Communications, Awards, and Rankings Manager

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The Communications Manager Awards and Rankings plays an integral role spearheading all aspects of the firms rankings and recognitions in key legal directories and award programs. This position works closely with firm leadership lawyers the business development team and other internal constituents managing Troutman Pepper Lockes directories and awards processes. They will be responsible for developing awards and rankings strategies creating award-winning submissions elevating the firms profile in the market and managing other communications projects as needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the firms comprehensive submission strategy for business rankings surveys and awards including identification for appropriate submissions internal teams to support collection and assembly of needed information and overall management of timely and high-quality submissions aligned with various submission requirements.

• Proactively provide strategic recommendations for existing or new business rankings surveys and awards the firm should pursue in line with its strategy; highlight key opportunities and alignment to targeted practice areas and regions to support growth plans.

• Create and manage a legal directory and awards calendar that sets timelines and deadlines; identify and execute distribution channels to ensure awareness and understanding of awards timing across the firm.

• Drive the firms global legal directories submissions process including Chambers and Legal 500 among others.

• Draft and edit nominations.

• Independently manage the submissions process and ensure adherence to deadlines as well as the quality of the submissions.

• Analyze research and provide guidance on brand-elevating opportunities and best practices around nominations and submissions including the use of generative AI; provide insights and related recommendations to department leadership reflecting key insights from the data.

• Lead the collection of data and maintaining internal databases to reflect the most up-to-date firm rankings and recognitions.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Excellent oral writing editing researching and project management skills.

• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.

• Ability to distill complex concepts into compelling and persuasive content.

• Ability to take initiative and independently manage and prioritize a heavy workload and to perform in a fast-paced environment meeting frequent deadlines with minimal guidance and oversight.

• Effective interview skills.

• Strong Microsoft skills including Word Excel and PowerPoint.

• Experience using generative AI tools and interest in generative engine optimization strategies.

• Client-service oriented. Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues at all levels of the firm including senior leadership.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Flexibility to adapt to quickly changing priorities.

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelors degree with a specialization in communications English or an equivalent field; or any combination of training education and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position.

• Minimum of eight (8) years of experience writing editing and proofreading in communications journalism publishing public relations marketing or related field in an agency law firm or professional services firm.

• Experience using generative AI tools and interest in generative engine optimization strategies.

• Experience working with LexTrack beneficial.

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