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Our elite global Law Firm client is seeking to recruit an experienced Associate Director Media Relations with in-house corporate, legal, financial services or professional services media relations/public relations experience to oversee media relations strategy and lead a team tasked with building brand visibility and expanding brand awareness across practice and industry groups.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee media relations strategy and lead a team tasked with building brand visibility and expanding brand awareness across practice and industry groups
- Collaborate with partners, attorneys and marketing business development teams on developing and executing media relations strategies to meet brand visibility goals
- Build and maintain strong relationships with influential legal, financial and business media professionals
- Oversee all practice related media relations and including the review of media pitches, byline story ideas, content, etc.
- Assist marketing and content teams with brand and executive visibility campaigns as needed
- Collaborate across the marketing and business development team to ensure consistent messaging strategies
- Develop and pitch new media ideas to partners and practice leaders
- Lead, coach and mentor junior media and public relations team members
- Work closely with senior marketing colleagues and the CMO on special projects, firmwide announcements and crisis communications
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree – Marketing, Communications, English or Journalism preferred
- 10+ years of in-house media relations or public relations leadership experience in the corporate, legal, business consulting or financial services industry
- Well developed relationships with influential legal, business and/or financial industry journalists or media industry professionals
- Demonstrated media relations and public relations expertise
- Prior experience leading or managing junior team members
- Experience managing relationships with senior management, practice leaders and/or attorneys
- Strong project management skills and attention to detail
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