Marketing and Events Specialist
About Ropes & Gray:
Ropes & Gray is a preeminent global law firm. The firm has been ranked in the top three on The American Lawyer’s prestigious A-List for eight consecutive years and #1 on Law.com’s U.K. A-List twice in the past three years—rankings that honor the “best of the best” law firms.
The firm has approximately 2,500 lawyers and professionals serving clients in major centers of business, finance, technology, and government in Boston, Chicago, Dublin, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C.
The firm has consistently been recognized for its leading practices in many areas, including asset management, private equity, M&A, finance, real estate, tax, antitrust, life sciences, health care, intellectual property, litigation & enforcement, privacy & cybersecurity, and business restructuring.
Ropes & Gray is an equal opportunity employer.
Overview:
The Marketing and Events Specialist is a member of the Events team, which is an important part of the global Marketing and Business Development (“MBD”) team. The Marketing and Events Specialist is responsible for and will act as the central advisor for external client gifting, giveaways and the charitable program for the Firm.They will report into the Manager of Events and Office Development who is based in Chicago.
The Marketing and Events Specialist will interact frequently with attorneys, including partners, and collaborate daily with business colleagues across the firm; along with managing outside vendor relationships.
Responsibilities:
- Manage research and ordering process for company branded giveaways, client gifts and other firm-branded mediums. Ensure all products meet quality and branding standards
- Source and establish preferred vendors in relation to all aspects of client gifting and giveaways. Maintain a positive and professional relationship with all vendors and merchants
- With the support of the Manager of Events and Office Development, negotiate supplier pricing, breakpoints and maintain up-to-date data on pricing arrangements
- Liaise with colleagues who assist with client gifting, becoming the trusted advisor and primary point of contact providing best practice support and suggestions to members of the MBD team and Legal Executive Assistants
- Work with Events team to ensure proper inventory of event and client gifting related supplies, materials and mediums
- Maintain and advise on all useful information regarding seasons, trends, timing and logistics of client gifting/giveaways
- Maintain the online company store and database of all client gifting/giveaways
- Support and track firmwide charitable program submission/approval process and program budget
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required
- A minimum of 3-5 years of marketing, corporate merchandise or hospitality experience in a legal or professional services environment preferred
- Excellent organization, communication and project management skills
- Superior client service orientation
- Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with all levels of the organization
- Multi-task, set priorities, and meet multiple deadlines in fast-paced environment
- Be creative and flexible in order to respond quickly and positively to shifting demands and opportunities
- Work effectively and efficiently as a team player, as well as independently
- Have attention to accuracy and detail in all aspects of responsibilities
Compensation and Total Rewards Package:
Ropes & Gray is proud to offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package to our business support team members. The firm also offers comprehensive health and well-being benefits, personal and professional development, career growth opportunities and a collegial and supportive culture.The anticipated pay range for this role is listed below and represents our good faith and reasonable estimate of the starting salary range at the time of posting. In addition, this role is eligible for a discretionary bonus based on performance.
The actual offered rate for this position will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors, including qualifications and experience, geographic location, education, external market data and consideration of internal equity.
New York: 73,900 - 112,650
Working Conditions:
This position requires hybrid on-site presence as an essential function of the role. Consistent and predictable on-site presence is required for ongoing business continuity, professional development and effective collaboration with colleagues and management.