BD AND MARKETING ASSISTANT
Company: Sidley Austin
Location: New York
Posted on: October 12, 2024
Job Description:
BD and Marketing Assistant
Recruiting Location
US-NY-New York
Department
Marketing
Summary
The Business Development and Marketing Assistant is a key team
member within the Marketing Department. The Assistant supports the
regional Business Development and Marketing team with a variety of
activities focused on promoting the lawyers and practices in the
region and enabling client engagement, as described below. They
take an active role in learning about the lawyers, practices, and
clients of the Firm and work closely with colleagues across offices
and functions to assist with a range of integrated business
development and marketing efforts. Duties and Responsibilities
- Coordinates the production and
distribution of various legal updates sent to clients, including
formatting documents for print, web, and email, obtaining
appropriate approvals from lawyers and colleagues, posting to the
website and other databases, and creating post-distribution
readership reports
- Works with the marketing team to plan and execute Firm
sponsored and hosted client events, including distributing
invitations, processing registrations, maintaining registration
lists, coordinating the production of event materials, staffing the
events, and assisting with post-event follow up
- Supports the office's client entertainment activities,
including management of the Firm's ticket assets and allocation
system
- Coordinates with the Digital Communications team to maintain
website content and execute social media campaigns
- Assists in drafting internal announcements as well as news
items for the website and social media platforms
- Assists with the preparation and tracking of regional awards
and rankings submissions
- Coordinates sponsorships for regional conferences and
seminars
- Coordinates with the Creative team to develop and distribute
event invitations and sponsorship ads
- Drafts and updates lawyer biographies
- Coordinates professional photos for lawyers
- Manages office inventory of client gifts
- Generates and updates marketing materials as requested by
Department members, such as brochures and presentations
- Maintains the Firm's CRM system: tracks activities for clients,
alumni, and friends of the Firm; ensures that contact information
is accurate and up-to-date and that contacts are associated with
the proper mailing lists; generates and formats reports as needed;
and guides secretaries in the effective use of the CRM system
- Assists in maintaining and updating marketing department
databases and records to track regional events, rankings and
awards, experience, team calendar, etc.
- Performs basic research and data collection on clients and
contacts, industries, and competitors
- Maintains accurate records for marketing expenses and prepares
payment requests for approval
- Assists with the Marketing Department's support of other Firm
departments (HR and Recruiting, CLE, Diversity, Pro Bono,
etc.)
- Interacts with vendors as needed
- Administrative and other projects as assigned New York
Applicants: Salaries may vary by location. In New York, the
estimated target salary range of this role is $59,000 - $65,000, in
addition to bonus eligibility and a comprehensive benefit package.
Salary determinations are made based on numerous factors, such as,
but not limited to, the relevant market and the skill, experience,
class or graduation year, and education of the selected candidate.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to
perform the Duties and Responsibilities (Duties) above
satisfactorily and meet the requirements below. The requirements
listed below are representative of the minimum knowledge, skill,
and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations will be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions of the job. If you need such an accommodation, please
email staffrecruiting@sidley.com (current employees should contact
Human Resources). Education and/or Experience: Required:
- A Bachelor's degree from an accredited university
- Excellent writing and proofreading skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Outlook Preferred:
- Previous professional experience, especially event management
and/or marketing
- Knowledge of customer relationship, pipeline, and experience
management databases such as InterAction, Salesforce, and/or
Foundation
- General understanding of legal competitive landscape Other
Skills and Abilities: The following will also be required of the
successful candidate:
- Strong organizational skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Good judgment
- Strong interpersonal communication skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Able to work harmoniously and effectively with others
- Able to preserve confidentiality and exercise discretion
- Able to work under pressure
- Able to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines and
priorities Sidley Austin LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Keywords: Sidley Austin, Greenwich , BD AND MARKETING ASSISTANT, Advertising , New York, Connecticut
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