Director, Integrated Communications at Seyfarth Shaw LLP | New York City, NY | $210K/yr – $250K/yr

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Director, Integrated Communications

New York City, NY (On-site)

$210K/yr – $250K/yrDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the enterprise communications function, balancing external PR with internal culture messaging and leadership alignment to drive firm visibility and risk management.

Public relations and media strategy: define priorities, guide a PR team, and steer agency partnerships for measurable impact.
Internal communications and intranet leadership: shape announcements and leadership messaging to reinforce culture and business priorities.
Integrated content and social strategy: ensure a unified voice across channels and empower a social content engine aligned to firm goals.

Job Description

Responsibilities

Serve as a key strategic partner to the Senior Director of Marketing & Communications Operations in shaping and executing integrated, firm-wide communications strategies.
Champion an enterprise and integrated approach to communications and content, ensuring alignment, consistency, and cohesion across internal and external channels.
Define and lead the firm’s public relations strategy, setting priorities and ensuring alignment with firm objectives, target markets, and industry positioning.
Lead and develop a high-performing PR team (Associate Director, Senior Manager, and Coordinator), establishing clear roles, priorities, and accountability for media relations, proactive outreach, and day-to-day execution.
Oversee and optimize relationships with external PR agencies, ensuring alignment on strategy, effective use of resources, and measurable impact on firm visibility and reputation.
Own the firm’s internal communications strategy and intranet platform, overseeing firm-wide announcements, leadership messaging, intranet content, and employee engagement initiatives.
Partner with firm leadership — including the Chair and Senior Director — to ensure internal messaging reflects organizational priorities, reinforces firm culture and values, and supports key business initiatives.
Lead the planning, coordination, and prioritization of internal communications across the firm, ensuring alignment across stakeholders, minimizing noise, and delivering clear, timely, and impactful messaging.
Collaborate cross-functionally with the Office of the General Counsel, the Office of Inclusion and Diversity, Business Development, Practice Development, Recruiting and Attorney Development, HR, and other business and operational teams to ensure communications are strategically aligned and well-coordinated.
Set the strategic direction for the firm's social media presence across all platforms, empowering the Social Media Manager to execute on content development, editorial calendars, engagement, and analytics.
Partner with the Social Media Manager to shape and align integrated digital content strategies that support firm priorities, campaign objectives, brand visibility, and business development, recruiting, and thought leadership goals.
Oversee online reputation and digital channel performance, ensuring proactive identification of opportunities, emerging trends, and potential risks.
Lead an enterprise content strategy that ensures a unified, on-brand voice across all communications — internal and external, digital and traditional.

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, or a related field required.
An advanced degree (MBA, MA in Communications, or equivalent) preferred.
Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in communications, public relations, or a related field, with at least 3-5 years in a leadership role.
Demonstrated experience in media relations, PR strategy, and crisis communications.
Deep expertise in social media strategy, digital communications, and content analytics platforms.

Preferred

An advanced degree (MBA, MA in Communications, or equivalent) preferred.
Experience in a professional services, legal, or similarly complex organizational environment strongly preferred.

Benefits

Seyfarth provides competitive salary and benefits at all levels, and our culture embraces the entrepreneurial spirit of its professionals like no other firm.
Our professional staff are a collaborative team, helping to define the unique client experience offered by the firm.
We understand that it takes more than attorneys to build a successful legal practice; everyone participates in our commitment to excellence.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k).

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

High stakes. High volume. High impact. Our high-caliber legal representation and advanced delivery capabilities allow us to take on our clients’ unique challenges and opportunities―no matter the scale or complexity. Whether navigating complex litigation, negotiating transformational deals, or advising on cross-border projects, our attorneys achieve exceptional legal outcomes. Our drive for excellence leads us to seek out better ways to work with our clients and each other. We have been first-to-market on many legal service delivery innovations―and we continue to break new ground with our clients every day. This long history of excellence and innovation has created a culture with a sense of purpose and belonging for all. In turn, our culture drives our commitment to the growth of our clients, the diversity of our people, and the resilience of our workforce.*Our London office operates as Seyfarth Shaw (UK) LLP, an affiliate of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. Our Australian practice operates as Seyfarth Shaw Australia, an Australian multidisciplinary partnership affiliated with Seyfarth Shaw LLP. For more information please visit www.seyfarth.com.

Founded in 1945

Chicago, Illinois, USA

2.3K employees

www.seyfarth.com