Marketing and Communications Assistant

SYSTRA; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy seeks a detail-oriented Marketing Assistant to support marketing efforts across business lines in KSA. The ideal candidate will manage social media, assist in event planning, and develop marketing materials. This role is pivotal in enhancing the company's public profile and driving business growth in the region.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years of experience in brand marketing/marketing comms.
• Fluent in English and Arabic languages.

Responsibilities

• Social media content development and management.
• Writing and editing press releases and marketing collateral.
• Event planning and support for conferences.

Skills

Communication

Analytical Thinking

Social Media Management

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing or Communications

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

SYSTRA is one of the world's leading engineering and consultancy groups specialising in public transport and sustainable mobility. With over 10,300 employees, SYSTRA's mission is to design safe and sustainable transport solutions to bring people together, develop social inclusion and facilitate access to employment, education and leisure throughout the world.

For 65 years, the Group has been working alongside cities and regions to contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their infrastructure and transport systems, throughout the life cycle of their projects. SYSTRA is involved from the earliest stages of design through to the testing, deployment and maintenance phases. The company provides all its services in over 80 countries worldwide and generates 74% of its turnover internationally. With its new services, SYSTRA supports its clients and partners in their digital, ecological and energy transition, in order to invent the mobility of tomorrow.

Context

We are looking for a detail-oriented Marketing Assistant who can support our Marketing and Communications lead across all of our business lines through all manner of internal/external communication and marketing efforts. The role requires a multipronged focus to address the needs of our four business units, internal support functions and all public-facing materials, and includes, but is not limited to, maintaining and updating marketing collateral, helping organize our appearances at conferences and other industry events, awards submissions, digital marketing include web development and digital media, and facilitating our relationships with media outlets, client communication liaisons and vendors.

Our ideal candidate is self-motivated and adept at multitasking, an analytical thinker who understands how to distill complex ideas into easily understood summaries and graphics. You should be a skilled communicator who is comfortable reaching out to people across our global network to obtain key information and uncover developments across the Group that can help advance our objectives here in KSA.

In this pivotal role, you will be instrumental in helping elevate SYSTRA Arabia marketing to a new level, indirectly helping to grow the KSA business by raising our public profile and increasing our consideration for major projects.

We look forward to reviewing your application.

Missions/Main Duties

Key Responsibilities

• Social media content development and management
• Event planning and support for conferences, office initiatives, etc.
• Writing and editing press releases, presentations, and all forms of marketing collateral
• Support KSA website development, working with local and Group-level teams to implement updates
• Support development, implementation and maintenance of KSA office intranet
• Assist with information gathering ahead of project announcements, inaugurations and other key milestones
• Arabic translation and proofreading as needed
  
  

Profile/Skills

Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years of experience in brand marketing/ marketing comms/ corporate comms
• Bachelor's degree or higher in a marketing or communications-related field
• Fluent in English and Arabic languages
• Analytical thinker who understands how to fit information and ideas together
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge and understanding of marketing frameworks
• Strong organizational skills
• Skilled with social media, particularly LinkedIn
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools, especially PowerPoint
• Able to work with a diverse group from many different backgrounds
• Understanding of Saudi Arabian culture and customs is a plus
• Familiarity with engineering/construction industry is a plus
  
  

Systra is an equal opportunities company; this position is open to all applicants.