Description
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.
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 & Marketing department in our Chicago office, as a Digital Content & Marketing Specialist.
We 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 all while supporting the Firm’s client service principles of excellence, strategic partnership, commercial instinct, integrated strengths, innovation, and collaboration across our international firm.
This Digital Content & Marketing Specialist role will be responsible for advancing and supporting the Firm’s reputation among purchasers of legal services and generating new business opportunities. This role is ideal for driven candidates who have an interest in business development and marketing in a global, fast-paced and intellectually stimulating organization. As part of the Marketing Communications team, this role will provide 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 & Marketing department.
Responsibilities
Essential Functions:
Helps to shape the firm’s marketing communications strategy through collaboration with our worldwide team of marketing communications professionals and business development colleagues
Manages the firm’s process for developing, editing, vetting, and distributing marketing communications through legal updates, thought leadership campaigns and other communications initiatives
Manages and updates the firm’s website, and aligns web content—including resource centers, service and industry pages, and bios—with the firm’s guidelines and strategic goals
Analyzes performance metrics for marketing communications and ensuring timely referral of insights to business development colleagues and lawyers to enable them to carry out effective follow-up activities
Continuously considers ways to make marketing communications initiatives more productive and successful
Performs additional related projects as assigned or required to meet Firm goals and objectives
Qualifications
Education/Training/Certifications:
Bachelor’s degree in a related field, marketing, communications, English or other discipline that requires analytical and advanced writing and research skills
Experience reviewing, cleaning and structuring data for analysis
Professional Experience:
5+ years in a business development, marketing and/or research-related position in the professional services arena (e.g., law, accounting, or consulting) with a preference for law
Specific Technical Skills:
Able to understand and assimilate instructions quickly and work independently to achieve personal goals
Advanced understanding of HTML, Sitecore, and other website technologies
Experience in editing and polishing communications for a professional audience
Experience in planning and executing successful direct email campaigns
Advanced knowledge and extensive experience in working with the Microsoft Office Suite
Performance Traits:
Strong written and oral communication skills, able to communicate effectively and in a professional manner with all levels of the Firm and outside vendors
Excellent interpersonal skills – must have a mature, professional and personable presentation and demeanor
Strong organizational skills and ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
Demonstrates good judgment and problem-solving capabilities, a team-first and client-service orientation, and stamina
Ability to work in an environment with shifting priorities and deadlines and ability to work well under pressure
Enjoy reading about government policy and economic developments
Ability to work well in a team as well as independently
Flexibility to work additional hours as necessary
Must be a self-starter with a high level of initiative
Strong customer service skills, able to anticipate needs and exercise independent judgment and problem-solving skills
Strong attention to detail
Maintains confidentiality and exercises discretion
The typical pay scale for this position is between $100,000 and $131,900, although the actual wage or salary could be lower or higher if the candidate’s education, experience, skills and internal pay alignment are different from those specified.
The above is a general description of the essential duties associated with this position and does not represent an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all duties.
The Firm may modify and amend this job description at any time at its sole discretion. Nothing herein creates a contract of employment or otherwise modifies the at-will nature of employment.
We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including medical/dental/vision/life/and AD&D insurance, 401(k) savings plan, back-up childcare and eldercare, generous paid time off (PTO), as well as opportunities for professional development and growth.
Thank you for your interest in Mayer Brown. We are committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities and disabled veterans. To request a reasonable accommodation related to the application process and/or job interview, please email uslateralrecruiting@mayerbrown.com. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
