Mewburn Ellis is the forward-looking IP firm. 150 years old, but very much with a focus on the future, we are at the top of our profession. We are ‘Top Tier’ in Legal 500, ‘Band 1’ in Chambers & Partners UK, ‘Gold Ranked’ for EPO work and ‘Top Tier’ in IAM Patent 1000 as well as being ‘Recommended’ in MIP IP Stars and WTR. We are proud to have been awarded the prestigious EcoVadis Platinum Medal in 2024. Mewburn Ellis is the world’s first Intellectual Property firm to receive this medal, which is the highest rating you can earn in sustainable business practices.
There has never been a more exciting time to work for a firm like Mewburn Ellis. We have seen fee income grow by more than 50% in the last 3 years and hired more than 150 people, a 50% increase in our overall headcount, taking us to over 350 strong across five offices in Bristol, Cambridge, London, Manchester and Munich. The culture and personality of the firm is ambitious, relaxed and friendly.
We are recruiting for a Marketing Business Development Executive to work in London with our Marketing and Business Development (M&BD) Team.
This is a fixed-term contract till the end of January 2027 to cover maternity leave in the team.
The role
This is a position for a Marketing and Business Development (M&BD) professional who is creative, ambitious, and willing to work hard and who is passionate about developing a career in marketing and business development. There will be the opportunity to get involved in a wide range of activities and grow in this role for someone that shows aptitude to do this.
If you’re organised, resourceful and creative then this is the perfect opportunity. You’ll join a collaborative team in a leading professional services firm, where you’ll work on exciting projects that make a real impact. The role with have a range of responsibilities which will include:
• Managing The HIVE (social intranet): content, events, and membership
• Liaising with our web agency website enhancements and bug fixes
• Work with our PR agency on proactive and reactive press
• Deliver external communications across social media
• Work with our film agency on video production and internal film strategy
• Oversee firmwide charity activity and manage the Awareness Days calendar, coordinating activity and events
What’s in it for you?
Our successful growth story is down to our people. And we take the wellbeing of our people seriously offering a huge suite of initiatives to de-stress, engage and enthuse. We care about wider society too and the communities in which we operate, read about our Forward Community Programme to find out more about how we're giving back.
We have an excellent benefit package which includes:
• Competitive salary
• 30 days leave (exc. Bank Holidays)
• Generous pension scheme
• Enhanced family leave
• Firmwide discretionary bonus scheme
• Paid day off for charitable endeavours
• Discount Voucher Scheme
• Workplace ISA
• Healthcare Cash Plan Scheme
• Care concierge
About you
A background in IP or a law firm isn’t essential for this role, though both would be advantageous. Instead, we’re looking for someone with strong marketing experience, ideally gained in professional services. What you do need is to be commercial, dynamic and ambitious and want a role where you are part of a strong team that all work together to get the job done. What matters most though is your enthusiasm and drive.
You will be organised, adaptable, and able to manage your time effectively. Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach are essential. Accuracy and consistency are crucial to ensure all internal and external communications align with the firm’s tone and brand.
Technical skills that will help you succeed:
• Advanced MS Office skills
• Familiarity with website CMS and Adobe Creative Cloud (advantageous)
• A strong eye for visual design
• Experience with social media platform particularly LinkedIn and Instagram
• Website content management systems experience, ideally HubSpot an advantage
• Social intranet experience an advantage, ideally WorkVivo
Your career is important to us, and we will invest in you to allow you to develop and grow. If you are excited by the prospect of this role and where a career with Mewburn Ellis could take you, we’d love to hear from you. If you would like more information on the role and a detailed role description, please contact us on recruitment@mewburn.com
To make an application please forward your CV to Victoria Moore at recruitment@mewburn.com
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome a broad diversity of talent to apply.
We reserve the right to cease advertising should we receive a high number of applicants.
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Note for agencies:
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We request that you do not to send speculative CVs, or candidate details, for this vacancy.