Senior Communications Manager

Ambition; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Ambition is assisting a leading global law firm in hiring a Senior Manager, Communications to drive strategic initiatives and enhance the firm's visibility across key markets and sectors.

You will translate complex legal and business concepts into compelling narratives for clients, media, and the market, coordinating media relations, thought leadership, and digital communications to strengthen the firm's profile.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in external communications within professional services or law firms.
• Proven ability to secure media placements and develop thought leadership.
• Strong storytelling skills and ability to translate complex concepts for diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead strategic communications initiatives to raise the firm's profile across markets, practices and sectors.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to promote lawyers, client successes, and firm capabilities through media and thought leadership.
• Build and maintain media relationships and support partners in external visibility efforts.
• Create compelling external content across press releases, articles, website, social media and other channels.
• Monitor industry trends and provide strategic recommendations for communications programs.
• Collaborate with marketing, BD, and practice groups on integrated profile-raising efforts.

Skills

Strategic communications

Media relations

Stakeholder management

Content creation

Job description

We've partnered with a leading global law firm in its search for a Senior Manager, Communications to join its high-performing Communications team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced externally communications professional to join an expanding team of a top Am law firm.

In this role, you will lead strategic communications initiatives that enhance the firm's reputation across key markets, practices, and sectors. You'll work across a range of content and channels, promoting major transactions, thought leadership, and firmwide strategic priorities.

Acting as a trusted advisor to partners and stakeholders, you'll help translate complex legal and business concepts into compelling narratives that resonate with clients, media, and the wider market. From media relations and profile-raising campaigns to awards submissions and digital communications, you will play a key role in strengthening the firm's market presence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and deliver strategic communications and visibility initiatives that enhance the firm's profile and reputation.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to identify opportunities to promote practices, lawyers, and client successes through media engagement and thought leadership campaigns.
• Build and maintain key media relationships while supporting partners in raising their external profile.
• Create compelling external communications content across multiple channels, including press releases, bylined articles, website content, social media, and other external communications.
• Monitor industry developments, competitor activity, and media trends to provide strategic insight and recommendations.
• Collaborate with the wider marketing, business development, and practice teams on integrated profile-raising initiatives.

We would like to engage communications professionals who have experience operating in a legal environment and would be keen to take on a new role. This could suit a current senior manager or those at managerial level seeking their first senior management position.