Marketing Communications Advisor

HWL Ebsworth Lawyers; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unrivalled career pathways

CBD office location in Sydney/Melbour​

Great culture and networking platform

National impact and recognition

Job summary

HWL Ebsworth Lawyers seeks a Marketing Communications Advisor to shape internal and external messaging and elevate the firm’s profile across Australia. You’ll craft content, manage multi-channel campaigns and support digital platforms from Melbourne or Sydney, with a flexible hybrid pattern and close collaboration with partners and leaders.

You will deliver engaging articles, announcements, social posts and videos while advancing the firm’s thought leadership, client communications and market

Qualifications

• 4+ years' experience in marketing, communications, digital content or social media, ideally within a professional services environment.
• Demonstrated experience developing and delivering communications strategies, campaigns and content across multiple channels.
• Exceptional writing, editing and proofreading skills, with the ability to tailor content to different audiences.
• Experience working with social media platforms, website content management systems and EDM or marketing automation tools.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to advise senior professionals and influence outcomes.
• Experience creating visual content using Canva, Adobe Creative Suite or similar design platforms.
• Experience creating and editing basic video content for social media or digital channels.
• Excellent project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and competing priorities.
• A proactive, service-oriented approach and a commitment to delivering high-quality work.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to work autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Developing and delivering internal and external communications plans and campaigns.
• Creating engaging content including articles, announcements, social media posts, presentations, video and digital communications.
• Supporting the promotion of firm achievements, appointments, awards, thought leadership and market successes.
• Providing communications advice to Partners and business services leaders.
• Coordinating and publishing content across the firm's social media channels, primarily LinkedIn.
• Assisting with the delivery of client e-news and digital communications.
• Maintaining and updating website content, lawyer profiles and publications.
• Supporting reporting and analysis of communications activity, website performance and social media engagement.
• Collaborating with stakeholders across the national Marketing and Business Development team.

Skills

Content creation

Social media management

Writing and editing

Strategic communications

Stakeholder management

Canva/Adobe Creative Suite

Video content editing

Project management

Tools

Canva

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

• Play a key role in shaping communications and brand engagement within Australia's largest legal partnership
• Join a collaborative national Marketing team where your ideas and expertise will make a genuine impact
• Flexible 3:2 hybrid working arrangements

About us

HWLE is not your typical law firm. Our rapid rise to become the largest legal partnership in Australia shows that in our case, the differences are real. We deliver first class legal advice to our government and commercial clients in every state and territory across Australia. Firm wide, we have over 270 Partners and 1900 people.

The opportunity

HWLE has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Marketing Communications Advisor to join our national Marketing and Business Development team in Melbourne or Sydney. Reporting to the PR Specialist, this role plays an important part in shaping and delivering internal and external communications that promote the firm's expertise, people and culture. Working closely with Partners, senior lawyers and business services leaders, you will act as a trusted advisor, identifying opportunities to raise the firm's profile and ensuring communications support our strategic objectives.

This is a varied and hands-on role that will see you develop engaging content across multiple channels, support firm-wide communication initiatives, contribute to our social media presence and help maintain the firm's digital platforms. You'll have the opportunity to work across a broad range of projects and collaborate with stakeholders nationally. You'll be busy with:

• Developing and delivering internal and external communications plans and campaigns.
• Creating engaging content including articles, announcements, social media posts, presentations, video and digital communications.
• Supporting the promotion of firm achievements, appointments, awards, thought leadership and market successes.
• Providing communications advice to Partners and business services leaders.
• Coordinating and publishing content across the firm's social media channels, primarily LinkedIn.
• Assisting with the delivery of client e-news and digital communications.
• Maintaining and updating website content, lawyer profiles and publications.
• Supporting reporting and analysis of communications activity, website performance and social media engagement.
• Collaborating with stakeholders across the national Marketing and Business Development team.

To succeed in this role, ideally you'll have

• 4+ years' experience in marketing, communications, digital content or social media, ideally within a professional services environment.
• Demonstrated experience developing and delivering communications strategies, campaigns and content across multiple channels.
• Exceptional writing, editing and proofreading skills, with the ability to tailor content to different audiences.
• Experience working with social media platforms, website content management systems and EDM or marketing automation tools.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to advise senior professionals and influence outcomes.
• Experience creating visual content using Canva, Adobe Creative Suite or similar design platforms.
• Experience creating and editing basic video content for social media or digital channels.
• Excellent project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and competing priorities.
• A proactive, service-oriented approach and a commitment to delivering high-quality work.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to work autonomously.

What we offer

• Unrivalled career pathways: Our size, range of experience and competitive pricing model will provide you with everything you need to succeed. Unlike our competitors, our Solicitor to Partner ratio enables greater mentoring and client engagement compared to our competitors. Our 180 day career forecasting sessions provide the platform to fast-track your progression.
• Location:Our cutting-edge office is conveniently located in the heart of the CBD amidst a fast-pace, high-networking legal community. Enjoy working in a state-of-the-art office environment with access to modern end of trip facilities.
• Great culture and a huge networking platform: Be part of a firm renowned for its friendly and down-to-earth culture. We also have sports clubs, social club and monthly firmwide drinks.
• Impact: Join a firm consistently ranked at the forefront of the Australian legal market, where your work is recognised nationally.

Applicants must have full working rights in Australia to apply. HWLE also strongly encourages applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community. HWLE strives to create an inclusive environment where our people want and feel comfortable to bring their entire selves to work.