Marketing & Communications Specialist – Middle East Full Time NEW

At Jacobs, we’re challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world’s most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

Role

We’re seeking a dynamic and organised individual to join our team as a Marketing & Communications Support Specialist for the Middle East operating unit. As a member of the Middle East Marketing and Communications team, you’ll help execute strategic campaigns, content, and engagement activities that strengthen Jacobs’ brand, celebrate our people, and connect our internal and external audiences.

This role reports to the Marketing and Communications Director, Middle East.

Responsibilities

• Support execution of the Middle East Marketing Plan and regional Campaigns.
• Draft and edit marketing materials, social media posts, articles, Q&As, and case studies for internal and external channels (Amplify, LinkedIn, Instagram).
• Coordinate logistics and content for regional events and client collaborations, including internal showcases, summits, and thought-leadership sessions.
• Assist in managing the marketing and content calendar, tracking deliverables, and ensuring deadlines are met.
• Collaborate with the global marketing analytics team to prepare regular reports and dashboards on content performance, social media engagement, and campaign outcomes.
• Maintain Jacobs brand consistency and visual standards across all outputs.
• Support coordination with global and regional corporate communications, digital, and brand teams to ensure alignment and amplify key regional messages.

Here’s what you’ll need

• Holds a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Journalism, or a related discipline.
• Brings 4–6 years’ experience in marketing or communications, ideally within a professional services, engineering, or infrastructure environment.
• Demonstrates strong writing and editing skills, with an eye for detail and accuracy.
• Is digitally confident — comfortable working with collaboration tools (Teams, SharePoint, Outlook), enterprise communications platforms (MyEmma), and analytics systems (Sprinklr, Salesforce Marketing Cloud).
• Is proactive and independent, able to manage multiple deliverables and deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Displays strong organizational and coordination skills, balancing tasks across two dynamic teams.
• Works collaboratively with empathy and professionalism, building trusted relationships across regions and levels.
• Demonstrates curiosity, adaptability, and a passion for storytelling, inclusion, and teamwork.
• Shares Jacobs’ commitment to a culture of caring, inclusion, and belonging, ensuring communications reflect diverse voices and experiences.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to work at the intersection of Jacobs’ Middle East regional marketing priorities and one of the Kingdom’s most high-profile infrastructure programs. You’ll help shape how Jacobs tells its story — from our people and projects to our impact on Vision 2030 — while supporting two teams that collaborate across every market, sector, and discipline.

At Jacobs we value people. Having the right balance of belonging, career and lifestyle enables us to consistently deliver and exceed clients’ expectations.

Working alongside industry leaders, you will have the opportunity to develop your career working on key projects in an environment which encourages collaboration, knowledge sharing and innovation. To support your professional growth, Jacobs flexible working arrangements, extended leave options and a host of social, health and wellbeing events and initiatives will underpin our commitment to you.

At Jacobs it’s all about what you do, not where you are, which counts!

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

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