Marketing Assistant - London, United Kingdom - Marks & Clerk

Marks & Clerk

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Help shape the future of intellectual property:

Re-invent your future. Marks & Clerk works with innovative organisations from start-ups and SMEs, to universities and multinationals, to identify, protect, defend and extend their intellectual assets. Our patent attorneys are highly experienced in technical fields - both traditional and cutting edge - whilst our trade mark attorneys work with clients to protect their brands in territories worldwide.

Marks & Clerk is an international firm of patent and trade mark attorneys with 15 offices worldwide.

It is one of the leading and largest firms of its kind in the UK with over 60 Partners, 350 employees and offices in London, Oxford, Cambridge, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen.

Role purpose:

To assist in the execution of marketing and business development plans for the firm's growth areas, offices and key clients.

Reporting to the Clients & Markets Manager, the role is responsible for providing high quality and effective Marketing and Business Development (MBD) support.

This includes client care, business development, bids and tenders support and sector-focused marketing activity.

Principal responsibilities:

Help to deliver the firm's strategy working across the full spectrum of Marketing and Business Development activity to raise our profile in key markets
Plan, execute and followup external and inhouse events
Identify thought leadership opportunities and share with relevant groups
Create and update marketing collateral
Assist with the planning, coordination and measurement of overseas MBD trips
Contribute to sectorbased campaigns, nationally and internationally
Update insights, events and attorney biographies on our website
Post content to our social media channels on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram
Administration of the sales pipeline, liaising directly with attorneys around client and market opportunities
Source and collate material from teams and individuals for legal directory submissions
Work with our UK Bids & Tenders Manager to source and collate material from teams and individuals and format documents to a high standard in line with our brand guidelines
Assist with our client listening programme including helping client teams to implement recommendations from survey results
Develop knowledge of the key issues impacting our legal and technological sectors

Technical knowledge, professional qualifications and experience:

One year's experience in a business development / marketing role
Experience working within a professional services environment (desired but not essential)
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
Excellent attention to detail
A proactive approach
The ability to build and maintain effective working relationships at all levels, both internally and externally
Lateral thinking and the ability to overcome obstacles
A high level of confidentiality, discretion and diplomacy
Determination and commitment to meet deadlines
The ability to prioritise a busy and varied workload whilst maintaining a high level of quality and service
Strong initiative and creativity

Remuneration and benefits:

Competitive salary dependant on qualification and experience
Hybrid working opportunities
26 days' annual holiday, plus statutory holidays
Contributory pension scheme
Life assurance
Private medical insurance (after 12 months)
Permanent health insurance (after 12 months)
Reimbursement of membership fees to professional bodies required for the role

To be considered for this role, please submit a CV and a Cover Letter. Submissions will be treated with the strictest confidence.

Clients and Markets Assistant, London [PDF]

Location:
London

Closing Date: 10 August 2023

Permanent / Temporary:
Permanent

Full / Part Time Full Time

Job Requirements:

One year's experience in a business development / marketing role
Experience working within a professional services environment (desired but not essential)
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
Excellent attention to detail
A proactive approach