At Macpherson Kelley, people come first—always. Our clients and our team are at the heart of everything we do.
About the Opportunity
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Communications and Marketing Advisor to join our national Marketing & BD team at Macpherson Kelley on a 6-month contract. This is a national role that will be based in our Melbourne or Dandenong office.
This position is responsible for the implementation and coordination of a range of internal and external communication strategies. You will be involved in increasing brand awareness, media and industry engagement and working with our Business Development team to promote the firm to its core clients/ referrers.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Reviewing and implementing strategic communications for promotion and dissemination of legal marketing content and profiling – with an emphasis on digital comms.
- Ensuring corporate branding is a key element of all communications.
- Planning, creating and coordinating internal communications in collaboration with key stakeholders.
- Coordinating PR and media relations including drafting, editing and liaising with media contacts and partners.
- Assisting in the preparation and drafting of various internal and external communications.
- Maintaining the firm website, including optimising content for AI, SEO and keyword search.
- Reporting and analytics to measure impact and inform strategy.
- Developing and maintaining social media profiles with quality content across LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter.
About You
You’ll ideally bring:
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience creating and publishing content for LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter.
- Experience with website management, including SEO and WordPress.
- Confidence in liaising with senior internal and external stakeholders.
- Skills in creating video content from concept to production (PremierePro knowledge is a bonus).
- Previous experience in a PR and Communications role within professional services (preferred).
- Strong attention to detail and analytical ability.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills.
Bring your ideas to life with us. Apply today and join the MK team.
Our Firm
Macpherson Kelley is a national Commercial law firm that thinks differently. Our people possess a rare combination of commercial acumen, legal ingenuity, and human insight. That’s why we treat each client’s business as if it’s our own, delivering intelligent recommendations they can act on.
With offices in Melbourne, Dandenong, Brisbane, Sydney and Adelaide, as well as international connections through our Pacific Legal Network, Multilaw and PrivacyRules partners, our lawyers collaborate across practice areas and borders to take care of any legal issues faced by our clients.
Our People Promise
The best thing about Macpherson Kelley is its people. Really good people and talented lawyers, in an inclusive, high performing and positive workplace culture achieve great things. We are flexible and outcome focused in how we work, so you can get on with the job. Together, we believe in better and are ambitious for growth, and we understand that growth comes from leveraging all business and learning opportunities, many of which are delivered through our practical and commercially focused Macpherson Kelley Business School.
Our benefits include mentoring programs, additional leave options, and generous parental leave policies. Learn more about building your career with us at www.mk.com.au/careers.
