Marketing Intern

DFDL was established in 1994 and founded on a unique vision: to create an integrated legal and tax advisory firm, with in-depth knowledge of the developing jurisdictions in which we are based. Our dedicated professionals exhibit the acumen and insight necessary to assist you in navigating the legal and tax complexities and challenges. Drawing on a wide-ranging industry experience and finely tuned local knowledge in countries we operate in, we strive to provide concise, commercially focused and innovative advice, staying true to our original motto: “One Region. One Firm”.

DFDL has 12 offices including collaborating firms, in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

As a full-service firm, DFDL provides legal and tax services across a variety of industry sectors. To better serve our clients’ business needs, we have also organized our expertise into the following practice groups:

• Anti-Trust and Competition
• Aviation and Logistics
• Banking and Finance 
• Compliance and Investigations
• Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions
• Dispute Resolution
• Employment
• Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure 
• Investment Funds
• Real Estate and Hospitality
• Restructuring
• Tax and Transfer Pricing
• Technology, Media and Telecoms

Position:

We are looking to recruit a Marketing Intern to be based in Ho Chi Minh City. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work in a multi-cultural environment with career development and personal growth opportunities.

Reports to:

Marketing Officer & Head of Marketing

Key external relationships:

Clients, vendors, and local authorities

Key internal relationships:

Colleagues in the Marketing, Business development and Knowledge Management team

Position type:

Full Time, 6 months of internship

Applicants eligible:

Qualified candidates (Vietnamese speaking)

Working Hour

Monday to Friday, from 8:30am to 12:30pm and from 2:00pm to 6:00pm

Location:

Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Main duties of the role

• Support to review of content resources, marketing collateral and event management to support the above plan.
• Support the Head of Marketing to identify, monitor and report on market positioning trends and opportunities specific to the firm.
• Support to prepare the firm’s submissions to rankings publications and industry awards to raise and maintain awareness of the firm and improve rankings.
• Support the partners and practice heads to manage and prepare pitches and proposals including research, drafting, editing, collating information, proofing and collating pitch stats and testimonials.
• Maintain and update deal/credentials/people/database profiling through consistent media management.
• Timely maintenance, periodic review and updating of the firm’s core collateral such as articles, adviser profiles, credential documents, deal databases and brochures.
• Support to raise the profile of the firm’s brand in the markets it serves.

• Undertake other duties as may be required from time to time.
• Other tasks not specifically listed in this document may be assigned from time to time.

Requirements

Essential skills & proficiency

• University enrollment with a major in marketing, public relations communications, or a related field
• Graphic design skills/experience
• Excellent writing skills
• Social media marketing/promotion experience preferred
• High profile brand building initiatives; and
• Newsletters, alerts and other publications, including internal communication.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, demanding environment.
• Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Excellent speaking and writing in English

Desirable

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, demanding environment.
• Friendly and approachable, with good people skills;
• Ability to manage time and work under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Creative, self-motivated, and detail-oriented.

Applications should include a curriculum vitae or resume, accompanied by a covering letter outlining the candidate’s interest in and suitability for the position.

All applications and expressions of interest will be treated confidentially and reviewed only by DFDL Senior Management and the Human Resources team.

Please note that this position is open until filled. Applications will be reviewed and processed on a rolling basis and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.