Communications Specialist

Job Description:

The Communications Specialist is responsible for creating compelling original content for internal and external audiences across a variety of delivery vehicles, including the firm’s internal communications hub, our external-facing website, printed and digital marketing collateral, live and recorded events, podcasts and social media, and direct client communications.

This dynamic and versatile communicator plays a key role in supporting the firm’s collaborative internal culture, advancing our reputation within the legal marketplace, and fostering connections between clients, communities, and our 1,300 partners and employees. The Communications Specialist works with attorneys and professional staff—including business development and marketing colleagues—to manage projects from concept to completion, creating work that advances firm objectives and showcases our brand.

A career at Nixon Peabody is the opportunity to do work that matters. It’s the chance to use your knowledge to shape what’s ahead. To share, to innovate, to learn at a firm that taps the power of collective thinking.

We’ve created a dynamic, energizing environment that promotes success for our clients and each other. We offer fast growth, connectedness and training in business as well as law. And our rigorous standards assure you are part of a diverse team of top talent at every turn.

If you’re someone who’s looking toward the future, we’d love to hear from you.

Location: Boston, MA; Los Angeles, CA; Long Island, NY; New York, NY; Rochester, NY; San Francisco, CA; Washington, DC

• Work closely with attorneys, professional staff, and marketing/business development colleagues to identify and meet communications needs. Create dynamic, compelling content for internal and external audiences that reflects our brand, supports key firm initiatives, and inspires engagement.
• Write stories, interview colleagues, clients, and community partners, create nomination content for individual and firm awards.
• Script and record videos and work with editing team to shape footage into dynamic final product.
• Serve as liaison and/or communications lead for various functional areas or initiatives, potentially including (but not limited to) pro bono, well-being, employee engagement, human resources and/or IT.
• Play a critical role in creating content and maintaining consistent publication calendar for firm intranet; work with cross-department colleagues responsible for maintaining subpages on topics of interest (such as pro bono, wellbeing, and more).
• Collaborate with marketing and business development teams with writing for marketing collateral including external advertising, evites, alumni communications, and other outreach.
• Build strong relationships with attorneys, professional staff leaders, and other internal stakeholders.
• Script and prepare attorneys and other firm messengers for videos, speeches, and live events.
• Manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously; deliver regular project updates to stakeholders and form collaborative relationships with peers on discrete projects.
• Consult with colleagues as needed on messaging around major internal change initiatives.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  
  

To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each essential job responsibility listed above, satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation. Nixon Peabody retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position. The requirements listed below are representative of the skills and abilities required.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism or a related field required.
• Minimum of 2-4 years’ experience in an agency or large professional communications environment.
• Experience with video production.
• Experience with content management systems.
• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills. Outstanding ability to distill legal details and other complex concepts into succinct information anyone can understand
• Excellence in various aspects of video production, from scripting to coaching on-camera talent to recording and finalizing content
• Ability to communicate about a range of topics, from routine to highly strategic, and to identify the appropriate medium for each communications piece
• Experience with and knowledge of content management systems, and an ability to work with stakeholders at varying levels of technological ability
• Ability to build productive relationships and offer trusted communications guidance to attorneys and other key stakeholders
• Experience increasing audience engagement within a large professional services or nonprofit organization
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously without compromising quality
• Comfort working under pressure and on varying timelines, from quick-turn deadlines to months- or yearslong initiatives. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, advance long-term projects incrementally, and work productively with a variety of personalities
• Background and/or demonstrated interest in the issues, concepts, and terminology of the legal industry or other professional services field is highly desirable
  
  
  

In accordance with applicable Federal and State laws, the anticipated annual salary range for this position, depending on location, is as follows:

• Boston, MA: $69,807 to $99,851
• Los Angeles, CA: $69,807 to $99,851
• Long Island, NY: $72,715 to $104,012
• New York, NY: $72,715 to $104,012
• Rochester, NY: $58,172 to $83,210
• San Francisco, CA: $72,715 to $104,012
• Washington, DC: $69,807 to $99,851
  
  
  

In addition to a standard benefits package, this role may be eligible for additional contingent compensation based on an array of factors, including but not limited to: work performance, geographic location, work experience, education, and qualifications. Because such contingent compensation is not yet calculable or may be zero ($0) in some circumstances, the above-listed salary range(s) are Nixon Peabody’s good faith estimate of the annual salary(ies) it reasonably expects to pay for the position at the time of this posting.

To comply with Federal law, Nixon Peabody participates in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are verified through this electronic system established by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to confirm their identity and employment eligibility. Please refer to the Notice of E-Verify Participation and the Right to Work posters on the Nixon Peabody Careers page for more information.

Nixon Peabody LLP is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer: Disability / Female / Gender Identity / Minority / Sexual Orientation / Veteran. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.