Senior Manager of Communications

<div class="content-intro"><p>Crowell &amp; Moring LLP is an international law firm with offices in the United States, Europe, MENA, and Asia that represents clients in litigation and arbitration, regulatory and policy, intellectual property, and transactional and corporate matters. The firm is internationally recognized for its representation of Fortune 500 companies in high-stakes litigation and government-facing matters, as well as its ongoing commitment to pro bono service and diversity, equity, and inclusion.</p></div><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Job Summary</strong></span></p> <p>The Senior Manager of Communications executes the day-to-day operations of the firm’s communications program and takes a leading role developing and implementing the global public relations strategies and initiatives – with an eye towards raising the firm’s profile among key audiences and managing its public reputation. This position serves as a communications liaison to firmwide practice and industry group leaders, partners, and other departmental managers. The Senior Manager advances the firm’s internal and external public relations objectives, including media outreach, internal communications, article placements, legal industry awards, social media promotion, and other efforts that protect and enhance the firm’s reputation, and develops processes for measuring the effectiveness of those efforts. The Senior Manager of Communications will create a comprehensive social media plan and oversee efforts to disseminate our messages in the marketplace.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Job Responsibilities</strong></span></p> <ul> <li>Works with the Director of Communications to manage day-to-day operations of communications program and ensure an integrated approach and strategy for internal and external audiences.</li> <li>Supports the firm’s awards and rankings strategy by advancing the firm, its practices, its attorneys, and other strategic initiatives through appropriate rankings, surveys, and lists. Oversees the project management of the firm’s survey response process to ensure consistency, coordination of work effort (such as with other departments), submission deadlines, and timely approvals.</li> <li>Develops media plans that include outreach materials, media pitches, talking points/Q&amp;As, recognition submissions, internal communications, and press releases for the firm, including practice leaders and representatives of management.</li> <li>In collaboration with Marketing and Communications team members, takes the leading role in overseeing the development of creative and compelling content and thought leadership across the firm’s social media channels. This includes evaluating other social media platforms and developing a