Marketing & Events Specialist - Benesch Law

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Benesch is proud to announce the opening for a Marketing & Events Specialist in our Cleveland office! This position is hybrid and has work from home flexibility.

Position Summary:

Are you looking for your next step in the marketing field and have a passion for event coordinating and marketing? Are you possibly a recent college graduate with solid marketing internships in your portfolio looking for a multi-tasking opportunity? Does the idea of overseeing and managing all the details of an event from start to finish seem like the perfect fit for you? Then our Marketing & Events Specialist position might be your calling. This role is for the junior marketing professional who is excited about working with an established, professional services marketing team.

The Marketing & Event Specialist works the Marketing Team to support them with their daily activities including business development, social media efforts and preparation and distribution of marketing materials. Additionally, key to this position is event coordination from start to finish including tracking RSVPs, coordinating venues, correspondence and more. As the Marketing & Event Specialist, you will be an instrumental part of the Firm's award-wining Marketing Team.

Essential Functions:

1. Assists Director of Client Services in the planning and coordinating of special activities/events to include invite preparation, RSVP Tracking, venue coordination, onsite coverage, correspondence.

2. Coordinates post event follow up with attorneys to track and determine ROI associated with event and supplies follow up collateral materials that may be needed.

3. Manages Marketing Department promotional items by ensuring items are stocked and itemized.

4. Works with key outside vendors to determine and source Marketing Department promotional items keeping with the season and at times working on a specific item needed by a practice group.

5. Compiles client and event post survey data and analyzes results.

6. Assists with preparation of marketing materials for business development meetings, pitches and presentations, including preparing both electronic materials as well as hard copy materials.

7. Assists with updating and proofreading all marketing collateral pieces and brochures as needed.

8. Coordinates collateral materials to be sent to conferences and for individual timekeepers' requests.

9. Creates basic marketing items as needed, including invitations, collateral pieces, social media graphics and attorney team cards. Uses InDesign to make edits to projects designed by graphic designer.

10. Conducts company and industry research and fulfills competitive intelligence research requests as needed.

11. Assists with input of experience matters into the experience manager database.

12. Corresponds with attorneys on an ongoing basis to ensure bios and descriptions are up-to-date and thorough.

13. Inputs contacts into InterAction and adds to correct mailing lists as directed by the Director of Client Services.

14. Helps individual attorneys manage and update their social media accounts.

15. Assists in the ordering of food for loges and special events.

16. Assists with attorney nominations.

17. Performs other duties as assigned by Chief Marketing Officer, Director(s) and Marketing/Business Development Manager.

Confidentiality:

Due to the nature of your employment, various documents and information, which are of a confidential nature, will come into your possession. Such documents and information must be kept confidential at all times.

Qualifications:

The Marketing and Event Specialist must have a Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 2 years' experience in marketing or business development, preferably in a professional services environment. Must be proficient in Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint. Experience with CRM (Client Relationship Management), Adobe Acrobat Pro and Canva highly preferred. Must be highly organized and have the ability to multi-task. Must possess an excellent client service attitude. Must be flexible to work overtime as needed.

Benesch is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability (where applicant is qualified to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations), medical condition, protected veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Applicants who are interested in applying for a position and require special assistance or an 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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