Project Communications Manager (German, English/French speaking) (100%)

Herzog & de Meuron; Basel; On-site; CHF 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Herzog & de Meuron is an international architectural practice based in Basel seeking a Communications Manager to join our Basel office. You will report to the Lead of Project Communications and coordinate with project teams, clients, PR agencies and media professionals.

Responsibilities include shaping strategic communication for landmark projects, planning short- and long-term activities, drafting texts, coordinating media relations, preparing campaigns, and supporting internal communication

Qualifications

• Two+ years of communications and media relations experience in an international environment.
• Native or near-native German with excellent written and spoken skills; English or French proficiency.
• Experience digesting architectural content and coordinating with design teams.

Responsibilities

• Support strategic communication for architectural projects.
• Plan communications activities in short- and long-term horizons in line with overall strategy.
• Digest and assemble architectural content produced by the teams (texts, wording, visuals).
• Text writing and editing.
• Coordinate media relations and external communication.
• Prepare and coordinate media campaigns.
• Editorial processing of international publication requests.
• Develop and manage internal organization including documentation and roadmaps; support internal communication.

Skills

Media relations

Editing

Communications strategy

Public speaking

German

English

French

Education

Media studies or journalism degree

Job description

Herzog & de Meuron is an international architectural practice based in Basel with studios in Berlin, Munich, London, Paris, Barcelona, Hong Kong, New York, Austin and San Francisco. Our team of over 500 collaborators develop projects of all scales across Europe, the Americas and the Asia Pacific region.

We are looking for a Communications Manager to join our Basel office, ideally available to start immediately.

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).
• Text writing and editing.
• Coordination of media relations and external communication.
• Prepare and coordinate media campaigns.
• Editorial processing of international publication requests.
• Development and management of internal organization 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 and media relations in an international environment. Keen understanding of local media landscape a plus.
• Native or near-native German, with excellent written and verbal communication skills. Excellent command of either English or French, written and spoken. Candidates whose strongest language is French must also have English at B2 level or above. 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.