Great opportunity for a Marketing/Business Development expert with professional services experience to join a collegial proposal team and manage projects and individuals to create winning proposals and grow revenue.

This is a great opportunity in a Midtown Manhattan AM 200 law firm for a career directed marketing professional looking for a long-term opportunity. This position is for someone who enjoys the personal interaction of working in the office 5 days a week.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify the best response strategies for different types of RFP’s.
• Establish “go or no go” strategy to determine the viability of each RFP.
• Collaborate with the global team to create winning pitches and proposals
• Identify and assist in the coordination of profile-raising opportunities, including conferences, external speaking engagements, sponsorships, directory submissions, client alerts and article-placements.
• Partner with various subject matter experts to develop content.
• Monitor marketing publications and other sources for potential opportunities, and to relay relevant intelligence to partners.
• Execute ad hoc requests to support special projects, practices, initiatives and presentations as needed.

Knowledge, Skills & Attributes

• Exceptional writing and editing skills and proofreading skills.
• Excellent communication skills. Ability to develop and deliver executive-level presentations, and explain complex ideas effectively
• Ability to lead and manage content strategies for the firm’s global/regional intranet.
• Strong attention to detail, excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize work effectively.
• Exceptional and creative problem-solving skills; superior analytical skills.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills
• Able to adapt style to build relationships across all levels.
• Can work effectively under the pressure of deadlines with little supervision

Education & Experience

• 4-year college degree or equivalent required.
• Relevant graduate degree a plus.
• At least 2-5 years of experience in a legal or professional services environment.
• Broad business development and/or communications experience in a large professional services firm, preferably a global/international firm.
• Significant experience managing pitches and the full range of legal marketing and business development services, including intranet content.
• Experience working in an international firm across time zones.

• Good knowledge of global financial markets, corporate business market, legal market and industry trends.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, InterAction; familiarity with any desktop publishing software would be a plus.