Public Relations Manager – Capital Strategies

Careers; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401k plan

11 paid holidays

PTO accrual 23 days in first year

Well-being programs

Professional development

Employee discounts

Affinity groups

Job summary

Latham & Watkins is seeking a Public Relations Manager for Capital Strategies in New York, blending strategic media work with high-profile financial services coverage. The role supports market-leading practices in private credit, banking, capital markets, and related areas, with a hybrid in-office schedule.

The candidate will lead proactive media strategies, craft messaging, and coordinate with partners and marketers to elevate the firm's profile and industry leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Public Relations, Marketing, Communications or related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in media relations or corporate communications.
• Minimum 10 years of cumulative experience in related sectors such as financial services.

Responsibilities

• Drive proactive media engagement and build relationships with business, financial, legal, and trade media.
• Identify opportunities to raise visibility of partners through interviews, podcasts, speaking engagements, and market commentary.
• Partner with social media and digital marketing teams to amplify media, awards and recognition, and campaigns.
• Own strategic writing projects including press releases, deal announcements, and talking points.

Skills

Media relations

Capital markets

Public relations strategy

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Public Relations/Marketing/Communications

Job description

About Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins is one of the world’s leading global law firms advising the businesses and institutions that drive the global economy. We are the market leaders in major financial and business centers around the world. Our investment in people, commitment to innovation, and focus on the future empower you to build an incredible career and thrive as an exceptional professional in a supportive culture. If you aspire to be the best, and work with the best, this is where you belong.

About the Role

The Public Relations Manager – Capital Strategies is an integral part of Latham’s Brand & Communications team. This role will be responsible for supporting the firm's market-leading Capital Strategies group, which encompasses our market-leading practices in private credit, banking and finance, capital markets, hybrid capital, liability management, and restructuring, while developing and executing media strategies that elevate the firm's profile, showcasing cutting-edge work, and reinforcing the firm’s reputation as the market leader. This role will be located in our New York office. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Other key responsibilities include:

• 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

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Exhibit passion for capital markets, private credit, banking, and the evolving trends shaping financial markets
• Demonstrate a strong track record of securing meaningful media coverage and building relationships with business, financial, legal, and trade reporters
• Possess the ability to be a self-starter who takes ownership, demonstrates initiative and drive, and consistently creates innovative and impactful opportunities

And have:

• 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

Benefits & Additional Information

Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Latham’s comprehensive benefit program which includes:

• Healthcare, life and disability insurance
• A generous 401k plan
• At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
• Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)
• Professional development programs
• Employee discounts
• Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff

Latham & Watkins is an equal opportunity employer. The Firm prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status (including veterans of the Vietnam era), gender expression, marital status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable statute.

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Pay Range

USD $170,000.00 - USD $220,000.00 /Yr.