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Client Acquisition Director
In search of a person whose focus is making connections with people, motivating and inspiring them. You must be poised and have an engaging, empathetic communication style based on natural warmth and enthusiasm. The work involves driving results by enrolling the commitment and buy-in of others; both prospective clients and our team.
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Client Acquisition Director
The focus of this job is making connections with people, motivating, and inspiring them. Poise and an engaging, empathetic communication style coupled with natural warmth and enthusiasm is the key to achieving the goals of this critical role on our team.
The work involves driving results by enrolling others in the commitment and buy-in of prospective clients and our team. And while the job requires strong initiative and self-direction, results are only achieved with and through people.
Having a sincere appreciation for people and how they are uniquely motivated is the foundation for designing and implementing interactive communication and effective processes. The knowledge and skill to successfully influence and persuade others by understanding how their individual needs and motivations link to goals is essential.
This role requires highly effective communication of ideas and services. Our environment is congenial, fast paced and results oriented. While there is urgency to achieve goals, responsibility for the achievement of results is shared as well as working as a team.
Position Overview
This is a new role so you’ll have a lot of creative license. The Client Acquisition Director plans, directs, and coordinates the marketing of the firm’s services by performing the responsibilities outlined below either personally, or through our marketing assistant(s), vendors, or other team members.
The Client Acquisition Director will also serve as bridge between the marketing and sales departments for purposes of (1) recommending improvements to our intake, pre-engagement glide path, and post-engagement processes to improve engagement rates and overall satisfaction (e.g., making recommendations for different intake/pre-engagement paths based on lead source or similar) and (2) analysis of marketing and sales conversion rates for trends and areas of improvement (e.g., intake and sales conversion rates for different lead sources).
Reporting Relationship
The Client Acquisition Director reports to the Owners and Firm Administrator with respect to all professional activities and all issues concerning his or her relationship with CFEP.
Authority
The Client Acquisition Director manages the marketing aspects of the firm and carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the firm’s policies and procedures within the marketing department to include interviewing, hiring, and training employees and vendors; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
The Client Acquisition Director may recommend improvements to the intake, pre-engagement, post-engagement, or other sales-related processes for the Director of Client Relations. The Director of Client Relations will be responsible for deciding whether to accept such recommendations and oversee the implementation of such or request assistance from the Marketing Department in implementing such recommendations (e.g., changes to pre-engagement or post-engagement sequence).
Responsibilities
- Develops marketing plans and marketing budget with strategies and tactics (both short and long term) to ensure that the firm reaches or exceeds revenue targets.
- Researches, analyzes, and monitors market, financial, technological, and demographic factors so that opportunities may be capitalized on quickly and the possibility of competitors capturing market share is minimized.
- Plans and oversees the organization of the firm’s CRM systems, advertising and promotion activities including print, radio, TV, digital, and direct mail tactics.
- Selects and manages outside contractors and vendors on ongoing marketing projects.
Works with writers and graphic artists to oversee copywriting, design, layout, and production of marketing items. - Develops and recommends pricing strategies for the firm which will result in the greatest share of the market, both now and in the future.
- Achieves extraordinary return on investment on marketing tactics as well as achieve a satisfactory share of the market.
- Evaluates marketing and sales results to ensure we maximize our agility in moving swiftly to marketing challenges and opportunities to ensure that revenue targets are reached or exceeded.
- Conducts client feedback activities through implementation of client surveys and implementation of feedback systems to avoid and/or calm client concerns.
- Creates and implements marketing metrics systems that track results so there is a data driven feedback system to aid in designing new strategies and making decisions.
- Creates a firm culture of “rainmaking” by designing and implementing training and coaching firm-wide for personnel.
- Other dues as may be assigned by the Owners.
Qualifications
- A proven track record of successfully growing law firms or other professional service firms for at least 5 years
- Strong team building and interpersonal skills with excellent people management skills
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
- Deep understanding of all aspects of internet marketing, including experience with direct response marketing
- Must be self-motivated and self-directed to achieve the firm’s as well as his or her professional goals
- Self-starter who thrives on immersion in a rapidly changing environment and demonstrates excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
- Highly organized with a strong sense of urgency to create positive results
- Ability to manage budgets, contracts, vendors, and projects
- Strong ability to create systems for tracking marketing metrics and using those metrics to make marketing recommendations/decisions.
- Demonstrate sound judgment and creative problem solving.
Education and/or Experience
- B.A. degree with major in business, marketing, advertising, or communications preferred, but overall, a strong track record with or without a degree is essential
- Experience with Windows Operating Systems, Office 365, Google Workspace, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Keap/Infusionsoft and/or Zoho
Key Performance Indicators
- % over/under firm’s revenue target
- # of Qualified Leads
- Cost Per Acquisition
- ROI of Marketing Budget and improvement of ROI month-over-month/year-over-year
- Lead to Client Conversion Rate
This post closes October 22, 2021 – you have this much time left to apply:
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