Communications Senior Specialist

Posted Date 25 Jun 2024

Experience	2 Years	Salary	44000USD
Job Type	Full Time	Company	Baker McKenzie
Job Category	Media	Qualification	BS Public Relations
Gender	Both	Last Date	23 Sep
Vacancies	1	Remote	No
Location(s)	Florida , United States

Job Description

The⠀Communications⠀Senior⠀Specialist⠀will write⠀for an⠀internal⠀audience⠀and manage⠀internal/external⠀communications,⠀including⠀social⠀media. The⠀role⠀holder⠀will be a⠀strategic⠀thinker⠀who is⠀highly⠀organized⠀and⠀proactive,⠀with⠀excellent⠀written⠀and verbal⠀communication⠀skills,⠀good⠀project⠀management⠀experience,⠀strong⠀client⠀service⠀orientation,⠀and an⠀interest⠀in⠀commercial⠀and⠀business⠀issues.⠀The role⠀holder⠀will⠀understand⠀and be⠀familiar⠀with the⠀media⠀landscape⠀and how it⠀operates,⠀have⠀excellent⠀content⠀generation⠀and⠀interpersonal⠀skills,⠀and⠀experience⠀working as⠀part of a⠀global⠀team.

As⠀Baker⠀McKenzie⠀continues⠀to raise⠀its⠀profile in⠀North⠀America⠀and⠀globally,⠀it is a⠀priority⠀for the⠀Firm to⠀proactively⠀engage the⠀global⠀media⠀based in⠀the⠀region,⠀especially⠀top-tier⠀business⠀and⠀industry⠀publications.

This⠀role is⠀designed⠀to be⠀instrumental⠀in⠀achieving⠀the Firm's⠀profile-raising⠀objectives⠀by working⠀closely⠀with⠀members of⠀the North⠀America⠀and Global⠀communications⠀teams in⠀developing⠀strong⠀relationships⠀with key⠀reporters⠀and media⠀outlets,⠀and by⠀working⠀with⠀specific⠀practices⠀to secure⠀media⠀placements,⠀interviews,⠀and other⠀opportunities.

Responsibilities:

Communications Planning and Development

Recommend⠀best⠀approaches⠀and⠀execute⠀plans to⠀achieve⠀profile-raising⠀objectives,⠀considering⠀messages,⠀audiences,⠀outlets,⠀content,⠀spokespersons,⠀and other⠀factors
Develop⠀and⠀execute⠀projects⠀and⠀creative⠀initiatives⠀to raise⠀the Firm's⠀profile⠀and⠀proactively⠀engage⠀media
Support⠀project,⠀practice,⠀and Firm⠀communications⠀plans and⠀execution
Contribute⠀to⠀communications⠀planning⠀and⠀support⠀communications⠀projects⠀for the⠀North⠀American⠀region's⠀practice⠀groups
Coordinate⠀with and⠀contribute⠀to⠀internal⠀communications⠀and social⠀media⠀campaigns

Media Relations

Proactively⠀develop⠀and⠀maintain⠀strong⠀relationships⠀with⠀print,⠀digital,⠀and⠀broadcast⠀media,⠀including⠀legal⠀industry⠀publications,⠀fostering⠀a⠀sustained⠀level of⠀profile-raising⠀opportunities
Strengthen⠀media⠀relationships⠀by serving⠀as an⠀accessible⠀and⠀familiar⠀conduit to⠀the Firm's⠀local,⠀regional,⠀and global⠀expertise
Coordinate⠀with the⠀Firm's⠀global⠀communications⠀team on⠀messaging⠀and media⠀opportunities,⠀especially⠀in support⠀of⠀profiles⠀for the⠀Firm's⠀practice⠀and⠀industry⠀groups
Develop⠀and⠀enhance⠀media⠀engagement⠀best⠀practices⠀and⠀materials,⠀including⠀updating⠀team⠀folders,⠀files, and⠀other⠀documents⠀to support⠀a⠀best-in-class,⠀well-organized,⠀and nimble⠀team
Work⠀with⠀assigned⠀practices⠀to develop⠀pitches,⠀profiles,⠀storylines⠀and⠀content of⠀interest⠀to the⠀media,⠀making⠀internal⠀connections⠀locally,⠀regionally,⠀and⠀globally
Proactively⠀seeks⠀opportunities⠀to promote⠀the Firm's⠀deal⠀announcements,⠀litigation⠀wins, and⠀other Firm⠀news.
Other⠀duties as⠀assigned⠀to develop⠀and drive⠀effective⠀global⠀communications.

Reporting & Analysis

Track and⠀monitor⠀press and⠀media⠀coverage
Support⠀in the⠀reporting⠀of KPIs to⠀demonstrate⠀value,⠀return on⠀investment,⠀and⠀delivery⠀of service⠀excellence
Share⠀and⠀promote⠀successes⠀and⠀achievements⠀and⠀develop a⠀strong⠀culture of⠀collaboration⠀and⠀support⠀within the⠀team
Keep⠀up to date⠀with⠀competitor⠀activity,⠀and⠀coverage⠀and⠀benchmark⠀the⠀Firm’s⠀media⠀profile⠀against⠀competitors

Experience Required

Skills and Experience:

Media or⠀communications⠀experience⠀in large⠀and⠀dynamic⠀organizations,⠀preferably⠀in a⠀financial⠀services⠀or⠀professional⠀services⠀environment,⠀or at a⠀communications/PR⠀agency
Strong⠀contacts⠀with media⠀experience⠀working⠀with⠀reporters,⠀and an⠀understanding⠀of how⠀journalists⠀work and⠀the media⠀industry⠀generally
Excellent⠀written⠀and verbal⠀communication⠀skills
Experience⠀with⠀integrated⠀communications,⠀including⠀the use of⠀digital⠀and social⠀media
Strong⠀judgment⠀and⠀ability to⠀make⠀well-reasoned⠀independent⠀decisions
Self-motivated,⠀proactive,⠀and⠀independent,⠀able to⠀work with⠀a minimum⠀of⠀supervision⠀but also a⠀strong⠀team⠀player who⠀can think⠀strategically⠀to propose⠀solutions⠀and solve⠀problems
Comfortable⠀working⠀across⠀multiple⠀cultures⠀and time⠀zones in a⠀matrix⠀organization
Strong⠀interpersonal⠀skills,⠀including⠀pleasant⠀nature and⠀ability to⠀influence⠀others