About the position
Mayer Brown is an international law firm positioned to represent the world's major corporations, funds, and financial institutions in their most important and complex transactions and disputes. We are recognized by our clients as strategic partners with deep commercial instincts and a commitment to creatively anticipating their needs and delivering excellence in everything we do. We are a collegial, collaborative 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 all while supporting the Firm's client service principles of excellence, strategic partnership, commercial instinct, integrated strengths, innovation, and collaboration across our international firm. If you enjoy working with team members whose defining characteristics are exceptional client service, initiative, professionalism, responsiveness, and adaptability, you may be the person we are seeking to join our Business Development and Marketing department in our New York, or Chicago office, as a Coordinator: Business Development and Marketing. The Coordinator: Business Development and Marketing will be responsible for advancing and supporting the business development and administrative initiatives of Mayer Brown's Global Client Team, Product and/or Industry groups, which are strategic priorities of the Firm. This role is ideal for driven and flexible candidates who have an interest in business development and marketing in a global, fast-paced and intellectually stimulating organization. This role will provide other support for initiatives that align with the Firm's strategic plan and will require working closely and collaboratively with the rest of the Global Business Development and Marketing team.
Responsibilities
- Supports direct marketing and business development programs including planning and executing podcast and video recordings, seminars, sponsorships, and other events pursued by the firm.
- Serves as central resource for logistics (e.g. meeting rooms, telephone and video conferencing needs, event set-up, delivering materials etc.).
- Manages communications including invitations and RSVPs, meeting invites, internal socializing and external communications.
- Coordinates initiatives related to research, data collection and analysis, directory submissions (i.e., Chambers), matter coding, economic reporting, intranet site development and maintenance and internal meeting support.
- Works with marketing systems and shared drives, including maintaining information about win/loss for RFPs, CRM database and assist with experience database updates.
- Updates and maintains marketing materials, including industry profiles, attorney profiles and PowerPoint presentations.
- Coordinates the production of client mailings including newsletters, invitations and other communications pieces.
- Conducts research of prospective targets, industries, markets, competition and conflicts via firm-wide resources, online databases, and utilization of library resources.
- Supports in the development and tailoring of proposals and presentations to clients and marketing material development.
- Develops and maintains group-specific marketing content, including group and matter descriptions, brochures, PowerPoint presentations, website/blog content, social media posts and biographies.
- Provides support for seminars, sponsorships, and other events and initiatives pursued by the firm in your local office.
- Supports team with general administrative tasks; updates tracking documents, updates information on spreadsheets, submits check requests and expense reports.
- Provides back-up services to the team on an as-needed basis.
- Performs other duties as assigned or required to meet Firm goals and objectives.
Requirements
- Bachelor's 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.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office products.
- Proficiency with scheduling and participating on video conferences in a professional setting.
- Familiarity with accepted research techniques and databases typically used for competitive intelligence in a professional services company.
Nice-to-haves
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work in a diverse team environment.
- Self-starter with a high level of initiative.
- Strong customer service skills.
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Ability to work in an environment with shifting priorities and deadlines.
- Ability to work well in a team as well as independently.
- Maintains confidentiality and exercises discretion.
- Exercises solid strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to adopt new technologies and resources to increase productivity and efficiency.
Benefits
- Medical/dental/vision/life/and AD&D insurance.
- 401(k) savings plan.
- Back-up childcare and eldercare.
- Generous paid time off (PTO).
- Opportunities for professional development and growth.
