Marketing and Events Coordinator

Location: Sydney 

Contract Type: Permanent 

MinterEllison is one of Australia’s largest law firms, with nearly 200 years of business history.  We're known for our legal and consulting expertise - and for our inclusive and authentic character.

Our purpose is to create sustainable value with our clients, people and communities.  That means we have a proud history of providing excellence to clients, nurturing our people and giving back to the communities in which we live and work.

We value excellence, curiosity and collaboration.  Clients rely on us for our responsive, commercial approach.  Our clients include government departments and agencies, private and publicly listed companies, and small and large businesses in Australia and overseas.  

As a highly valued employee we will also provide you with a wide range of benefits. To view our benefits, please copy this link into your browser www.minterellison.com/-/media//Minter-Ellison/Files/Careers/MinterEllison-Employee-Benefits-2024.ashx

The Team

The Client and Market Growth (CMG) team is made up of business development, sales, brand and marketing, events, digital, communications and insight professionals. Our subject matter expertise delivers insight, strategy and client engagement execution. We influence growth in the firm’s profile, client footprint and relationships, and revenue.

The Brand and Marketing function is focused on elevating MinterEllison's market position by creating and executing brand and marketing strategies, programs and campaigns that drive engagement through the various stages of the brand funnel and client engagement model for the firm. The function includes brand, creative design, marketing, digital (web, social and digital marketing), events and direct to client engagement systems. We inspire and activate our brand edge, as ‘idea-to-value’ creators, fusing human and digital intelligence. Our ambition is to transform and elevate brand differentiation and activations, to create brand advocacy and long-lasting client relationships.

Reporting to the Marketing and Events Manager, the Marketing and Events Coordinator plays a pivotal role in the delivery of client engagement initiatives, and crafting brand experiences in alignment with MinterEllison’s Client Market Growth (CMG) strategy.

As part of the dynamic Brand and Marketing team, the Coordinator plays an essential role in deploying  marketing activity across the firm’s lines of business and various industry sectors. MinterEllison hosts a diverse range of both digital and in-person events, varying from large-scale to more intimate client engagements.

Your Role

As a Marketing and Events Coordinator in our team, you will be involved in a broad range of tasks such as:

• Event Coordination

• Coordinate a diverse program of events at both national and state levels
• Collaborate with stakeholders to establish objectives and success metrics
• Coordinating all aspects of end-to-end event organisation: logistics, communications and stakeholder engagement
• Facilitation and delivery of national and local online webinar programs
• Event debrief reports to relevant partners and CMG team
• Ensuring event processes and protocols are followed
• Event budget management
• Provide sponsorship support

• Brand Experience

• Work with the internal design team on graphics and perform basic editing of content
• Building event communications through an EDM platform, ensuring brand integrity and functionality
• Contributing to ideas on client experience, innovation and brand activation

• Marketing Support

• Supporting a portfolio of industries and lines of business with client events
• Maintain and update event lists, manage registration updates and reporting on engagement
• Assist with the development of marketing plans/campaigns

• Firm wide initiatives

• Support on small to large firm-wide initiatives, events, communications, sponsorships.

More About You

We welcome applicants who have:

• A tertiary qualification in marketing, public relations or event management, or suitable relevant experience

• A minimum of 3 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 coordination skills

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

• 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

We are also looking for you to have the:

• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Demonstrate flexibility, resilience, problem solving and solutions focused
• Innovation, enthusiasm and the ability to engage, as well as influence key stakeholders
• Ability to think strategically and maintain focus under pressure
• Great knowledge of local event spaces and venues suitable for client events
• A sense of humour and the ability to be part of a committed, focused team

Why MinterEllison

We offer flexible working options to encourage balance, wellbeing and support for sustainable ways of working and a range of social, financial and health benefits, including free gym membership - all with no minimum tenure.

We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities, cultural backgrounds, genders (including trans or gender diverse), LGBTQ+ people and those with carer responsibilities. We particularly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

How to apply

We prefer to connect with people directly, so please submit your CV by clicking on the 'Apply' button. We encourage all applications, including if you do not meet the criteria listed for the role. Your application will also enable us to consider you for other opportunities that may be available at MinterEllison.

If you are currently a MinterEllison employee, please apply through the internal careers page.

If you would like further information, require any adjustments throughout the recruitment process or for a confidential discussion, please contact Miriam.Harner@minterellison.com.