Marketing & Business Development Coordinator

Benesch Law•Columbus, OH

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

At Benesch, the Marketing & Business Development Coordinator role is an opportunity for individuals with a degree in marketing, communications, or a similar field, and a solid internship or a year of experience, to immerse themselves in the marketing and business development world. This position works closely with the Business Development Team members, assisting in various areas such as proposal and collateral materials preparation, research projects, attorney experience collection, database and pipeline maintenance and analysis, and event planning and support. The coordinator will be involved in both day-to-day activities and long-term projects, supporting marketing and business development efforts for the firm's attorneys, practice areas, and initiatives. The role is based in the Columbus office and offers a hybrid schedule with work-from-home flexibility.

Requirements

Hold a bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business, or a similar field.
Possess working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, social media platforms, and Adobe Acrobat Pro.
Strong attention to detail.
Excellent writing skills.
An excellent client service attitude.
The ability to think creatively.
Meet deadlines.
Stay organized.
Handle multiple priorities and projects at once.

Nice To Haves

Solid internship or a year of experience

Responsibilities

Assists Business Development Managers with preparation of materials for business development meetings, pitches, and presentations, including drafting and/or updating of marketing content as needed.
Creates correspondence, message templates, experience overviews, customized bio narratives and other content, collaborating with colleagues to format, edit, proofread, print, and compile deliverables to firm standards.
Helps director and managers follow up on attorney business plan action items and proactively monitor industry, practice group and client news and developments.
Inputs experience into the firm's Experience Management Database, coordinates adding experience to appropriate bios and collateral materials, and helps to create reports highlighting the firm's successes.
Proactively maintains news alert platforms and assists attorneys with customizing their news and information alerts.
Conducts company and contact research, fulfills competitive intelligence research requests, and helps to summarize report findings.
Coordinates preparation of collateral packages and swag items to be sent to client meetings and conferences and for individual attorneys or teams.
Assists with CRM database (InTapp) tasks, including adding contacts to correct mailing lists, pulling relationship data, and cataloging touchpoints and client preferences.
Supports managers and specialists in tracking pitch and proposal activity, follow-up and outcomes.
Works in coordination with business development and events teams to support any business development-related preparation for or follow-up from events.
Assists with maintaining certain firm directory listings, such as bar association directories, industry association directories, and competitive intelligence profiles.