Sr. Specialist, Awards & Rankings - $95K-$115K - DC

Nashville Public Radio; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Beacon Hill is seeking a seasoned communications professional to own the end-to-end lifecycle of legal awards, rankings, and directory submissions for our Washington, DC clients. You will coordinate deadlines, gather content, and report results to firm leadership.

This hybrid role collaborates with attorneys, business development, and marketing teams, balancing strategy with hands-on project management, while ensuring accurate tracking and reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 4+ years of public relations or communications experience; law firm experience preferred.
• Strong project management, organizational, and time-management skills.
• Ability to work independently with sensitive information and multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end lifecycle of awards, rankings, and directory submissions.
• Coordinate deadlines, materials, and results reporting with attorneys and stakeholders.
• Partner with BD, Communications, PR, and practice groups to align submissions with firm messaging.
• Maintain tracking systems, directory profiles, and historical records.
• Research new opportunities and implement workflow improvements for submissions.

Skills

Project management

Organizational skills

Time management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

About the Job

• Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of legal awards, rankings, and directory submissions, including opportunity tracking, deadline management, submission coordination, results reporting, and promotion.
• Serve as the central point of contact for awards and rankings processes, ensuring attorneys and stakeholders provide required content and materials on schedule.
• Partner with Business Development, Communications, Public Relations, and practice group leaders to align submissions with firm messaging, priorities, and market positioning.
• Maintain tracking systems, databases, directory profiles, and historical records to support reporting, future submissions, and process efficiency.
• Research new rankings and awards opportunities, recommend participation strategies, and implement workflow improvements to enhance submission effectiveness.

About You

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 4+ years of public relations, communications, marketing, or journalism experience preferred; law firm experience strongly preferred, including foundational knowledge of legal rankings, awards programs, and industry recognition programs.
• Strong project management, organizational, and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Experience working independently while handling sensitive information, building relationships across teams, and adapting to evolving technology and legal marketing systems.

About the Position

• Salary: $95,000 - $116,000 (DOE)
• Work arrangement: Hybrid schedule of 4x/week on-site
• Collaborate regularly with attorneys, firm leadership, communications professionals, and business development teams in a highly visible role.
• Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) with company match, and paid time off and holidays.

Beacon Hill is an equal opportunity employer and individuals with disabilities and/or protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

California residents: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Company Profile

Founded by industry leaders to set a new standard in search, career placement and flexible staffing, we deliver coordinated staffing solutions with unparalleled service, a commitment to project completion and success and a passion for innovation, creativity and continuous improvement.

Our niche brands offer a complete suite of staffing services to emerging growth companies and the Fortune 500 across market sectors, career specialties/disciplines and industries. Over time, office locations, specialty practice areas and service offerings will be added to address ever changing constituent needs.

Learn more about Beacon Hill and our specialty divisions, Beacon Hill Associates, Beacon Hill Financial, Beacon Hill HR, Beacon Hill Legal, Beacon Hill Life Sciences and Beacon Hill Technologies by visiting www.bhsg.com.

Benefits Information

Beacon Hill offers a robust benefit package including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, and federal and state leave programs as required by applicable agency regulations to those that meet eligibility. Upon successfully being hired, details will be provided related to our benefit offerings.

We look forward to working with you.

Beacon Hill. Employing the Future (TM)