Nathan & Nathan Hiring for Marketing & Business Development Executive Job at Dubai Full Time

Our client is a law firm and they are looking to hire a Marketing & Business Development Executive to serve as the principal day to day point of support on all marketing and business development activities for the firm.
The Marketing and Business Development Executive helps execute the firm’s public and media relations strategies and supports overall positioning of the firm’s practice groups. This position helps develop and execute media plans and day-to-day public and media relations activities. The position interfaces with all levels of the firm, the media, and clients.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Developing and delivering a firm-wide multichannel communications plan which encompasses the needs of each practice area utilizing marketing technology, this will include (but is not limited to):
• Supporting partners and fee earners in the development and implementation of the departments’ BD strategy and Client Relationship Programme
• Coordinating with partners and practice heads to manage and prepare pitches and proposals to raise the profile of the firm’s
• Driving the creation and review of content resources, marketing collateral, and event management to support the above plan
• Maintaining and updating deal / credentials / people / database profiling through consistent media management
• Maintaining digital presence including web site and social media to identify, monitor and report on market positioning trends and opportunities specific to the firm
• Preparing the firm’s submissions to rankings publications and industry awards to raise and maintain awareness of the firm and improve rankings
• As required/directed, delivery of a mix of profiling and communication programmes to increase expertise (brand) recognition utilizing a variety of marketing channels including:
• High profile brand building initiatives
• Newsletters, alerts and other publications, including internal communication
• Developing thought leadership / proprietary research and forums
• Timely maintenance, periodic review and updating of the firm’s core collateral including: website, articles, lawyer profiles, credential documents, deal databases and brochures
• Website and online profiling / Social Media / Search Engine Optimization / article push strategies
• Managing events from inception to completion
• Targeted content driven seminars and events
• Industry / association / sector meetings
• Client hospitality events and programmes
• Coordinating with partners on the development and execution of targeted email campaigns including the building of the campaigns and CRM management

Requirement :

• Minimum 2-3 years broad marketing or business development experience in a sophisticated services environment; professional services background strongly preferred but exceptions are possible
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  Bachelor’s degree – relevant qualification in marketing, business studies/economics, law or social sciences
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  Excellent IT skills – InterAction, CRM, basic HTML, email marketing, advanced Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
• Excellent project management and facilitation skills
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  Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Arabic, with the ability to present information in a succinct way and an acute attention to detail
• Commercially savvy with a flexible and collaborative operating style
• A proactive self-starter and practical problem-solving skills
• Strong team player with excellent influencing skills
• Perceptive and tactful individual and effective communicator
• Must be able to liaise effectively with a diverse mix of nationalities and cultures
• Ability to manage and negotiate competing priorities
• Ability to multi-task and work to deadlines