Shakespeare Martineau is a law firm with big ambitions for both our clients and our people. We are one firm of original thinkers, inspired to create an outstanding future for our clients, our people and our community.
Working with organisations of all sizes our team delivers a broad range of specialist legal services, and has particular expertise across sectors including but not limited to; energy, education, banking & financial services, investment funds and advanced manufacturing.
Our vision is to be the outstanding legal force in our specialist sectors and markets. Our people are renowned for their flair and individuality. We recruit people who have a blend of excellent technical and business skills with the talent to do things differently.
We firmly believe that people and spirit are at the heart of everything we do. Our commitment is to help all our people fulfil their careers and ambitions and we strive to create an environment where each individual can understand and then achieve their full potential. Great performance for us is a blend of excellent technical and business skills and the talent and drive to do things differently. |
The role:
We a looking for an assistant to join our Clients & Markets team based in our Leicester City Centre office, and will contribute to a variety of activities covering the full marketing duties.
Key duties include:
- working as part of a larger marcomms team to deliver the event element of integrated marketing campaigns
- having responsibility for the delivery of a number of regional events
- assisting in pre-event planning, which may include but not limited to, the creation and management of lists, dealing with logistics including travelling to venues to conduct site visits, venue booking, diarising updates, setting and attending briefing and de-briefing meetings, ensuring the despatch of invitations and collation and monitoring of responses, and all associated tasks
- creating HTML mailings for internal and external use using the firm’s e-marketing technology
- assisting in collateral development, including co-ordinating inputs (progressing to copywriting) for bespoke event materials
- assisting in the on-the-day event management, including attending all events, arriving early to ensure rooms are set up including but not limited to, layout / audio-visual / catering, and client registrations
- assisting in post-event management, including but not limited to, dispatching follow-up communications to attendees and no-shows, processing and analysing feedback reports
- collating data to prepare return-on-investment reports and areas for improvement
- taking ownership of the event in-boxes
- assisting with website content
- assisting in data management, including the use of research tools such as MINT to develop mailing lists, gathering information about event attendees, and supporting on cleansing ‘bouncebacks’ from the events invite process
- liaising with stakeholders of all levels
- delivering events within an allocated budget
- developing relationships with external suppliers, such as contractors, caterers, audio-visual suppliers, venues
Flexibility to travel to the firm’s other offices nationally and to work extra hours sometimes at short notice is essential due to the nature of the role.
Skills and experience you will have:
- to be educated to degree-level in marketing (or equivalent)
- ideally you will have 6 months experience working in a similar events role
- an understanding of legal or professional services sector (ideally)
- a working knowledge of social media
Key competencies you will need:
- strong writing skills and good attention to detail
- the ability to prioritise workload and organise effectively
- excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- enthusiasm, commitment and a team player approach with in a busy team
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Shakespeare Martineau is a committed equal opportunities employer. We seek to attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures. We value and respect individuality and encourage a culture within our business where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths and experiences. Everyone who either applies to or works for the firm is treated equally, regardless of their gender, age, ethnic origin, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. |
