Awards and Communications Manager

As a member of the Business Development & Marketing department, the Awards and Communications Manager is responsible for managing the firm’s awards, nominations and rankings submissions and helping write and edit marketing materials such as client alerts, website content, attorney bios and other collateral.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Vet potential awards and nominations to assess their marketing and business development value to individual attorneys, practice areas and the firm.
• Collaborate with Business Development Managers and Regional Marketing Specialists to identify the attorneys and practice groups that are strong candidates for awards and nominations that have business development and marketing value.
• Assign award nominations, in consultation with the Director of Communications, to members of the communications team, including specialists, coordinators, writers and special content producers.
• Track the completion of award nominations, providing guidance and reminders as needed.
• Work with the Media Relations team, providing information as needed to aid in the promotion of successful award nominations.
• Draft, vet, and submit important award and ranking submissions as the lead member of the writing.
• Oversee the firm’s Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and other practice-specific directory submissions, including working with Business Development Managers to identify the appropriate rankings to pursue and the attorneys to include in the firm’s submissions.
• Serve as a troubleshooter when needed, advising other members of the communications team on how to overcome challenges in the preparation of awards, and, especially for junior members, on the writing and completion of such awards prior to submission.
• Track award and rankings submissions results and providing a report to the Director of Communications at the end of each year.
• Oversee a coordinator or specialist on the Media Relations Team to identify upcoming awards and nominations and track submission deadlines.
• Write and edit a broad range of copy in the firm’s brand voice for a variety of marketing applications including practice descriptions, web copy, award nominations, newsletters, client alerts, brochures, ads, podcast scripts, attorney recruiting materials, media advisories, event-specific promotional pieces, news releases, social media posts, event invitations and infographics.
• Serve as an editor, reviewing both attorney-authored articles and materials created by other members of the communications team for precise grammar, punctuation and substantive accuracy.
• Manage projects, interact productively with various members of the department, master competing deadlines and successfully problem-solve with minimal supervision once established in the position.
• Develop strong familiarity with the firm's service offerings, various target audiences, industry trends and competitive advantages by researching and following relevant industry publications, blogs and other resources.
• Collaborate with members of the Business Development & Marketing Department’s business development and events teams to discuss project requirements, key messages, desired outcomes and overall goals.

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS:

• Other duties and projects, as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS (EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES):

Education:

• Bachelors of Art in Journalism, English or other writing-intensive discipline required. A combination of education and experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

Experience:

• At least five years of writing and/or editing experience. Experience in a law firm or professional services organization, preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Mastery of industry-specific terms and quickly develop a mastery of firm selling points.
• Writing will often involve translating complex legal material from multiple sources into accessible marketing copy. An ability to synthesize disparate pieces of information into readable, appealing copy is required.
• The role will handle both longer-term and immediate writing projects. An ability to keep the longer-term projects moving while executing on tight-turnaround deliveries is a must.
• Highly organized with experience to manage multiple projects. Effectively juggle competing deadlines. Track multiple rounds of edits and keep projects on course. Ability to red-flag significant project hurdles for senior management. Demonstrated ability to produce quality under deadline pressure.
• Professionalism, strong organizational skills and patience to manage multiple projects and multiple rounds of revisions while keeping on track with deadlines, maintaining a precise editing eye and infusing energy and enthusiasm into projects.
• Superb writing and editing skills. A passion for clean copy, precise punctuation and proper grammar as well as an ability to produce concise, clean copy under deadline.
• Fluency with AP Style is preferred.
• Ability to understand the firm’s brand voice and apply it in various ways to reach specific audiences.
• Strong interpersonal skills. Experience collaborating in cross-functional teams. Ability to create consensus and partner successfully with colleagues. Ability to provide constructive supervision to the coordinator or specialist assigned to track award, ranking and nomination opportunities.
• Solid knowledge of MS Office suite required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

This job operates in a clerical, office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Sedentary work: Exertion of physical strength to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects up to 10 pounds. Work involves sitting most of the time. Walking and standing is often necessary in carrying out job duties.

VISUAL ACUITY

Worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.

DISCLAIMER

Fox Rothschild LLP is under no obligation to provide sponsorship for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis now and in the future.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not a contract or employment agreement and is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of all functions, responsibilities, or requirements the employee may be required to perform, and the employee may be required to perform additional duties. Additionally, management reserves the right to review and revise the job description at any time. Employment with the firm is at-will. Employees must be able to satisfactorily perform all of the essential functions of the position with or without a reasonable accommodation. If an accommodation request would cause an undue hardship or a safety concern, the individual may not be eligible for the position.

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