Hybrid BD Coordinator — Transportation & Real Estate

Vaco; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 47,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco is seeking a Business Development Coordinator to support its Transportation and Real Estate industry groups in Chicago. The role interfaces with attorneys across practices serving clients in real estate, infrastructure, logistics, rail, aviation and trucking.

Location: Chicago, IL 60606 (3 days in-office, 2 remote). Pay: $34-$41/hourly. You will manage deal tracking, rankings submissions, events, pitches, research and industry communications to drive client outcomes.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in marketing, business development or communications.
• Strong project management skills with multitasking ability.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Maintain real estate and transportation deal lists, deal announcements and representative matters for pitches and bios.
• Coordinate Chambers, Legal 500, Law360 and Business Journal submissions for rankings and deadlines.
• Plan conferences, sponsorships, webinars, client dinners and industry events with groups like ULI, NAIOP, CREW, ICSC and WTS.
• Prepare customized pitch materials, presentations and RFP responses; coordinate cross-practice pitches.
• Research trends and competitors in commercial real estate, infrastructure and logistics; produce summaries.
• Draft newsletters, client alerts, press releases and social posts on industry developments.
• Serve as go-to marketing and business development contact for attorneys in the industry groups.
• Keep experience databases, mailing lists and deal tracking systems up to date; report referrals.

Skills

Project management

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Qorus Docs

Foundation

AI tools

Job description

Vaco is seeking a Business Development Coordinator to support its Transportation and Real Estate industry groups in Chicago. The role interfaces with attorneys across practices serving clients in real estate, infrastructure, logistics, rail, aviation and trucking.

Location: Chicago, IL 60606 (3 days in-office, 2 remote). Pay: $34-$41/hourly. You will manage deal tracking, rankings submissions, events, pitches, research and industry communications to drive client outcomes.