Marketing & Communications Coordinator

Your Role

Gensler’s Toronto office seeks a creative storyteller for our marketing & communication efforts. Ideal candidates have a passion for design and view communications as a people-centered activity. Marketing & Communications Coordinators produce materials that support Gensler’s business development and promotional efforts. They work under the direction of senior staff and marketing and PR leaders to write, design, and produce proposals, presentations, and other material used to help the firm win work, as well as support media outreach, events, speaking engagements, awards submissions, and other PR functions for the office.

Successful candidates will join a team of skilled communicators in a dynamic office. Our next superstar will be a natural collaborator, eager to lend a hand, an idea, or a well-timed gif for morale. Excellent storytellers, proactive problem solvers, and strategic thinkers will find an environment that supports thoughtful work and professional growth. Gensler offers additional opportunities for communications professionals who perform at exceptional levels within practice areas or disciplines, such as writing, graphic design, or strategy.

What You Will Do

Marketing

• Work with principals, senior staff, and other marketing team members to design, write, and produce proposals, presentations, and other marketing collateral in alignment with brand standards

• Participate in pursuit strategy and planning

• Develop new materials as needed to support business development activities

• Perform multiple marketing efforts under rapid and frequent deadlines

• Understand and learn Gensler’s portfolio of work, practice areas, and capabilities

• Maintain resources & information systems

• Develop and craft case stories, resumes, project text for website, and other written marketing/PR collateral

• Work closely with other marketing team members to complete special projects, elevate the quality of our efforts, and plan office events

• Support photography coordination and documentation

Public Relations

• Develop media pitches, key messaging, and briefing documents to garner coverage and inform spokespeople

• Create social media calendar and craft social media postings to align with local and firmwide messaging

• Track media mentions, speaking engagements, and trending news themes

• Work with thought leaders to develop blog post narratives and speaking engagement abstracts

• Create compelling content with key messaging, presentations for speaking engagements, content for brand publications, website content, and award submissions

Your Qualifications 

• 3+ years of professional experience in a marketing position with a design or professional services firm. AEC industry experience is a must

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Interior Design, Graphic Design, Journalism, Business, Communications, or Marketing (or other related field)

• Ability to work with diverse project teams and in a fast-paced work environment. Ability to “make it happen” and create workarounds where needed

• Creative and impactful graphic design skills, including creating effective presentations and marketing collateral

• Communications: Excellent communication, writing, editing, conceptual design skills

• Self-motivator with strong organizational and intra-personal skills, and a great collaborator

• Mastery of InDesign is a must; proficiency in Photoshop / Illustrator and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) is required; knowledge of Google Slides, Keynote, and Miro are a plus

• Experience with photography or video creation a plus

*Please submit your resume as a PDF, Word documents will not be accepted

Life at Gensler

At Gensler, we are as committed to enjoying life as we are to delivering best-in-class design. From curated art exhibits to internal design competitions, our offices reflect our people’s diverse interests.

Perks: We encourage our employees to lead a healthy and balanced life. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, wellness programs, paid holidays and paid time off. We also offer contributions to the RRSP and twice annual bonus opportunities. As part of the firm’s commitment to licensure and professional development, Gensler offers reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees. In addition, we reimburse tuition for certain eligible programs or classes. We view our professional development programs as strategic investments in our future.