Type:   Full-Time; Permanent

 McInnes Cooper is Atlantic Canada’s Law Firm. With more than 200 lawyers and 260 staff, we are among the 20 largest law firms in Canada. We serve clients from seven offices -- Halifax, Moncton, St. John's, Fredericton, Saint John, Charlottetown and Summerside.  We are currently recruiting for an experienced Business Development Coordinator to work in our Halifax office.

 

ROLE SUMMARY:

Successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating promotional communications projects, and for managing the content and organization of both the website and the client relationship database.  The position requires strong writing, proofreading, interpersonal, analytical, and process management skills.  Candidate should have desire to develop creative and innovative solutions to manage and present information.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Strong communications skills, including writing, editing, and proofreading;
• Working knowledge of CRM systems;
• Working knowledge of website CMS structure;
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate well across all levels of management;
• Strong attention to detail and ability to monitor information for accuracy and integrity.

Data management activities include, but are not limited to:

• Security and ownership of relationship data;
• Duplicate contact merge and cleanup;
• Definition and management of contact-to-contact relationships;
• Data segmentation and content enhancement;
• Overall content quality assurance.

Operational and marketing coordination activities will include:

• Development and management of media/publication events;
• Mailing list and marketing event management;
• Support, design and implementation of client profiling strategy;
• Report generation to facilitate overall marketing efforts;

 

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

University undergraduate completion in a Marketing or related field plus 3 – 5 years experience in a marketing or business setting. 

 

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS DESIRED:

• Solid writing skills and ability to produce/customize technical documentation;
• Ability to maintain confidentiality in all company matters;
• Knowledge of one or more of the following:  the legal industry, other professional service industries, CRM implementation or other related work;
• Ability to keep accurate and complete time notes and adhere to scopes of work;
• Self-motivation and desire for continued self-advancement;
• Knowledge of Social Media trends;
• Bilingualism a strong asset.

 

TECHNICAL SKILLS DESIRED:

• Experience with enterprise CRM database system;
• Experience in supporting marketing efforts within professional service organizations - especially legal;
• General understanding and familiarity of database functionality;
• HTML Coding experience/education is an asset;
• MS Word Processing and mail merge functionality;
• Basic knowledge of Access Databases and Database Structures - ideally working knowledge of Exchange, SQL server, SQL Reporting Services and MS Office Suite;
• Ability to advance the technical, process, and professional capabilities of the internal team;
• Knowledge with different desktop publishing software (Photoshop, Quark, Illustrator);
• Experience with domain purchasing and re-directing is an asset.

If you meet the criteria for this position and you are looking for a career in a challenging work environment, we would like to hear from you.  A cover letter and resume should be submitted, to apply please click here. 

 

We thank all applicants; however, only those to be interviewed will be contacted.