Marketing & Business Development Coordinator

Overview Benesch is hiring a Marketing & Business Development Coordinator in our Chicago office. This hybrid role combines exposure to the marketing and business development world with day-to-day and long-term projects supporting the firm’s attorneys, practice areas and initiatives. The role involves collaboration with the Business Development Team on proposal and collateral materials, research projects, database and pipeline maintenance, and event planning.
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 directors 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.
Qualifications The Marketing & Business Development Coordinator must hold a bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business, or a similar field. In addition, the applicant must possess working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, social media platforms, and Adobe Acrobat Pro. Strong attention to detail, excellent writing skills, and an excellent client service attitude are necessary. The ability to think creatively, meet deadlines, stay organized and handle multiple priorities and projects at once are also required.
Salary, Benefits & Equal Opportunity Salary: $63,000 - $79,000 per year. Base pay is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Full-time positions are eligible for a discretionary bonus and a comprehensive benefits package.
Note: Quoted salary ranges are based on Benesch's good faith belief at the time of the job posting and are not a guarantee of final salary offers. Benesch is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Applicants who require special assistance or accommodation during the process due to a disability should contact the Benesch Human Resources Department by phone at 216-363-4578 or email at cwatson@beneschlaw.com.

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