Overview

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.

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.

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 and Marketing Specialist.

The Digital Content & Marketing Specialist 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
• 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
• Manages and updates the firm’s website and YouTube channels – and helps to integrate the firm’s LinkedIn accounts and other social media channels with the website communications hub
• 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

Technical Skills:

• Be able to understand and assimilate instructions quickly and work independently to achieve personal goals
• Possess an advanced understanding of HTML, Sitecore, and other website technologies
• Be experienced in executing successful campaigns on LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, and other social media channels
• Have experience in planning and executing successful direct email campaigns
• Possess an 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

Physical Requirements:

• May require occasional lifting of up to 20 lbs

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.

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