Marketing Coordinator

New York, NY, Washington DC or Chicago, IL

Overview

A leading, global, law firm with offices in 26 key business centers across the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East have an opening for a marketing coordinator. They are a collegial, collaborative and diverse firm where highly motivated individuals with an unwavering commitment to excellence receive the opportunity, support and development they need to grow, thrive and realize their greatest potential.
If you enjoy working with team members whose defining characteristics are achievement, initiative, professionalism, responsiveness and adaptability, you may be the person they are seeking to join their Business Development & Marketing department in New York, Washington, DC or Chicago as a Marketing Coordinator.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the preparation of pitches, proposals, presentations and other client-facing materials, utilizing existing content and, when needed, creating new content
• Assist the team with the preparation of responses to RFPs & RFIs, including execution and delivery
• Assist with the coordination of practice group events, sponsorships, teleconferences, webinars and speaking engagements
• Work with marketing systems and shared drives, including maintaining information about win/loss for RFPs, CRM database and assist with experience database updates
• Update and maintain marketing materials, including practice profiles, attorney profiles and PowerPoint presentations
• Coordinate directory submissions and other surveys in close collaboration with other global adversarial Business Development teams
• Conduct research of prospective targets, industries, markets, competition and conflicts via firm-wide resources, online databases, and utilization of library resources
• Support the adversarial Business Development team with general administrative tasks; maintain pitch book files, update information on spreadsheets, submit check requests and expense reports, etc.
• Provide back-up services to the team on an as-needed basis

Qualifications

• An undergraduate degree, preferably in a marketing, business, research, or communications-related field
• Three or more years of demonstrated success in a marketing, research, management, and/or communications-related field, either in the professional services (e.g., law, accounting, or consulting) or in a comparable position(s) in the corporate, trade association, or academic sectors
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and Adobe Acrobat skills required
• Knowledge of on-line and electronic newswire services, media tracking and Internet research resources, and website marketing
• Familiarity with accepted research techniques and databases typically used for competitive intelligence in a professional services company
• Excellent written communications and organizational skills
• Strong customer service skills
• Prior experience in proposal assembly and creation preferred
• Ability to work in an environment with shifting priorities and deadlines
• Capable of handling many projects simultaneously
• Ability to work well under pressure of deadlines
• Ability to work well in a team as well as independently
• Flexibility to work additional hours as necessary
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs.