Marketing Associate

Job Description

The Marketing & Design team is responsible for developing and delivering initiatives that strengthen KordaMentha’s brand, enhance market visibility, and deepen engagement with clients, prospects, and the broader business community. The team oversees a diverse portfolio spanning brand and design, media and communications, thought leadership, digital marketing, events, sponsorships, memberships, partnerships, and stakeholder engagement.

Reporting to the Associate Director, Marketing & Design, the Marketing Associate provides high quality administrative, operational, and project coordination support across the team. The role also takes ownership of the day-to-day management of the firm’s sponsorship, membership, and partnership portfolio, ensuring activities are delivered effectively and relationships are maintained to a high standard.

Working with a high degree of autonomy, the Marketing Associate manages a range of defined activities and projects, proactively identifies and responds to operational requirements, maintains effective communication with stakeholders, and escalates risks or decisions where appropriate.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate the firm's sponsorships, memberships and partnerships, ensuring commitments, benefits, renewals and stakeholder expectations are effectively delivered.
• Act as the primary liaison between external partners and internal stakeholders, building strong relationships and ensuring timely communication and follow-through.
• Coordinate the delivery of sponsorship and partnership benefits, including events, speaking opportunities, brand exposure, content contributions, training opportunities and hospitality.
• Identify and promote opportunities for the business to maximise the value of sponsorship, membership and partnership investments.
• Monitor participation, engagement and return on investment, providing insights and recommendations to support renewal and investment decisions.
• Coordinate contracts, approvals, invoices and associated documentation in accordance with firm policies and processes.
• Provide day-to-day administrative and operational support to the Marketing & Design team, ensuring work is delivered accurately, efficiently and on time.
• Maintain team plans, marketing calendars, project trackers, contact databases and other key documentation to support effective team operations.
• Coordinate meetings, agendas, action items and follow-ups, ensuring stakeholders remain informed and accountable for agreed outcomes.
• Drive continuous improvement across marketing processes and workflows while collaborating with internal teams to resolve issues, improve efficiency and support successful project delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating sponsorships, memberships, partnerships, events or executive stakeholders will be highly regarded.
• A tertiary qualification in marketing, communications, commerce, business or a related field is useful but not essential where equivalent experience is demonstrated.
• Strong administrative experience gained in a corporate, professional services, executive support, marketing or similarly fast paced environment.
• Demonstrated project coordination or project management skills, including managing multiple deadlines and stakeholders at once.
• A practical, service oriented approach and a willingness to take ownership of detailed administrative work.
• Excellent organisation, attention to detail and follow-through.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with confidence dealing with senior internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to assess whether activity is delivering useful value.
• Sound judgement, initiative and confidence to progress work independently while knowing when to seek direction.
• Strong capability across Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and Teams.

Additional Information

Join KordaMentha — Build your future, shape ours

We don’t just hire talent; we invest in it - with support that accelerates your success in every way

Why join us?

• Professional development: Expert mentorship, tailored training via KordaMentha Business School, study support, and our Accelerate program for Analysts to Associate Directors — build your brand, expand your network, and gain strategic insights from senior leaders
• Flexibility: We champion work/life integration with options that fit your lifestyle.
• Career growth: Merit-based promotions, secondments, and opportunities to work alongside senior leaders on impactful projects.
• Leave that works for you: Buy extra leave and access volunteer, generous parental leave and career break options.
• Culture & connection: Social events, cultural celebrations, and our bi-ennial black-tie ball.
• Family support: Flexible parental leave, return-to-work support.
• Health & wellbeing: Inclusive wellness initiatives and confidential and industry leading EAP for you and your family.

This isn’t just a job - it’s a place where your ambitions are nurtured, your wellbeing is valued, and your contributions celebrated. Ready to shape your future with us?

How to apply:

Please submit your resume via our online portal.

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