Meyers Nave, a California law firm, is seeking an experienced Marketing Manager located in its Oakland or Los Angeles, California office.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Marketing Manager reports to the Director of Marketing, who is located in the Firm’s Oakland office. The Marketing Manager is a key part of the marketing team with a leadership role in a variety of marketing and business development initiatives and projects. The Marketing Manager is a hands-on position that has primary responsibility for developing, managing and implementing Firm-wide marketing and business development programs and activities that are focused on practice groups and offices, as well as key programs such as the Women’s Initiative. The Marketing Manager also assists the Director of Marketing with the overall planning of the Department’s areas of responsibility in the Firm’s Strategic Plan.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
The position’s essential functions include but are not limited to:
Support, shape and execute marketing and business development plans, initiatives and projects;
Work directly with Practice Group Leaders and office leaders to help advise and guide marketing and business development ideas, opportunities and competitive positioning efforts;
Assist Practice Group Leaders with ongoing follow-up among practice group attorneys in completing practice group marketing and business development plans;
Assist attorneys with implementation of individual business development plans;
Proactively contribute to improving and enhancing the strategic and creative content of RFP responses, customized pitches and client presentations;
Initiate and implement strategies to raise the profile of practice groups and offices in traditional and non-traditional media;
Assist the Director of Marketing with expanding internal marketing and business development communications and outreach strategies;
Collaborate with team colleagues who provide assistance with events, research, pitch/proposal/RFP response preparation and database maintenance, distribution of client alerts, website updates and blog posts;
Ability to travel to all Firm offices and, when needed, work extended hours;
Maintain composure and work efficiently and accurately during highly stressful circumstances;
Demonstrate excellent customer support;
Work cordially, cooperatively and productively with all Firm employees; and
Other functions as assigned.
Management retains the right to add to or change the functions of this position at any time.
QUALIFICATIONS
B.A. and 5+ years of legal services marketing experience;
Excellent organizational skills and proven ability to prioritize, manage and complete simultaneous projects with minimal supervision;
Self-starter with enthusiastic initiative and the greatest attention to detail and deadlines;
Pragmatic, diplomatic and resourceful, with the ability to adapt quickly to different and changing situations;
Solid ability to present, discuss and finalize ideas, plans and action items;
Outstanding writing, editing and proofreading skills, especially developing creative and original content;
Strong conceptual thinker, planner and implementation leader;
Demonstrated problem-solving, troubleshooting and analytical skills;
Experience working independently and as part of a team;
Collaborative interpersonal skills; and
Strong knowledge of CRM, Excel, Microsoft 2010 suite, and Adobe Photoshop.
Meyers Nave is an equal opportunity employer and offers competitive compensation and benefits. Meyers Nave does not discriminate on the basis of any protected category, including but not limited to race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status.
Please submit cover letter and resume to Kara Fraser, Human Resources and Office Manager by email to meyersjobs@meyersnave.com, or by mail to 555 12th Street, Suite 1500, Oakland, CA 94607.