Senior Communications Manager

Reporting directly to the Director of Client Development the Senior Manager of Communications is a storyteller who understands how to translate complex information into consumable content for various audiences. The ideal candidate is an energetic self-starter with strong writing skills and experience planning and implementing high-quality campaigns showcasing firm thought leadership and profile-raising content.

This position needs a candidate who can:

• Guide professional staff lawyers and marketing department colleagues on developing engaging and impactful content tailored to address strategically identified target audiences client needs market trends and other firm profile-raising opportunities.
• Manage the internal communications manager and oversee firmwide internal communication campaigns.
• Lead social media strategy and execution during team members maternity leave (approximately 4 months).
• Collaborate with marketing and communications colleagues for appropriate external and internal dissemination of content.
• Leverage content engagement data analytics to inform content strategy and repurpose content for additional audiences.
• Build and maintain strong relationships across practice groups to ensure alignment of communications with firm priorities.
• Has minimum 5 years of writing and editorial experience for a wide variety of deliverables including internal external and digital communications.
• Has intermediate to advanced understanding of technology industries (software mobile life sciences etc.) and legal services (venture capital securities IP litigation etc.)
• Has an affinity for technology both externally that which is essential to our clients as well as internally to support innovative marketing and business development efforts.
• Has the ability to share a portfolio of relevant work (print digital social) that demonstrates strategic thinking an engaging writing style and a solid command of language.
• Has the ability to prioritize ongoing tasks and significant projects as well as manage expectations of attorneys in relation to their projects.
• Has experience with digital content creation platforms including Canva and others.
• Has the ability to be an active contributor on writing projects as needed is essential. Familiarity with the AP Stylebook is a plus.
• Is highly organized efficient and extremely detailed oriented with superior proofreading and fact checking skills.

Desired Skills & Qualifications

• Exemplary communication skills both verbal and written with a keen ability to capture distill and accurately describe the legal expertise and value of the firm its practices and individual attorneys.
• Strong managerial skills including excellent interpersonal and collaborative skills with the ability to retain develop motivate and encourage collaboration; demonstrated ability to motivate and develop teams and proven leadership and management abilities.
• Strong customer service ethic capable of working seamlessly with and gaining the respect trust and confidence of high-level partners marketing staff and colleagues in other administrative departments as well as the ability to instill these in others.
• A desire to continually learn and grow both with best practices in law firm marketing communications and with the firms legal practices business practices and the industries and technologies of our clients.
• Strong problem-solving skills including the ability to anticipate problems as well as suggest and execute on solutions.
• Self-motivated takes initiative and can work independently.

• Ability to function in a fast-paced service-oriented environment prioritize multiple projects and adjust to shifting priorities (a sense of humor helps too).

• Excellent computer skills including proficiency in using Microsoft Word Outlook Excel PowerPoint and other Microsoft products.

Reporting to the Director of Client Development the ideal candidate will have 10 years of marketing and communications experience in a corporate or professional service setting. Law firm experience is a plus. Bachelors degree required; JD or MBA preferred.

Benefits and Compensation Details:

At Fenwick we believe that our partners and employees are our most important asset. Helping you and your families achieve and maintain good health - physical emotional and financial - is the reason we offer a comprehensive benefit program. We provide benefits to eligible employees under plans such as Healthcare Life Insurance Health Savings Accounts Flexible Spending Accounts and Wellbeing.

The anticipated range for this position is:

Depending on the role the actual base salary offered may depend upon a variety of factors including without limitation the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position years of relevant experience level of education attained certifications or other professional licenses held and if applicable the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

A discretionary bonus for eligible employees may also be available based on performance. Additional information about employee eligibility for benefits and discretionary bonus will be made available upon request.