BD & Marketing Coordinator

Founded in 1987, Kirk Palmer Associates is a global executive search firm with a specialty focus on retail, fashion, beauty and consumer goods talent. With a client roster that includes adidas, Aesop, Brooklinen, CAVA, Cartier, Crate & Barrel, Crocs, Dior, Dôen, Fenty, LVMH, lululemon, MALIN+GOETZ, Ralph Lauren, Soul Cycle, Staud, Supergoop!, Revolve, The Row, Vuori, and YETI, as well as leading Private Equity firms, we help the world’s most compelling brands hire senior executives for critical leadership roles.

Our placements range from CEOs and C-suite leaders to VP and Senior VP talent. We place talent worldwide, with a particular focus on the Americas, Europe, and Asia. ABOUT THE ROLE

are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Marketing & Business Development Coordinator to serve as the operational backbone of our growth initiatives. This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of project management, data accuracy, and creative execution—ensuring our marketing programs run seamlessly while strengthening and supporting our business development pipeline. The coordinator will play a critical role in keeping our processes tight, our materials compelling, and our teams aligned.

• Meticulously maintain the marketing and business development calendar, coordinating across internal teams to ensure accuracy and timely execution of all initiatives
• Lead project management of the pitch deck creation process from intake briefing through final delivery, managing timelines, stakeholder input, and quality control
• Support BD team in customizing pitch decks and other collateral for specific opportunities, tailoring content for prospective clients
• Open, maintain, and update records in our CRM/database to ensure accurate business development reporting and pipeline visibility
• Measure and report on defined metrics in support of business development and marketing goals

• Support marketing team in uploading and publishing content across our content management system (CMS) and social media platforms, ensuring brand consistency and quality
• Support the daily aggregation and curation of news headlines for Kirk Palmer Associates' Daily News Brief, identifying relevant stories across fashion, consumer, and culture-driving brands

• 3-5 years of professional experience in a project management role in marketing, business development, or coordination, ideally in B2B environments with multiple internal “client” stakeholders
• Background in high-end professional services environments with C-Suite+ audience (executive search, management consultancy, or VC/PE firm)
• Genuine passion for fashion, consumer brands, and culture-driving companies
• Proven project management abilities with strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (particularly PowerPoint and Excel)
• Ability to work from NYC HQ 3 days per week, with flexibility where needed

• Direct experience with pitch deck development and business development processes
• Proficiency with CRM and/or ATS database systems
• POV on AI to accelerate and enhance creative processes and outcomes

As our Marketing & Business Development Coordinator, you’ll help create content that engages C-suite leaders across some of the world’s most influential brands, gaining rare behind-the-scenes exposure to the businesses, leaders, and trends shaping the future of fashion, retail, beauty, and consumer culture.

For the right candidate, this is the kind of opportunity that seamlessly blends personal passions with professional strengths. You’re not just energized by timelines, deadlines, and well-run processes—you champion them. You have an exceptional eye for detail, a natural appreciation for beautiful design and compelling storytelling, and you thrive in creatively driven environments.

You’re someone who reads business and culture news because you genuinely enjoy it—especially stories about…