Digital Content Marketing Specialist

Mayer Brown is an international law firm positioned to represent the worlds 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.

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 & Marketing Specialist.

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 Firms client service principles of excellence strategic partnership commercial instinct integrated strengths innovation and collaboration across our international firm.

This Digital Content & Marketing Specialist role will be responsible for advancing and supporting the Firms 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 fastpaced and intellectually stimulating organization. As part of the Marketing Communications team this role will provide support for initiatives that align with the firms strategic plan and will require working closely and collaboratively with the rest of the Global Business Development & Marketing department.

Essential Functions:

• Helps to shape the firms marketing communications strategy through collaboration with our worldwide team of marketing communications professionals and business development colleagues
• Manages the firms process for developing editing vetting and distributing marketing communications through legal updates thought leadership campaigns and other communications initiatives
• Manages and updates the firms website and aligns web contentincluding resource centers service and industry pages and bioswith the firms guidelines and strategic goals
• 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 followup activities
• Continuously considers ways to make marketing communications initiatives more productive and successful
• Performs additional related projects as assigned or required to meet Firm goals and objectives

Education/Training/Certifications:

• Bachelors 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 researchrelated position in the professional services arena (e.g. law accounting or consulting) with a preference for law

Specific Technical Skills:

• Able to understand and assimilate instructions quickly and work independently to achieve personal goals
• Advanced understanding of HTML Sitecore and other website technologies
• Experience in editing and polishing communications for a professional audience
• Experience in planning and executing successful direct email campaigns
• 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 problemsolving capabilities a teamfirst and clientservice 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 selfstarter with a high level of initiative
• Strong customer service skills able to anticipate needs and exercise independent judgment and problemsolving skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Maintains confidentiality and exercises discretion

The typical pay scale for this position is between $100000 and $131900 although the actual wage or salary could be lower or higher if the candidates education experience skills and internal pay alignment are different from those specified.

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 atwill nature of employment.

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision/life/and AD&D insurance 401(k) savings plan backup 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. 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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