Senior Rankings & Awards Marketing Manager

Senior Rankings & Awards Marketing Manager | AMLAW 50 | Chicago or NY Our highly recognized global leading law firm is hiring an experienced Senior Rankings & Awards Marketing Manager to sit in their Chicago or NY offices (maybe open to other major cities). Working as part of our Client’s global Marketing department, the Senior Rankings and Awards Manager plans, directs, strategically evaluates, and manages the Firm’s participation with key legal directories, publications and other rankings and awards organizations to increase rankings and recognition for the Firm and its lawyers. She/he provides leadership to the Rankings and Awards team, manages the Public Relations agency and writers, and works closely with and collaborates with Marketing colleagues, other Firm departments, lawyers, and Firm management. Our client firm is offering a highly competitive salary, bonus, and benefit package.

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RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Leads the Firm’s participation in key legal directories and awards organizations to increase rankings and recognition for the Firm and its lawyers in alignment with the Firm’s strategic priorities to maximize the firm’s investment.
• Liaises with directory and award publications editors and researchers to understand methodology and submission guidelines.
• Write and edit nominations for strategically important submissions and draft recognition announcements to help promote and communicate the firm’s rankings and awards in support of the firm’s branding.
• Advises lawyers and business development liaisons on preparing successful directory and award submissions, choosing client references, and preparing for interviews.
• Manages external PR agency and coordinate assignments to writers.
• Coordinate with relevant stakeholders (Firm management; practice leaders; Pro Bono and Diversity Committees, Strategic Planning), to determine the approach to identify and coordinate cross-practice or cross-department submissions such as Law 360 Practice Group of the Year.
• Reports rankings and awards results to Firm management and ensures that rankings and awards submissions, nominations and results are accurately captured and tracked in LexTrack to allow for reporting to firm management in real time. Answers questions regarding results and firm strategy.
• Oversees research calendars, submissions, client references and lawyer interviews globally, in close coordination with members of Business Development and Marketing.
• Provides leadership and operational support to the Rankings & Awards Team, including direct reporting oversight of marketing professionals, coaching and training, delivering performance feedback and reviews, hiring, handling HR issues and any other tasks related to a direct reporting relationship.

REQUIREMENTS:

Required

• Bachelor’s degree.
• A minimum of 10 years of related work experience.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience as a manager.
• Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills.
• Training, coaching, and presentation skills

Preferred

• Prior public relations work experience developing and producing award submissions for publications in the marketing department of an AmLaw 100-sized firm or a public relations agency.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

The following will also be required of the successful candidate:

• Excellent writing skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Good judgment
• Strong interpersonal communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Able to work harmoniously and effectively with others.
• A self-starter who desires to show ownership and commitment to the job.
• Able to preserve confidentiality and exercise discretion.

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