Brand Delivery Project Expert (12 month FTC)

A&O Shearman; Northern Ireland; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Northern Ireland seeks a Brand Delivery Project Expert for a 12-month fixed term contract. This role involves providing strategic support for brand implementation and managing diverse stakeholders. Candidates should have 3-5 years of experience in legal marketing, a degree in marketing, and excellent communication skills. The position offers a hybrid working model with benefits that support employee wellbeing and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Occupational pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Health and wellbeing services

Qualifications

• 3-5 years' experience in professional services or legal marketing.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Team player with high attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Provide project and strategic support for brand implementation.
• Assess and prioritize business requests.
• Support creative projects while optimizing deliverables.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Creative problem-solving

Brand expertise

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Marketing or related field

Job description

Job Description

We are currently recruiting for a Brand Delivery Project Expert to join our Marketing team on a 12 month fixed term contract.

Department purpose

The brand marketing team leads the overall brand delivery and guardianship for A&O Shearman in terms of helping the firm to delivery consistently high quality creative expression of our brand across every piece of firm communication and collateral. Since the announcement of the merger, the team is responsible for the design, roll‑out and delivery of the identity for A&O Shearman, providing the firm with the new collateral, tools and training it needs to use the new brand well and spearheading implementation across the combined firm estates – from office signage to website to pens.

Role purpose

The Brand Delivery Project Expert will work closely with the core brand team and a variety of marketing and firmwide stakeholders, including our agency partners to develop and deliver the rebrand, while helping us build the firm's capability to deliver a best‑in‑class brand function and output that positions A&O Shearman as a new kind of law firm which is truly one of the best in the world.

Role and Responsibilities

• Provide project, creative, and strategic support for brand implementation, ensuring timeliness, quality, and alignment with business needs.
• Assess and prioritise business requests; elevate and advise on issues with core brand team and stakeholders.
• Support and develop creative projects, offering feedback and problem‑solving to optimise deliverables.
• Liaise with firmwide stakeholders at all levels during roll‑out, advising as needed from both project and programme perspectives.
• Assist in delivering and developing agency materials and assets, including guidelines, with both practical and strategic input.
• Apply creative problem‑solving on live projects; track implementation progress against cost and timelines.
• Collaborate with the brand team and digital assessment management (DAM) provider to build and manage a digital asset management system.
• Drive brand roll‑out, stakeholder engagement, communication, and training to establish tools and processes for brand excellence.
• Support brand launch activities (campaign planning and creative development) in partnership with marketing stakeholders.
• Act as a key contact for brand‑related queries, providing best‑practice guidance and connecting stakeholders to resources.

Key Requirements

• 3-5 years' experience in professional services or legal marketing.
• Degree in Marketing or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; strong interpersonal ability to manage diverse stakeholders.
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Team player, adaptable and calm under pressure.
• Enterprise mindset: understand organisational priorities and how branding supports them.
• Growth mindset: proactive, enthusiastic, and professional approach.
• Ability to meet deadlines, manage multiple projects, anticipate challenges, and problem‑solve effectively.
• Strong expertise in brand, marketing, and communications; able to advise on best practice.

What we can offer you

We recognise that our people are our most valuable asset, which is reflected in the wide range of benefits that are available to our employees. Some of these benefits include: our occupational pension scheme, group income protection cover, private medical insurance, mental health resources and free apps, health and wellbeing services encompassing GP service, emergency back‑up care support, parental and special leave, holiday entitlement increasing with length of service, holiday trading, online discounts and lifestyle management services.

We recognise the value of flexible working and embrace hybrid working, allowing our people to work from home up to 40% of their working time. We do, however, remain committed to working together in person for the remaining 60% of time so that we can learn, grow and succeed together.
Should you require additional support at any stage of the recruitment process due to a disability or a health condition, please do not hesitate to contact a member of our recruitment team who will work with you to provide any adjustments as required.
We are an equal opportunities recruiter and do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or any other protected characteristic.
If this role is not of interest we may have another suitable opportunity here for you at A&O Shearman! Visit our careers portal at A&O Shearman Careers and submit your CV to our Talent Network to be notified when the perfect opportunity becomes available.