Marketing Business Development Executive

Looking for a role where you can broaden your marketing skills, get closer to the commercial side of the business and learn from a genuinely experienced BD leader?

This could be the one!

We’re working with a leading global law firm that is looking for a BD & Marketing Executive to join its Perth team on a 12-month contract.

This is not a traditional coordination role. It’s an opportunity to work closely with partners and a senior BD & Marketing leader, gaining hands-on experience across bids and tenders, client development, events, thought leadership and marketing campaigns.

And you don’t necessarily need a traditional law firm BD background.

Perhaps you’re a marketing generalist who has built your career in professional services, financial services, property, consulting or another service-led environment and you’re ready to get closer to business development.

Either way, if you’re commercially curious, a strong writer, highly organised and keen to learn, this is a role where you’ll get plenty of opportunity to do exactly that.

A broad BD & Marketing role

You’ll work closely with partners, lawyers and the wider BD & Marketing team across a broad mix of activity, including:

• Bids & tenders – coordinating and contributing to major pitches and tenders, developing compelling responses and bringing together credentials, case studies, CVs and capability statements
• Partner engagement – working directly with partners to understand their priorities and turn ideas into practical BD and marketing activity
• Client development – supporting client and sector plans, relationship activity and initiatives designed to strengthen existing relationships and identify new opportunities
• Events – helping organise client dinners, networking events, seminars, conferences and other thought leadership activities from concept through to delivery
• Thought leadership – working with lawyers to develop content and supporting campaigns that bring the firm's expertise to market
• Marketing & communications – contributing to LinkedIn, website content, lawyer profiles, credentials and other marketing collateral
• Campaigns – helping develop and execute targeted campaigns around key sectors, practices, clients and areas of expertise
• Coordination & delivery – keeping projects moving, managing deadlines and making sure everything is delivered to a high standard

You’ll get exposure to the full BD mix rather than being confined to one particular area.

Learn from an experienced BD leader

One of the real attractions of this role is the opportunity to work closely with an experienced senior BD & Marketing leader who will give you genuine exposure, guidance and mentorship.

If you’re someone who wants to understand not just how to execute a campaign or coordinate a tender, but why you're doing it, how partners think and how BD contributes to winning work, this is a great environment in which to learn.

You’ll have the opportunity to work with senior stakeholders, get involved in meaningful projects and build a much stronger understanding of strategic BD and marketing within a global professional services environment.

Bring your marketing strengths.

This role could suit someone coming from a number of different backgrounds.

You might be:

• A marketing executive or coordinator looking to move into broader BD
• A marketing and communications generalist who wants to get closer to commercial strategy
• An events professional who wants to develop stronger skills across bids, campaigns and client development
• A BD Executive or Coordinator looking to take the next step
• Someone with bids, tenders or proposals experience who wants broader exposure to marketing and client development
• A professional services marketer who enjoys working with senior stakeholders and wants more responsibility

You don’t need to tick every box.

What matters is that you’re a strong communicator and writer, highly organised, commercially curious and confident working with senior people.

You’ll be someone who can take a brief, ask good questions, get stuck in and see things through.

The firm

You’ll be joining a genuinely global law firm with an established international brand, sophisticated clients and a broad range of practice areas and industries.

It’s a great opportunity to gain experience within a sophisticated global professional services environment while working closely with the Perth team and senior stakeholders.

The culture is collaborative and professional, with a strong emphasis on doing good work, working together and continuing to develop.

What's on offer?

• A 12-month contract with a leading global law firm
• Genuine exposure to partners and senior lawyers
• Direct mentoring from an experienced senior BD & Marketing leader
• Broad exposure across bids, tenders, campaigns, events and client development
• The opportunity to develop strategic BD skills, not just coordination experience
• Exposure to thought leadership and sector-based marketing campaigns
• A collaborative Perth-based team
• Hybrid working flexibility
• A strong platform for someone looking to build a career in professional services BD & Marketing

If you’re a strong marketer who has been thinking about moving into BD, this is the sort of role that can make that transition.

It’s a 12-month contract, but the experience you gain could set you up well beyond the next year