Senior Manager of Communications

2 weeks ago


Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom GOODWIN Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Manager of Communications to lead our public relations and communications activities across the United Kingdom and Europe. As a trusted media relations adviser and collaborator to our lawyers and business professionals, you will play a key role in planning and executing impactful media campaigns to elevate our firm's visibility in the region.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and execute a comprehensive public relations strategy for our UK and European offices, in partnership with our global Director of Communications and Managing Director of Client Development for Europe and Asia.
  • Coordinate and manage all public relations activities for our UK, Germany, Paris, and Luxembourg offices, including liaising with external PR agencies to identify and implement strategic media relations and communications initiatives.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key journalists across business, legal, and trade press, leveraging these connections to generate and pitch story ideas that highlight our firm's expertise.
  • Support day-to-day public relations activities, including drafting, editing, and proofreading external communications materials, awards, and surveys.
  • Oversee coordinated approach by European client development teams to legal directory submissions, establish meaningful relationships with key stakeholders at directories, and collate annual results.
  • Work alongside our global social media team to ensure consistent and targeted use of social platforms to elevate our brand.
  • Train and prepare partners for media interactions and identify strategic writing opportunities that align with marketing and client development efforts.
  • Assist in establishing metrics and feedback mechanisms to measure the success of communication strategies and tactics.
Requirements
  • 7+ years of corporate communications or agency media relations experience, preferably in the legal/professional services sector.
  • BA, BS or equivalent.
  • Strong experience in public relations, preferably in the professional services or corporate communications sectors, with a focus on managing PR activities across multiple European countries.
  • Excellent writing, editing, and data analytics skills.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills.
  • Strong research and information-gathering skills; ability to create media pitches on a broad range of complex topics.
  • Ability and willingness to build strong relationships and collaborate across our global marketing and client development teams and to navigate across a matrixed organization.
  • Strong project management and process implementation skills.
  • Excellent project management abilities and impeccable attention to detail.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
About Goodwin

Goodwin Procter LLP is an equal opportunity employer. We consider applicants for employment, and make employment decisions without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or other legally protected status.

We are a disability-inclusive employer. Please contact us if you require any disability-related adjustments during the interview process, or would like to have a confidential conversation with a member of the recruitment team. If there are any disability-related reasons which have impacted your profile, we may also be able to make adjustments for these.



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