Business Development & Marketing Assistant
Role Overview
You will work with two Senior Business Development & Marketing Executives within a Central London Law firm supporting them with the delivery and implementation of business plans to grow new and existing business.
This will also include
- Coordinating team processes and cycles to ensure delivery deadlines are met.
- Regular meetings with practice teams to help ensure action points are noted and there is a focused agenda on activities that will drive revenue generation and reputation enhancement.
- Helping to execute sale campaigns, initiatives and projects in the course of the year.
- Building relationships with buyers of legal services (mix of new and existing)
- Supporting with ideas on developing innovative activities and events that help to win more work.
- Support with onboarding new joiners by organising firm headshot photos, business cards and newsletter entries.
Marketing/ Digital
- Work with other members of the team to ensure all marketing collateral has a specific look in keeping with branding guidelines, that website and intranet content is crisp and focussed and up to dates for designated practice areas.
- Maintaining lists for Marketing and Business Development activity and ensuring relevant follow-ups are actioned.
- Co-ordinate for updates on professional media platforms such as LinkedIn.
- Co-ordinate firmwide regular Instagram content/ posting schedule.
- Co-ordinate website updates / requests. Ensure consistency across website pages.
Events
- To execute an agreed program of events on business plan for designated practices and sectors ensuring external events meet business objectives.
- Supporting on the business development and marketing elements of firmwide events and conferences.
- To attend and project manage all key events where necessary, relating to designated practices business plans with the support of the Senior Business Development & Marketing Executives where necessary.
- To source venues, agree dates and coordinate logistics for all events, including working to a budget and negotiation of costs and contracts with suppliers
- To project manage the production and delivery of all event materials digitally.
- To support the Senior Business Development & Marketing Executives assess the value of each event in terms of ROI and ensure all opportunities from internal events are monitored and followed up.
Core Skills and Experience
- Educated to degree level or equivalent.
- At least one year’s experience of working in a highly functioning Business Development and Marketing team.
- Excellent written communication and editing skills; able to write accurate, concise and persuasive text.
- Strong and consistent administrative and organisational skills.
- A team player who is confident sharing information across a broader team.
- Strong IT skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Publisher.
- Flexible on hours and work some early mornings and late evenings to support events.
Personal Skills/ Attributes
- Consistency
- Self-motivated, with a can do, professional attitude
- A natural enthusiasm for Business Development and sales
- Strong organisational skills
- The ability to manage and prioritise multiple projects running in parallel with tight deadlines.
- Ability to learn quickly and work as an effective team player across the Marketing and Business Development team.