Marketing Coordinator

About the position

The New York City Bar Association (City Bar), founded in 1870, is a voluntary association of lawyers and law students. The City Bar’s mission is to equip and mobilize a diverse legal profession to practice with excellence, promote reform of the law, and uphold the rule of law and access to justice in support of a fair society and the public interest in our community, our nation, and throughout the world. The Communications and Marketing Department develops and implements, in cooperation with other departments, marketing and advertising strategies that promote membership in the Association, awareness and growth in the various Association programs including Continuing Legal Education (CLE), and other events, services and activities.

Responsibilities

• Draft marketing emails and subject lines for events and CLE programs.
• Project manage email, social media and print marketing production with program coordinators, attorneys and vendors to ensure accurate and timely delivery of marketing materials.
• Proofread marketing materials for correct grammar usage, accurate and timely content, and integrity and consistency.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders in the Membership, Marketing and Programs departments to ensure that all production and distribution schedules are met and that all promotions are accurate.
• Attend weekly program meetings to provide updates on previous program marketing efforts and plan future marketing of programs.
• Work with the Associate Marketing Director on marketing campaign schedules to ensure optimal outreach to prospective registrants.
• Collaborate on and implement social media campaigns.
• Maintain City Bar web pages with updated content and create HTML pages to promote CLE and non-CLE programs.
• Respond to email questions and CLE requests received in the General City Bar Center for CLE inbox and provide requested information & respond to questions from the CLE suggestions general inbox.
• Act as backup for other marketing coordinators.
• Prepare and update prospect lists and promotional materials as needed.
• Assist Associate Marketing Director and others in the department with projects as needed.
• Attend and represent the Marketing & Communications Department at City Bar-related events and programs as needed.

Requirements

• Associate level degree or higher, or equivalent experience, preferably in Marketing, Communications or related field.
• Minimum 6 months of relevant work experience (internships acceptable).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong proofreading, grammar and punctuation skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, adherence to deadlines, ability to prioritize workload, and have solid judgment.
• Self-motivated and able to assume responsibility and work autonomously and collaboratively in a professional manner.
• Knowledge of Wordpress and iMIS association management software a plus.
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. We are not able to sponsor visas for this position.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off (vacation, personal, sick time, holidays including closing between Christmas and New Year’s day this year, day off for volunteer work, extra time off in summer when employment starts prior to July).
• Choice of medical plans (some offered at almost no charge to the employee).
• Dental and vision insurance.
• 401K.
• Life insurance.
• Commuter benefits program.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Short-term/long-term disability insurance.
• Employee discounts.