Marketing Coordinator

Greenberg Traurig, a global law firm, currently has an excellent full-time opportunity for a Marketing Coordinator in our Regional Headquarters office based in Riyadh.

Position Summary:

The Marketing Coordinator will work directly with the Marketing and Business Development Manager for the Middle East, and other team members to organize and be responsible for contributing to a broad range of marketing, business development and communications activities in the regional GT offices, while working as an integral part of the global marketing and business development team.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develops a thorough understanding of the firm’s practices, lawyers, and client base, with a primary focus on the Middle East
• Develops relationships with key Middle East attorneys to serve as point of contact for day-to-day requests and marketing and business development needs
• Provides support to the regional offices in drafting pitches, proposals, and RFPs by identifying relevant content, editing existing content, and formatting drafts
• Coordinates and drafts submissions for practice and attorney rankings, surveys, and awards
• Assists with PR support, including drafting press releases, internal and external communication, client updates, and other communication
• Maintains content for regional social media sites including drafting posts and captains for posting
• Provides event support including preparing event materials and conference book ads
• Assists in planning and executing client events, seminars, and webinars, including drafting invitations, maintaining registration lists, coordinating logistical arrangements, liaising with event vendors, and providing on-site support, as needed
• Supports attorney on-boarding and integration
• Collaborates with marketing professionals throughout the firm, including the communications team, marketing research team, RFP team, events team, and creative teams across a number of functions on an as-needed basis
• Supports Client Relationship Managers, Shareholders, and Marketing Managers with day-to-day tasks including scheduling internal team meetings, requesting client-focused research, updating activity reports, and reviewing other client-related news and data
• Works with marketing research team to gather research and analysis on targets, industries, and judges, as needed for business development purposes. 
• Maintains mailing lists, spreadsheet creation and tracking and other administrative duties as assigned
• Provides back-up services to the marketing department on an as-needed basis
• Assists with and manages a variety of short- and long-term projects and attorney requests
• Collaborates with marketing and other business professionals throughout the firm across functions and teams

Skills & Competencies:

• A self-starter and team player, able to accept direction, yet work independently
• Excellent prioritization, problem solving, and time management skills
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral
• Flexibility and adaptability in a fast-paced work environment
• Strong client-first work ethic
• Remain calm in the face of pressure
• Ability to effectively interface with all levels of personnel within the organization and with external clients
• Strong attention to detail

Qualifications & Prior Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree is required
• Two to Four years of relevant experience in marketing or business development including working on government tenders in KSA and/or the GCC region
• High level of proficiency using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Experience at a law firm or professional services firm is preferred
• Fluency in English and Arabic