2022 Marketing & Events Coordinator (Start ASAP)

MinterEllison is Australia’s largest law firm and provides legal and consulting services.

The purpose is at our core. We create lasting impacts with our clients, our people and our communities. Our teams collaborate and deliver to our Purpose, and consistently work to embed our values into everyday actions. Clients rely on our expertise and insights. They value our responsive, creative and commercial approach. We are curious by nature, diverse in our disciplines and authentic in our relationships.

Diversity and inclusion are at the core of our Purpose and inform the way we work with each other, our clients and the community. We know that when we bring together the diversity of thinking, skills, experience, gender identity, backgrounds and orientations, we get better results.

The Team

Our national Brands, Markets and Comms team sits within the broader Client & Market Growth team at MinterEllison and is a high performing and critical component of the law firm and essential to the firm's success. The team supports the partnership by providing the full spectrum of business development and marketing services to ensure the firm develops and maintains strong relationships with new and existing clients.

Your Role

This full-time role based in our Melbourne office is open to an ambitious Events Coordinator looking to manage and deliver MinterEllison's client events in line with the firm's Client Market Growth (CMG) strategy and working as a member of the Brand Markets and Communications team in the delivery of the firm's industry-based marketing initiatives.

MinterEllison organises and host digital and in-person events for clients of the firm which can include small or large events, sponsorship activations, seminars/webinars, lunches and dinners.

 In this role, you will have the opportunity to be involved in a broad range of activities such as:

Event management

• Develop and manage a calendar of events at a National and State level
• Work with relevant stakeholders regarding objectives and measures of success
• Manage and implement all aspects of an event, activation (end-to-end event organisation): logistics, invitations, registrations, communications, post attendee liaison
• Activation of events and hospitality associated with local sponsorships
• Implementation and supervision of virtual events (using the Firm's video conferencing system)
• Support to Office Managing Partner and other local operations on internal staff engagement events
• Book venues, liaise with speakers, meet and greet, and attendee relations
• Event debrief reports to relevant partners and the Client Market Growth team
• Event budget management
• Research, forming relationships, managing and negotiating with vendors
• Offer solutions and provide alternate plans in difficult situations

Firm-wide initiatives

• Support the Senior Events Consultant with local small to large firm-wide/office-wide initiatives/events/communications/sponsorships.

Sponsorship/Partnership engagement

• Manage the existing sponsorships and partnerships in the local office
• Work with the Senior Events Consultant and other stakeholders to assess new sponsorships and make recommendations to the senior partner grou
• Deliver key events and sponsorships aligned to the local/regional markets plan

More About You

We welcome applicants who have:

• Tertiary qualifications in marketing, public relations or event management, or suitable relevant experience
• 1-2 years experience in event management in a high volume, corporate environment
• Excellent planning and time management skills, including an ability to handle conflicting deadlines and work with multiple stakeholders at all levels
• Strong attention to detail and project management skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to manage conflicting requests where required and communicate with key stakeholders to ensure a high quality of service is provided
• Sound knowledge of Microsoft suite of products, including Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• An ability to work autonomously to get the job done, smoothly and with style