Step up to Marketing & BD Coordinator at US Law Firm: to £35,000 10 Month FTC

A fast growing International Law Firm is looking to hire a new Marketing & Business Development Coordinator to join the firm on a fixed term contract basis up until July 2020, focusing predominately within the Corporate, Finance, Real Estate, Restructuring and Tax practices for London and the Middle East.  The firm is looking to hire someone on the upward curve who is currently working at Assistant level and wanting that next step on the career ladder where there will be a step-up with both your duties and accountability. Responsibilities will include assembling formal and informal pitch documents and presentations, and handling related tracking of pitching activity with minimal supervision, conducting research projects to underpin business development efforts, including company and industry research, pursuit lists, and competitive intelligence, supporting the implementation of practice group business development activities including client targeting and key client management, updating and maintaining experience on the firmwide experience database and in related materials, updating and maintain the Attorney bios and rankings on the website and internal systems, coordinating client communications, including legal updates, announcements, newsletters, specific thought leadership campaigns, assisting with website maintenance/updating, assisting with social media communications via LinkedIn and Twitter, working in conjunction with the Graphics team, creates, updates and maintains practice group, office and regional marketing materials, including brochures, credentials presentations, capability statements, deal lists, team sheets, placemats, overseeing printing, distribution and storage of marketing materials.  Other duties include assisting with the legal directory submission process (Chambers, Legal 500 etc.), working with the Events Team, assists with the coordination of seminars, webinars, conference sponsorships, exhibitions, and other events, including arranging logistics, invitations, materials, and hospitality and supporting assists with follow-up activities, collecting and maintains data for internal marketing databases/reports, including the Firm’s credentials database and CRM system, updating mailing lists in the CRM system.  Candidates must have a minimum of 12 months marketing experience within a professional services organisation, preferably within a law firm, a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, excellent organisational, planning and interpersonal skills and strong Microsoft office skills.