Senior Marketing Assistant - Belfast, United Kingdom - Allen & Overy

Allen & Overy

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Belfast, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Senior Marketing Assistant
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Marketing Assistant to join our Belfast office. If you are eager to develop your Marketing career we would love to hear from you

Business Development Team
The Business Development (BD) team sits within the Global Business Development, Marketing & Communications function.

Dedication to clients is one of Allen & Overy's core values and to this end BD and client relationship management is at the forefront of its global strategy.

About A&O
Allen & Overy is a leading global law firm operating in over thirty countries.

We work on some of the most challenging and important deals and have built a reputation for delivering exceptional legal solutions that help our clients grow, innovate and thrive.

The legal industry is changing, and we're committed to leading that change, putting our people first, embracing new ways of thinking and integrating technology into our everyday work.

We're on an exciting journey to create an even stronger offering for our clients and our people: In May 2023, we announced our proposed merger with Shearman and Sterling, with the intention of becoming a new global leader named Allen Overy Shearman Sterling, A&O Shearman for short.

With a shared commitment to attracting and retaining the best people and an equal focus on creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace, we're confident that this merger will further our efforts to leave a better firm for future generations as well as providing our people with exceptional career opportunities along the way.

We have a powerful commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, and we're working hard to create an environment where you can bring your authentic self to work.

We know that to excel, we must nurture an environment where our people feel they belong.

What you will do

As a Senior Marketing Assistant, you will will support the Business Development managers and work closely with other business development and marketing team members and with other business areas such as Finance, IT and HR.

This will include:_
Taking a lead role in organising the programme of virtual and inperson events that the team host throughout the year

This will include:

initial planning, finalising content, drafting both internal and external communications, providing support on the day of the event, and being the first point of contact for any logístical queries for clients.

Will also coordinate and manage client hospitality events and conferences for fee earners.

Taking responsibility for the directory submissions of the practice to the legal directories, including working closely with the associates on matter write ups, with the partners to approve the submissions and their referees, and then with the researchers of the directories to secure interviews and drive the best possible ranking.
In conjunction with the Creative Services team, creating client facing materials including brochures, inserts and contact cards.
Collating information for and helping to produce tailored CVs, credentials statements, and proposals.
Creating and maintaining practice and sector infrastructure to track proposals, pricing, fees recovered and client feedback, and working with the BD team to ensure systems are kept up to date.
Updating the relevant sections of the website and intranet as required.
Using internal and external data to spot trends and opportunities in the market, and as required responding to adhoc research requests.
Producing financial reports to provide background information on specific clients.
Coordinating all Vuture mailings for the group.
Supporting on our content and profile raising activities, with a particular focus on internal and external communications.
Supporting the BD team with BD and marketing initiatives and other inputs as required.

About you

Enthusiastic, proactive, persistent, robust, commitment to "getting the job done"
Excellent writing skills and attention to detail
Ability to demonstrate initiative and generate ideas
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
A deep knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, particular skills with Excel and PowerPoint preferred
Eye for design/creativity (e.g. for presentations, proposals and events)
Ability to work well under pressure and to drive through major projects to completion
Ability to process and analyse business data and research
Good organisational and administration skills/ability to multitask

What you will have

The following criteria is desirable but not essential:_
Graduate, with an interest in further professional qualifications (CIM or business qualification)
Previous BD or CRM experience, preferably in a professional services environment
Strong research skills would be advantageous
Advanced Excel, PowerPoint and Word skills