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Business Development Coordinator (Real Estate)
Pittsburgh, PA To request an accommodation, please contact the Human Resources Department at 1-888-REED-HR (1-888-733-3474). # Job Title: Business Development Coordinator (Real Estate) - Hybrid Schedule ## Reed Smith Reed Smith is a global relationship law firm with more than 1,700 lawyers in 30 offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Founded in 1877, the firm represents leading international businesses, from Fortune 100 corporations to mid-market and emerging enterprises. Its lawyers provide litigation and other dispute resolution services in multi-jurisdictional and other high-stakes matters; deliver regulatory counsel; and execute the full range of strategic domestic and cross-border transactions. Reed Smith is a preeminent advisor to industries including financial services, life sciences, health care, advertising, entertainment and media, shipping and transport, energy and natural resources, real estate, manufacturing, technology, and education. ## Job Summary The Business Development Coordinator will handle marketing administrative tasks and help implement the business development tactics for the firm’s global Real Estate practice. This role will liaise across other practice groups and task forces with a primary focus on enhancing the firm’s profile, strengthening relationships with key clients, and creating opportunities for collaboration across groups. Whilst located in the U.S., the successful candidate will work with peers throughout the globe, liaising with both BD, marketing and lawyers worldwide. This highly detailed and organized professional will provide practical and tactical support to drive revenue through a full spectrum of marketing and BD efforts. As part of the global Real Estate team, the successful candidate will be able to work in a fast-paced atmosphere, managing multiple tasks and requests from numerous stakeholders, and possess a keen ability to prioritize. This individual will carry through with project planning and ROI measurement, staying close to market trends and maintaining an awareness of competitors. ## Essential Functions The Business Development Coordinator will be responsible for the following tasks: * Support the Business Development Team in various projects as they relate to business development efforts associated with the Real Estate practice group. * Working with others, coordinate pitch materials, presentations and responses to Requests for Proposals (RFPs); facilitate presentation preparation by assisting with creating and editing materials. * Coordinate contributions and input related to attorney experience and client information into business development systems including Salesforce CRM and Foundation. * Edit marketing collateral, including practice area descriptions and attorney biographies for print, website and intranet; facilitate posting updates to firm website and intranet as required. * Work closely with attorneys to draft, edit and coordinate posts for blogs and LinkedIn pages; coordinate client alerts and podcasts. * Manage and maintain the collection of information for, and production of, internal marketing materials including monthly newsletters, mailing lists, internal blogs, and capabilities documents. * Coordinate webinars, Reed Smith-hosted client seminars and sponsorships, including overseeing scheduling and logistics, working with graphics and events team to develop and disseminate invitations, arranging additional promotion of the webinar through the firm’s digital and social media channels, assisting lawyers with related materials, and handling follow-up tasks as required. * Assist with developing group meeting agendas and presentations and prepare and circulate meeting summaries. * Collaborate with third-party legal directory and awards consultants to oversee the submission process for Real Estate directory listings, including Legal 500 and Chambers. This process entails ensuring the provision of accurate and current information, coordinating with attorneys to gather relevant data, and diligently tracking and meeting submission deadlines, all with the aim of enhancing the firm's reputation and rankings in these publications. * All other duties as assigned. ## Requirements Education: College degree in Marketing, Business, Communications or related field required Experience: One to three years of experience in a professional services marketing role is desirable but not required. The candidate must be able to demonstrate exceptional organizational and time management skills, strong writing ability and attention to detail, a positive attitude, and great work ethic. Must have demonstrated experience working independently as well as within cross-functional teams in a collaborative, professional environment. Skills: * Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. * Technologically savvy and able to quickly learn new database systems. * Extremely detail oriented, proactive and self-directed with ability to independently manage and appropriately prioritize multiple projects and competing priorities under tight deadlines, sometimes with minimal oversight. * Able to demonstrate sound professional judgment and a high degree of poise and professionalism when interacting with internal and external contacts. * Comfortable establishing effective firmwide working relationships with individuals at all levels. * Possess, and be willing to continue to develop, strong organizational, project management and problem-solving skills. * Able to work independently as well as part of a team, be flexible in approach, and capable of working across time zones in the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. ## Supervisory Responsibilities None ## Equipment To Be Used Must be able to operate computer and other office machines such as printer, fax, calculator, telephone, etc. ## Typical Physical Demands Requires manual dexterity sufficient to operate standard office equipment such as computers, printers, fax machines, calculators, telephones, etc. ## Typical Mental Demands Requires the ability to efficiently multi-task and handle projects from various individuals with competing deadlines. 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