Job Description The world's leading organizations and global players choose Proskauer to represent them when they need it the most. With 800+ lawyers in key financial centers around the world, we are known for our pragmatic and business-savvy approach. Proskauer is the place to turn when a matter is complex, innovative, and game-changing. We work seamlessly across practices, industries and jurisdictions with asset managers, private equity and venture capital firms, Fortune 500 and FTSE companies, major sports leagues, entertainment industry legends and other industry-redefining companies. The Senior Manager of Awards and Directories is responsible for driving the firm's strategic execution of its awards and directories program. This role involves identifying key awards and directories that align with the firm's strategic priorities and practice group objectives, managing the end-to-end awards and directories process, and ensuring that all submissions are crafted to tell compelling stories about the firm's practices, industries, and individual lawyers. The Senior Manager of Awards and Directories will collaborate closely with practice heads, firm senior management, individual lawyers, and business development leads to define strategic objectives, identify key awards, and develop submissions across all practice areas of the firm. They will work with our Communications, Business Development, Media Relations, Branding, Digital Marketing and Marketing Services teams to ensure award and directory submissions are effectively editorialized and maintained and tracked, and all award and recognition wins are promoted across firm marketing channels. Responsibilities
- Develop and execute a comprehensive strategy for awards, recognitions and directories that aligns with the firm's strategic objectives.
- Work closely with practice and Client Development senior leadership to evaluate approach and create recommendations for key award and directory submissions.
- Lead the end-to-end awards and directories submission process, including research, content coordination, submission management, and post-analysis for continuous improvement.
- Regularly research and refine approaches to key firm awards and directories, identify new awards and directories that may enhance firm and practice brand development, and evaluate and make recommendations on the firm's participation in each submissions and recognition.
- Coordinate efforts with BD Managers, the Communications Team, and Brand Content Writers to ensure submissions align with firm branding and messaging and effectively represent the firm's strengths.
- Work with Business Development leads to develop submissions for all major legal directories.
- Maintain regular communication with practice group leaders to identify their objectives and gain their input and approval on all related awards.
- Collaborate with lawyers BD Managers and other internal departments to gather necessary information, perform research, conduct interviews, and otherwise collect all relevant data to build submissions.
- Write and edit submissions that strategically highlight our firm's capabilities and achievements.
- Cultivate and manage relationships with award and directories researchers, editors, and journalists to bolster our firm's visibility and reputation.
- Work closely with the Communications team to promote award wins through various marketing channels to maximize impact.
- Educate practice heads, lawyers, stakeholders, and Client Development Dept. on established firm awards and directories strategies and processes.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree required with journalism, communications or marketing focus preferred.
- 8+ years of experience in law firm marketing, with a proven ability to create effective awards and directory submissions.
- Experience working with legal awards and directories organizations and media.
- A strategic thinker with a strong understanding of the challenges involved in developing effective awards submissions across multiple business units and geographies.
- Exceptional communication and organizational skills.
- Detail-oriented with a commitment to high-quality, accurate public communications.
- Capable of thriving in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- A team player who is also capable of collaborating across a range of specialized experts.
- Proficient Microsoft Office Suite. Familiarity with Foundation a plus.
This position will require physical presence in Proskauer's offices on a regular basis (at least 3x per week, or more, if it becomes the policy of the Firm or as business needs require). The anticipated compensation range for this position is $160,000 - $190,000. The actual salary offered will be based on a number of factors including but not limited to the qualifications of the applicant, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. Proskauer is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity without regard to race, color, gender, age, creed, sex, religion, national origin, disability (physical or mental), marital status, citizenship, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, or any other legally protected status.