a social media presence that fits into the above strategy
- oversee the practice newsletter content, overseeing the studio assistant produce and send in Mailchimp
- manage all social media platforms, including Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn
- oversee the studio assistant who sources content and coordinates posts
- monitor and engage in platform activity and trends
- ensure we maintain consistent content and voice
- manage followers and following
- produce monthly social media analytics reports
- update website content as required through CMS, alongside the studio assistant
- coordinate with the web designer on updates
- maintain bank of images/content for website and social media use – projects (live and completed), studio life, affiliations and press – alongside the studio assistant
Collateral:
- ensure all collateral, content and marketing materials adhere to practice brand guidelines
- ensure all copy maintains a consistent tone of voice and aligns with practice values
- ensure job sheets in marketing database contain latest project information and image sets
- ensure marketing/PR materials are current and available for new business opportunities eg. portfolios, presentations, CVs/bios
- assist with coordinating project info and CV/bios into new business documents and bids
- write copy for other literature, such as press releases and website content as required with support from architects
- coordinate photography of finished projects alongside project architects
Awards:
- manage awards calendar and seek out relevant awards to enter
- produce material for award submissions alongside project architects and external consultants
- coordinate attendance at award ceremonies, with help from the studio assistant
Events:
- seek out relevant networking events and speaking opportunities for comms, new business and marketing purposes
- seek appropriate industry events for attendance by the practice and coordinate ticketing
- attend networking, knowledge-sharing and bidders’ day events where appropriate
Press and PR:
- day-to-day liaison with external PR consultant in the coordination of external communications
- liaise with press, journalists and manage photographers
Other:
- assist the associate responsible for new business with bids and tenders where necessary
- oversee the info@ and press@ email inboxes alongside the studio assistant
- assist the practice manager in managing the studio assistant, providing feedback in a constructive and supportive manner and leading by example
Skills and abilities
Experience and qualifications:
- prior experience working in a similar role within the built environment essential
- experience working in digital media
- prior experience liaising with external PR/other consultants desirable
Skills:
- design focussed approach; graphic design prowess essential
- enjoy building internal relationships and collaborating, have confidence speaking to staff and external consultants all levels, excellent interpersonal skills
- social media management
- website content management
- excellent copywriting skills
- excellent numeracy and literacy skills
- work to a high level of accuracy and with strong attention to detail
- enthusiasm for the role and a keen interest in architecture and the built environment
- proactive, responsive, punctual, approachable
- initiative, able to prioritise and work under pressure and with little supervision
- problem solving ability, integrity and reliability
IT and software:
- highly IT literate
- Adobe InDesign essential, Photoshop and Illustrator desirable but not essential
- Microsoft Office 365 essential
- excellent knowledge of LinkedIn essential
- desirable but not essential: social media scheduling platforms, MailChimp, CMS, Google Analytics, Mac/Apple environment
Salary and benefits
Gort Scott is an equal opportunities employer. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic, disabled and women candidates as these groups are underrepresented throughout the architecture profession.
Our salary offer is £21,000 to £24,000 (full-time equivalent £35,000 to £40,000), depending on experience.
Gort Scott is dedicated to providing a good work/life balance and offers a range of benefits to its staff, including, but not limited to:
- three additional holiday days off for Christmas per year
- increasing holiday days for length of service
- two additional days off for volunteering per year
- five additional half days off for childcare reasons per year
- hybrid and flexible working
- TOIL arrangements for overtime
- employee assistance programme
- death in service insurance
- discretionary bonus
- enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- social activities from our GS Life team
If you are interested in applying, please send over your CV and a cover letter via the apply for job button below.