Marketing and Bid Assistant London 2023

We have an opportunity in our London Studio for a Marketing and Bid Assistant. Reporting to the London Marketing Director, this is a role that involves being part of a highly effective regional marketing and business development team.

About us

BDP is a continuous collective of architects, engineers, designers and urbanists. We design at every scale from city masterplans, neighbourhoods, parks, streets and buildings to specialist, bespoke light and acoustic installations.

We are placemakers who work at every stage of the design process from visioning to briefing to design, delivery and operation. We respond to the demands of our dynamic and ever-changing planet with cross-discipline design thinking that spans all of life’s activities, protects the environment and enhances social value.

Harnessing our collective ethos, the spirit of BDP is about making places for people. Our structure and governance as a global network of federated city studios creates design hubs that are connected to the cities, regions and communities they serve.

As part of the Nippon Koei Group, we fuse our passion for architecture and engineering with user-centred design and large-scale infrastructure projects to deliver world-class solutions for better, more prosperous places.

About the role

This is a varied and exciting position in which you will support the London marketing and business development team, engaging with studio staff as well as the wider marketing and communications teams around the practice to streamline BDP’s work-winning efforts.

This role would suit someone looking to start their career in marketing, and give the ideal candidate the opportunity to learn and develop their knowledge and skills across client focused marketing tasks within a global context.

The role will involve feeding into bids and preparing documents in Word, Powerpoint and InDesign, maintaining marketing collateral, maintaining marketing database and registrations on client portals and assisting at events as well as other marketing related tasks.

You will be organised and methodical with strong writing and interpersonal skills. Prior marketing roles and experience within the design or construction industry would be ideal but other backgrounds will be considered.

Tasks

• Support the London marketing team in the bid process. This will include reading and understanding key bid deliverables, helping produce and format content for submission documents
• Coordinating and preparing marketing materials
• Helping organise internal and external events
• Collating and maintaining sector / group / professional marketing information on BDP Marketing Information Systems
• Tracking industry events and updating relevant calendars
• Supporting client-focused marketing and business development initiatives
• Supporting other marketers around the practice in marketing related tasks if required

Skills

• Excellent communication skills, especially written English
• Organised and methodical
• Ability to compile, edit and proofread texts
• Experience working in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel) and Adobe applications (InDesign knowledge would be advantageous)
• Willingness to learn and use BDP’s Marketing Information Management systems effectively (Open Asset, Zoho, Deltek) and provide guidance to other staff in their proper use
• Ability to manage workload and work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team
• Possess a proactive, understanding and flexible approach to dealing with issues and achieving collective goals
• Ability to act in a confidential manner when dealing with all BDP activities and not divulge any information concerning the work being undertaken or any other BDP business, either internally or externally

BDP offers

BDP offers an excellent opportunity for your personal development as well as an attractive remuneration package that includes a competitive salary, flexible pension allowance, private medical insurance, contribution towards professional subscriptions and a great working environment.

To apply

To apply for this role, please click the ‘apply’ button below and attach a CV and covering letter explaining how your knowledge, skills and experience are a match for our role. Please state your salary expectation as part of your application. BDP is an equal opportunities employer.

BDP is actively fostering an inclusive organisation where people can be themselves and everyone has a sense of belonging. We want our teams to be diverse at every level, reflecting the communities we design for. As designers, we will create spaces for all that promote equity, wellbeing and participation within the built environment.

We actively encourage people from a variety of backgrounds with different skills, professional and life experiences, to join us and help us to achieve our aspirations. We also welcome applications from candidates who wish to work flexibly.