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ReqID : HOU0000DS

Joining Arup

At Arup we’re dedicated to shaping a better world. Our purpose, shared values and collaborative approach have set us apart for over 75 years. We solve the world's most complex problems and deliver what seems impossible, with curiosity and creativity. We’re a thriving and growing organization which offers you many possibilities to shape a better world, and your future.

In an increasingly competitive marketplace, our Marketing, Communications, and Business Development (MCBD) team enables Arup to build and protect our reputation, deepen client relationships, win quality work, and attract top talent. This role will be key in achieving our

strategic market and client ambitions. We are seeking an External Communications Specialist to join our MCBD function.

The Opportunity

The External Communications Specialist plays a key role in enhancing and protecting Arup’s brand and reputation. You will lead and contribute to the creation of strategic content and communications campaigns that tell Arup’s story and secure media coverage aligned with regional market priorities. Your work spans mass media outlets—news agencies, newspapers, broadcast—as well as trade titles of strategic importance, with amplification across Arup’s owned channels.

You will collaborate closely with regional and global media relations colleagues, business leaders, marketers, and partners to drive earned media efforts and support leadership visibility and expert positioning. You also serve as conduit to for crisis communications and reputation management, connecting the business with the team’s expert guidance when needed.

• Develop and execute earned media programs aligned with Arup’s market-facing goals, integrating them into broader MCBD campaigns.
• Drive and coordinate external communications efforts to elevate Arup’s visibility in priority media outlets and other strategic channels.
• Support the advisory of regional marketers, business leaders, and partners on maximizing the newsworthiness of announcements and research.
• Bring, build and maintain relationships with journalists to secure impactful coverage.
• Localize and amplify global media initiatives to optimize relevance and reach in the South geography.
• Collaborate on global campaign planning and execution, supporting corporate and leadership media activity as needed.
• Contribute to the creation of strategic media assets (press releases, toolkits, Q&As, visuals) to support global storytelling.
• Ensure message consistency and local relevance in partnership with the wider communications team.
• Prepare senior leaders for media engagements, offering counsel on risk navigation and message delivery.
• Monitor media coverage and share insights on Arup’s visibility, reputation, and opportunities.
• Liaise with legal to identify and manage emerging reputation risks.
• Share regional context, metrics, and best practices with the global external communications community.
• Collaborate with PR agencies and external suppliers to ensure high-quality delivery.

At Arup, you belong to an extraordinary collective – in which we encourage individuality to thrive. Our strength comes from how we respect, share and connect our diverse experiences, perspectives and ideas.

You will have the opportunity to do socially useful work that has meaning – to Arup, to your career, to our members and to the clients and communities we serve.

Is this role right for you?

You are a strategic and driven external communications professional with a talent for translating technical content into compelling stories for external audiences. You have experience proactively identifying media opportunities and you know how to tell and land stories that resonate.

Please note that all applicants must apply directly via the job portal. If this role is not quite what you are looking for, but you are interested in other opportunities for a future with purpose, please sign up to our Talent Community where you will be kept up to date with roles suitable for you to shape a better world.

What we offer you

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognizes the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

Benefits at Work - At Arup, we have a comprehensive and valuable benefits program that works for our employees and their families while keeping costs low. These benefits provide health and welfare security for you as well as paid time off for rest and renewal. As a member of Arup, everyone shares in our success through a global profit share scheme (payments are dependent on the firm’s financial performance). Our Global Profit Share Plan (paid bi-annually) provides an opportunity for you to share in the success of the Firm. As a valued employee of Arup, you can also choose to participate in our 401(k) plan with up to 10% company match to help you save for your future.

Flexible Working - We believe that flexible arrangements create a more inclusive way of working that supports our diversity and the wellbeing of our people. Options for alternative schedules and the ability to work outside of the office for a portion of your workweek are available.

Hiring Range – The good faith base salary hiring range for this job if performed in Houston is $85,000 to $95,000 per year. This range is commensurate with experience, educational background, and skill level. Benefits are not included in the base salary. Please note hiring ranges for candidates performing work outside of Houston may differ.

Different People, Shared Values

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.

Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture : from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference. Discover more about life at Arup at www.arup.com / careers / your-life-at-arup.

Our Application Process

We will be reviewing our candidates for this position on a rolling basis. Once you have applied you will be evaluated and potentially moved on to the next round, at which point a member of the talent resourcing team will reach out to you directly.

Arup is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, spouse of a protected veteran, or disability.

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