February 2011 issue

Melbourne Market Update - The best time to change careers is now!

The Melbourne market has started the year with a high, with more new jobs briefed to us in January in the whole of the 2nd quarter.  We had barely reopened the office and taken down the christmas decorations before the phone started ringing, and as we squeezed into our worksuits and dusted off our notepads (following 3 weeks in shorts and sandals) we can now bring you a range of brilliant career opportunities at all levels:

A chance for Senior BDMs to go places!

Experienced professional services BD managers now have an opportunity to secure a national position with Australia's most successful law firm, Mallesons Stephen Jaques.  The firm is investing heavily in its BD & Marketing team and is soon to launch a marketing learning centre to help build knowledge and capability across the team.  Executive Director of BD & Marketing, recently said on our jobcast that he is looking for BD professionals who are "highly inquisitive about our business about how it works and how to grow it".  Click here to listen to the jobcast

Get your first 'Head of Marketing' role

For Marketing & BD generalists who are looking to step up into their first Head of Marketing function, we now have several rare opportunities to consider.  Firstly, Rigby Cooke, one of Melbourne's most established commercial law firms is looking to appoint a BD & Marketing Manager to head up it's function there and work closely with the Managing Partner and his senior management team. Click here for more information about this opportunity

If you have worked in the legal sector in Melbourne and enjoy working with people of high intellect at the top of the profession, then you can't ignore the opportunity to market The Victorian Bar.  A role with a broad range of marketing responsibilities and the chance to enhance an already iconic legal brand.  Click here for more information about this opportunity

Global, global, global

Who would have thought that in the space of 4 weeks, 2 of the World's biggest professional services brands would look to recruit experienced marketing communications managers in Melbourne to manage international / global responsibilities.  These roles, one heavily geared towards branding and the other a true marketing campaigns role, are hard to find and should be reviewed with haste.  Click here for more information about these opportunities

Bids, Bids, Bids

As the market continues to heat up, we are now also being briefed on strategic big manager roles across law, engineering and accounting; all with a strong link to general business development operations, giving you an excellent insight into the firms strategies and postioning yourself well for an exciting and well rewarded career. 

Professional Services Marketing - something for everyone

In our previous article (New Year means new beginnings) we told you that the market for professional services marketing across the Asia-Pacific is currently very active.  The diversity of opportunities we are recruiting truly means that there is really something out there for everyone; whether you’re in events, bids or business development.

From Communication Advisors to BD Managers, there are opportunities across the legal, accounting and engineering sector in Australia and beyond.

For the specialists out there, we have been briefed to find a Brand Manager for one of Australia’s top engineering firms with the opportunity to be based in Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane. Click here for more information on this opportunity

We are also working on many BD opportunities for Australia’s most successful commercial law firm, Mallesons Stephen Jaques.  Ranging from the Consultant to Manager level, and with exciting strategies to enhance careers in BD, there has never been a better time to join the firm. Click here to view this advertising campaign

On an international scale, we continue to work with some of the most recognized professional services firms across Asia.  With many of the opportunities at the executive to managerial level, Hong Kong and Singapore have plenty to offer to locals or any professional services marketer thinking about relocating for their career.

For more information on these and other great opportunities, please click here

Mallesons launch national campaign for exceptional BD professionals

Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Australia’s most successful commercial law firm, has partnered with Seldon Gill to find and secure the brightest talent from the professional services marketing community in Australia.

A fully integrated recruitment campaign will be launched this week with advertising in the Australian Financial Review and a Jobcast interview with Murray Prior, Director of Marketing & BD for the firm.

Click here for a preview of the advert or Click here to listen to a podcast featuring Murray Prior - Executive Director of BD & Marketing discussing Mallesons new recruitment campaign 

If you are interested in discussing exceptional career opportunities at Mallesons please call Graham Seldon on +613 9903 6403