Senior Communications Manager
Phoenix, AZ
Lewis Roca is a top ranked Am Law 200 commercial law firm and one of the largest in the Western United States. We are seeking a Senior Communications Manager for our Phoenix office to promote the firm's brand messaging across all communications platforms. Our firm provides a wide range of legal services in the areas of intellectual property, litigation, business transactions, regulatory and government relations.
Reporting to the firm's Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer and working closely with the client development and marketing teams, the successful candidate will help implement the firm's marketing communications and brand strategy to drive engagement with our clients and the business
About Lewis Roca:
Our award winning team of lawyers offer extensive experience in a wide range of disciplines. We strive to be the employer of choice in the legal community. Our goal is to attract talent of varied backgrounds who meet our standards of excellence and reflect the marketplace that we serve. We embrace this diversity; it contributes to our success.
A set of core principles guide our work with our clients and with each other. Together, we call this Experience Amplified. It is a client-centered operational approach that helps define a culture of service excellence. It contributes to our highly collaborative group of business professionals, led by a dedicated and passionate C-Team.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Public Relations
- Management of communications-related programs for firm, practice groups, industries and offices; help coordinate expert positioning strategies for key attorneys
- Working closely with outside PR counsel, manage PR programs including media relations, expert positioning and other public relations activities
- Manage and track thought-leadership activities, such as published article placements and blog posts
- Provide media relations guidance and training, as necessary, to attorneys who interact with media
Website & Social Media
- Develop content and promotion priorities on website and social media to ensure alignment with firm goals
- Manage online communications, including website, social media and blogs
- Ensure consistent voice and tone of digital assets
External Client Communications
- Develop process for maintaining strong and consistent key messaging across all communications platforms including website, social media, marketing communications collateral
- Work with Marketing and Client Development teams to collect and coordinate effective client communications strategies, including announcements and client alerts
Internal Communications
- Creates and manages effective internal information distribution processes
- Manages and ensures internal communications channels are utilized and updated
- Helps position internal communications strategies in order to maximize readership
Community Relations
- Work closely with the Client Development team to position the firm as a leader in key markets through targeted sponsorships, conference attendance, speaking engagements, and networking opportunities.
- Help identify opportunities to partner with community and client organizations in order to elevate the firm's profile and demonstrate the firm's commitment to DEI, ESG and Pro Bono.
- Additional duties as assigned in support of the marketing team and the firm
Skills and Abilities
- Keen understanding of social media platforms
- Ability to quickly and proactively identify and analyze legal issues to develop communications strategies
- Demonstrated understanding of online communications strategy and execution
- Excellent time management and multitasking skills, with ability to effectively prioritize and manage own work schedule and projects
- Advanced writing, editing, copyediting, interviewing, and project management skills
- Ability to be flexible and responsive to quickly changing demands and stringent deadlines
- Ability to build relationships with marketing team and attorneys at all levels within the firm and to further marketing team objectives
- Ability to adapt quickly to new or unfamiliar business topics
- Must have strong organizational skills with the ability to maintain working files and document revisions
- Must be proficient in MS Office suite, including: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
- Ability to effectively present information and respond in a professional manner to questions from clients and office personnel
- Ability to recognize inefficiencies in work process and contribute to improvements
- Ability to accept constructive feedback
- Ability to produce high-quality deliverables in a virtual team environment
- Commitment to professional growth and development
- Captures and holds others' attention. Uses language, inflection, pauses and body language for increased impact
- Proven ability to focus on key projects, achieve results and demonstrate good judgment
- Capable of generating a high degree of respect and trust rapidly
- Proactively communicates new processes and ideas with key leadership taking ownership and obtaining support
Education and Experience:
- A Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, or business is required; master's degree preferred
- A minimum of 7-10 years of experience in legal or professional services marketing
- A minimum of 3 years of experience managing marketing communication teams
- Strong corporate communications background
- Ability to drive and motivate attorneys and staff with strong client service mentality
- Experience in managing a team with understanding of organizational and team effectiveness
Lewis Roca offers competitive compensation and benefits, including:
- 401(k) with generous employer match
- 3 weeks of paid time off
- 10-paid holidays per year
- Benefits start on day 1
- 5 medical plan options to choose from
- Tuition reimbursement
- Gym reimbursement
- Well-being program
- Tech Stipend
- Employer-paid life insurance and long term disability
- And much more!
How to Apply
Thank you for your interest in Lewis Roca. To complete an application and submit your resume, please click "Apply for this Position." No phone calls please. We will contact you if your resume indicates that you are a strong candidate for this position.
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Lewis Roca is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, color, age, physical or mental disability, spousal affiliation, marital status, a serious medical condition, genetic information, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law.
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Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie
life insurance, paid time off, paid holidays, long term disability, tuition reimbursement, 401(k)
May 28, 2023