Marketing and Business Development Manager

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the bid and marketing coordination for a design-focused practice, ensuring compliant tender production, high-quality materials, and integrated campaigns across digital and events channels.

  • Bid Operations: oversee tender processes, coordinate internal/external inputs, and ensure deadlines and quality approvals.
  • Content & Marketing Production: generate case studies, CVs, presentations, brochures, bid proposals, and manage imagery/assets for consistency.
  • Digital & Events Execution: manage website and social channels, campaigns, PR support, awards, and client-facing events to drive visibility and new opportunities.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Monitor bid portals for tender opportunities.
  • Administration of the bid, no bid process.
  • Support the coordination of the production of tenders, Frameworks, PQQs, ITTs, and competition submissions, ensuring compliance, quality, and deadlines are met.
  • Coordinate bid information internally and with external consultants to ensure clarity, consistency, visual excellence, and quality throughout.
  • Coordinate the production and maintenance of high-quality marketing and bid materials, including case studies, CVs, presentations, brochures, and bid proposals.
  • Lead the creation and management of content across the website and social media platforms LinkedIn and Instagram, supporting the delivery of project stories, thought leadership, quarterly newsletters, digital publications, and campaigns.
  • Update, maintain and develop Squarespace website content.
  • Manage image libraries, source imagery, oversee usage rights, and maintain reusable assets to improve efficiency and consistency.
  • Develop and deliver integrated marketing strategies across digital and offline channels, planning and executing targeted digital campaigns across social media and website.
  • Support business development through targeted campaigns, lead generation initiatives, and campaign performance tracking.
  • Monitor performance metrics and optimise campaigns to improve reach, engagement, and digital presence.
  • Support an external PR company with press releases, thought leadership and speaking opportunities.
  • Co-ordinate award submissions with the support of the Creative Director.
  • Assist with the coordination and administration of client-facing events including MIPIM and UKREiiF.
  • Attending client-facing events.
  • Management of events administration.
  • Supporting the administration of inputting fees to CMAP.
  • Assisting with the marketing administration on consultancy competency forms.
  • Monthly analytical marketing and sales reporting.
  • Supporting the administration team with QMS, telephone and email monitoring.

Requirements

  • Strong experience in a marketing and business development role (minimum 5 years).
  • Excellent project management skills with a proactive, highly organised, and detail-oriented approach.
  • Strong written and visual communication skills, with excellent copywriting abilities (for awards, case studies, and bid writing).
  • An eye for detail, with excellent graphic skills.
  • A collaborative mindset and the ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary, internal teams and external creatives.
  • Design skills with proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign and Photoshop are highly desirable).
  • Experience with HubSpot CRM and Microsoft 365 (including Excel).
  • Understanding of digital marketing tools, LinkedIn, social media platforms, and analytics.

Preferred

  • Experience working within architecture, design, or the built environment.
  • Confident communicator, skilled at building relationships with colleagues, clients, and connections.
  • Confident storyteller with a passion for creative communication.

Benefits

  • You will be joining a highly respected landscape architecture practice that offers flexible work-life balance and personal benefits.
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OOBE

OOBE is an award-winning landscape architecture studio founded in the UK in 2010, dedicated to creating beautiful, inspirational, and relevant landscapes that harmonise with their surroundings. With a broad range of projects across the UK, we bring extensive experience across diverse sectors including Public Realm, Build To Rent, Healthcare, Commercial, Leisure, PBSA, and Education.We specialise in designing dynamic, functional, and sustainable external environments for a wide range of sites and budgets. Our goal is to create spaces that welcome and inspire people of all ages and cultures.At OOBE, we believe a project's significance is measured not by its size, but by its potential impact on the people who experience it. We combine talent, passion, and technical competence with a fresh, questioning attitude and a hands-on approach to landscape architecture, ensuring every project stretches our creativity and delivers what's truly possible.

Founded in 2010
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, GBR
26 employees (15 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
42.6%
Direct
36.1%
Referral
13.5%
Social
4.4%
Paid
1.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~26

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1 (4% of company)