Marketing & Communications Manager
Dentons
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Brussels • 🇧🇪 Belgium
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Lead and execute business development initiatives. Drive cross-selling opportunities across practice groups and jurisdictions, coordinating with partners to identify client needs and expand existing relationships.
- Produce client-focused pitches and proposals. Manage the creation of tailored capability statements, RFP responses, and pitch materials to support client acquisition and retention efforts.
- Market and client research. Gather and organize information on target clients, sectors, and competitors to assist partners and senior BD team members in identifying opportunities and preparing for meetings.
- Develop and implement marketing strategies. Build and deliver marketing initiatives that strengthen brand visibility and reputation in the market while aligning with other offices. This includes working on Directory submissions and awards.
- Work on internal- and external communications such as PR, newsletters and press releases in collaboration with our Europe Communications team.
- Maintain memberships and engagement with relevant professional organizations. Coordinate Dentons’ presence in associations and networks that support the firm’s marketing and business development goals, ensuring strong visibility and relationship-building within the business community.
- Coordinate events and activities. Planning and execution of seminars, client events, conferences, and webinars, including logistics, invitations, follow-up, and on-site coordination.
- Manage (digital) marketing and content — Oversee website updates and social media activity to ensure consistent messaging and effective engagement with target audiences.
- Report on performance and ROI — Track KPIs for marketing and BD initiatives, providing data-driven insights and recommendations to partners and senior leadership for continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Professional Services Marketing and/or Business Development.
- Self-starter, proactive personality in combination with ‘style-flexibility’ to successfully establish trust with colleagues and stakeholders.
- Team player, adept at working in a dynamic international environment
- Understands the need and has the ability to manage expectations.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with great attention to detail.
- Written and oral communication skills.
- Willingness to assist when needed.
- Fluent in Dutch and English, French is a plus.
- Sound working knowledge of Word, PowerPoint and Excel and LinkedIn.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
business developmentmarketing strategiesclient acquisitionmarket researchevent coordinationcontent managementKPI trackingproposal writingpitch developmentdigital marketing
Soft skills
self-starterproactiveteam playertrust buildingstyle flexibilitycommunication skillsattention to detailadaptabilitycollaborationwillingness to assist