Dogwood Services Hiring for BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING ADMINISTRATOR Job at Washington, DC Full Time

Dogwood Services is partnered with a nationally recognized law firm and we’re seeking an experienced Business Development & Marketing Administrator This role is in Cleveland OH, but we also have offices in Washington, DC. and Houston

What we offer:

• Work / Life Balance – Hybrid remote and onsite work
• Very competitive salary
• Opportunities for career growth Group Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Health/Wellness Program
• Performance Bonus Program
• Generous Time Off
• Generous Retirement Program including 401(k)
• Life Insurance
• Voluntary Accident Insurance – Self and Family
• Short and Long-Term Disability

What we’re seeking:

• Law firm marketing experience highly desirable.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint. Proven aptitude to learn new software applications.

• Strong analytical and communication skills both oral and written. Ability to speak effectively and respond to common inquiries or complaints from all levels of professional and support staff, clients, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Interpersonal communication skills are necessary to maintain effective relationships with partners, attorneys, clients, and staff, and to exhibit a high degree of responsiveness, diplomacy, and professionalism in these interactions.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills with the ability to be detail-oriented and to prioritize multiple tasks and projects in a fast-paced environment with strict deadlines. Outstanding creativity; flexibility and persistence; motivation and energy with the ability to work with little supervision and collaborate with other members of the team. Demonstrate good judgment, tact, and flexibility under pressure in a mixed-matrix environment with many stakeholders and potentially competing priorities.
• A strong client service approach and team orientation. Tenacious self-starter who knows how to be proactive and take initiative. Ability to think strategically, develop tactics and execute pragmatically.
• Project and team management experience with attention to detail and a willingness to “roll up sleeves” and operate at whatever level is needed to accomplish tasks

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing or related field along with a minimum of two (2) years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Position Overview:

Reports to the Director of Business Development–Litigation and is responsible for supporting the Litigation practice group. Selected Candidate will work closely with the Firmwide BD & Marketing department, as well as the assigned Practice and Office leaders to develop, initiate, and implement business development and marketing plans and serve individual attorneys in the assigned areas with business development and marketing needs. This role will be the “go-to” marketing resource for the firm’s Houston and Dallas offices and the General Litigation Team, among other responsibilities.

Responsibilities:

• While working with the Director of Business Development–Litigation and Marketing Managers, manage Houston and Dallas events/conferences, including establishing and managing budget, site selection, development of invite list, invitation process, event logistics, site set-up, CLE planning, and post-event follow-up. Set up and monitor required technology for virtual events and webinars
• Work closely with Firm lawyers and BD & Marketing department personnel to create client-focused brochures and other collateral and pitch materials that meet attorney specifications. For client proposal responses, gather and analyze existing relevant materials, provide competitive intelligence in conjunction with the research team, identify and gather firmwide human resources and financial information as needed, gain final BD & Marketing department and lawyer approvals, proof and correct errors, format for consistency and visual appeal while upholding Firm branding standards, and coordinate the printing and timely delivery of business development and marketing materials. Share best practices in the BD & Marketing department’s knowledge base.
• Assist with the preparation of Chambers, Legal 500, and other submissions for rankings and directories.
• Maintain relevant database of practice team experience, including but not limited to collection of matter summaries for use in the Firm’s experience database and various directory reporting efforts.
• In coordination with the Director of Business Development–Litigation and Marketing Managers, orchestrate sponsorship/membership opportunities, including vetting opportunities, arranging for payment, managing ad production, and arranging events, conferences, speaking opportunities, logins/passwords, marketing materials, etc., for these initiatives.
• Collaborate with the appropriate team members to maintain accurate and effective web content for both Houston and Dallas, and Litigation teams and attorneys.
• Support the integration of lateral attorneys, including bio creation and posting, Firm photo, press release and intranet story, announcements, community involvement database, business development planning, and contacts integration.
• Assist the Director of Business Development–Litigation and Marketing Managers in staying abreast of news about client development targets in order to suggest opportunities and approaches for client expansion or market penetration. In tandem with the Competitive Intelligence team, conduct research on such targets as needed. Create development activity reports.
• Work closely with the Houston and Dallas Office Managing Partners and Business Development Leaders on office-specific business development and marketing initiatives.
• Work closely with the Houston and Dallas Women’s Committees on client-facing events, and internal professional development meetings.
• Respond to requests and questions from lawyers, administrative staff, and vendors; provide excellent customer service; and follow through on requests to ensure needs are met.
• Other duties as requested and assigned.

Dogwood Services and Dogwood Management Partners have been consulting and conducting workforce management solutions across all industries on a global basis since 2001. We currently partner with multiple Fortune 100 firms, several “Mom and Pops”, Technical Start-Ups, and numerous federal government agencies under highly scrutinized contract obligations.

We owe our success to the professionals we have been fortunate enough to hire and retain to perform to the standards set forth by leadership within our commercial clients and the federal government. For this reason, we seek only those candidates with the highest ethical standards who meet the experience requirements for the obligations we have been entrusted with.

All Applications will be held in confidence.

Dogwood Services and Dogwood Management Partners are Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business’ (SDVOSB) and equal opportunity employers. People of all religions, orientation, Minorities, Veterans, Service Disabled Veterans, and those with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $58,205.00 – $69,435.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus pay

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Preferred)

Experience:

• Law Practice: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: One location