Rankings & Awards Communications Lead

Nashville Public Radio; Twin Cities (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Thompson Hine LLP seeks a Rankings, Awards & Media Relations Coordinator to drive strategy and submissions for awards, surveys, and directories, including Chambers and Legal 500.

You will coordinate with attorneys, marketing, and external consultants to craft compelling entries and manage timelines across multiple offices such as Atlanta, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Minneapolis, or Washington, D.C.

Responsibilities

• Manages the strategy and execution for the firm's awards, surveys, and directory submissions. Advises and collaborates with attorneys and marketing professionals on recognition and survey strategy.
• Owns the firm's Directories & Rankings calendar and tracking, managing opportunities, deadlines, and submission status to ensure the firm is consistently well positioned in key legal and business publications.
• Research and evaluates new and existing award, survey, and directory opportunities; assess value/fit; and recommend participation to relevant stakeholders in support of firm and practice objectives.
• Analyzes results and trends across submissions and share clear updates and recommendations with stakeholders and decision-makers.
• Designs, writes and edits submissions, working with an external consultant for some of them.
• Draft compelling narratives that highlight firm and attorney achievements, strengths, and developments.
• Manages submissions from initial planning through release, coordinating inputs, approvals, and deadlines while maintaining a tracking system for directories, surveys, league tables, and awards.
• Maintains the submissions database and use it to analyze trends and inform future strategy.
• Builds relationships and liaise with directory editors, publication contacts, and researchers to understand methodology and submission guidelines, identifies opportunities to improve rankings, and strengthen future submissions.
• Facilitates scheduling of interviews between survey researchers and firm lawyers; compiles necessary interview prep materials and coordinates prep calls as appropriate.
• Develops internal and external communications, announcing rankings and awards, reinforcing the firm's brand visibility.
• Ensures lawyer, practice, and

Job description

Thompson Hine LLP seeks a Rankings, Awards & Media Relations Coordinator to drive strategy and submissions for awards, surveys, and directories, including Chambers and Legal 500.

You will coordinate with attorneys, marketing, and external consultants to craft compelling entries and manage timelines across multiple offices such as Atlanta, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Minneapolis, or Washington, D.C.