Capital Markets PR Lead — Strategy & Media Influence

Latham & Watkins; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401k

Holidays & PTO

Well-being programs

Professional development

Employee discounts

Affinity groups

Job summary

Latham & Watkins in New York is seeking a Public Relations Manager – Capital Strategies to lead proactive media engagement and shape external messaging for the Capital Strategies practice, including private credit, banking, capital markets, and restructuring.

You will partner with marketing teams to amplify campaigns, craft press releases and talking points, and build relationships with reporters across business and trade press; a strong track record in financial services media relations is

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Public Relations, Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, or related field
• A minimum of seven (7) years of relevant experience in media relations or corporate communications, either in-house or at a PR agency
• A minimum of ten (10) years of cumulative experience
• Experience in financial services, capital markets, investment banking, private equity, private credit, or a related sector
• Demonstrated success developing media strategies and securing meaningful coverage in business, financial, legal, and trade media

Responsibilities

• Driving proactive media engagement, generating story ideas, and building relationships with business, financial, legal, and trade media
• Identifying opportunities to raise the visibility of partners through interviews, podcasts, speaking engagements, and market commentary
• Partnering with social media and digital marketing teams to amplify media, awards and recognition, and key campaigns
• Owning strategic writing projects, including press releases, deal announcements, award submissions, talking points, and messaging
• Monitoring market developments and media coverage to spot opportunities to promote the practice, showcasing our insights and differentiated market position, and providing strategic recommendations on how best to capitalize on them
• Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains

Job description

Latham & Watkins in New York is seeking a Public Relations Manager – Capital Strategies to lead proactive media engagement and shape external messaging for the Capital Strategies practice, including private credit, banking, capital markets, and restructuring.

You will partner with marketing teams to amplify campaigns, craft press releases and talking points, and build relationships with reporters across business and trade press; a strong track record in financial services media relations is