Media Relations Sr. Specialist

Friedman Williams; New York (NY); In loco; USD 90.000 - 150.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Sullivan & Cromwell in New York, NY is seeking a Media Relations Senior Specialist to join a global Communications team. You will raise the Firm's visibility through media channels, advise senior leaders, and build strategic media opportunities across practices and lawyers.

The role collaborates with Communications, Business Development and worldwide lawyers to shape messaging and external engagement, while maintaining confidentiality and professionalism expected at a leading law firm.

Competenze

• Proven track record delivering proactive public relations programs.
• Experience in law, financial services or professional services preferred.
• Strong client service orientation and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to influence multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced, global team.
• Excellent written communication; confident with senior leaders.
• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Discretion handling sensitive matters.
• Experience working across time zones with lawyers.

Mansioni

• Drive media strategy and high-impact PR programs to raise firm visibility.
• Advise partners and senior leaders on media opportunities and messaging.
• Build relationships with business, legal and trade media.
• Develop press releases, pitches, announcements, and website content.
• Coach lawyers for media engagements with talking points and briefs.
• Repurpose content for pitches, bylines, social media and publications.
• Identify opportunities for thought leadership and timely commentary.
• Support crisis communications and reputational risk monitoring.
• Collaborate with Communications, Business Development and practice areas.
• Measure impact using media monitoring and reporting metrics.

Conoscenze

Public relations

Media relations

Client service

Written communication

Team collaboration

Crisis communications

Formazione

Bachelor's degree

JD or MBA or other graduate degree

Descrizione del lavoro

Media Relations Sr. Specialist New York NY

Job ID: 21798

Our direct client is seeking a Media Relations Senior Specialist to join a global Communications team, which strives to generate visibility for and maintain the industry-leading standing of our Firm and lawyers.

The Media Relations Senior Specialist will be responsible for helping to raise the Firms profile utilizing all our media and message channels. This strategic position reports to the Media Relations Manager and works closely with members of the Communications and Business Development teams, as well as lawyers worldwide.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work collaboratively with in-house PR team to drive media strategy and high-impact PR pro-grams that strengthen the visibility and reputation of the Firm, its practices and lawyers and support broader business objectives.
• Serve as a trusted media adviser to partners and senior leaders, providing strategic counsel on media opportunities, messaging and positioning.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key business, legal and trade media, proactively identifying opportunities and managing and vetting incoming inquiries.
• Develop compelling external communications, including press releases, media pitches, deal and matter announcements, website content, statements and other materials.
• Prepare lawyers for media engagements, researching and synthesizing complex topics, developing talking points and briefing materials, and providing interview coaching.
• Turn the Firms thought leadership into media opportunities, repurposing client memos, articles, presentations and other content for pitches, commentary, social media and external publication. Assist with byline placement and tracking.
• Identify and pursue opportunities to showcase lawyers as leading voices in their fields, including media commentary, bylined articles and timely responses to breaking news.
• Support issues and crisis communications, monitoring the news environment for emerging opportunities and reputational risks and helping coordinate timely responses.
• Partner across Communications, Business Development and law firm practice areas to develop creative, integrated campaigns that advance practice and Firm priorities.
• Measure and strengthen the impact of media programs, using media monitoring, CRM data and reporting metrics, while overseeing coordinators and outside writers as appropriate.
• In addition, responsibilities related to maintaining Firm and client information are to be adhered to by all employees. This includes complying with the Firms information security policies, protecting Firm assets from unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, destruction or interference, and reporting security events or potential events or other security risks to management.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Proven track record in delivering proactive, high-level, results-oriented public relations programs.
• An interest in and understanding of legal industry is preferred.
• Client service oriented; able to build productive working relationships with colleagues.
• Ability to work with and influence multiple constituencies and deal with changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• The ability to work and collaborate as a part of a global team is essential.
• Excellent written communication skills; able to convey complex concepts in simple terms.
• Confident, credible and persuasive; able to act as an adviser to senior leadership.
• Excellent organizational skills, with a very high level of attention to detail.
• Ability to problem-solve, handle multiple priorities simultaneously, communicate matters of concern effectively and meet deadlines consistently.
• Ability to handle sensitive matters and maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to work in a demanding professional environment to demonstrate good judgment, handle time-sensitive requests from multiple lawyers, across time zones, and to generate quality work product in a fast-paced environment.
• A commitment to the highest standards of excellence and professionalism that are the hallmarks of Sullivan & Cromwells legal practice.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Three to five years of experience in a media relations, marketing or PR capacity in a law Firm, financial institution, or other professional services Firm, or with a PR agency specializing in professional services clients.
• Established relationships with business, legal and trade media.
• Experience working with senior executives/partners.
• Bachelor’s degree required; JD, MBA or other applicable graduate degree is a plus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment is highly collegial and collaborative, and represents a great opportunity to work with smart, interesting people. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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