Associate Director of Editorial & Content

Responsibilities

• Establish and evolve the Firm's editorial vision, strategy, standards, and governance in alignment with business priorities and brand positioning
• Identify emerging legal, regulatory, industry, and client issues that can be developed into timely, insight-driven thought leadership and strategic campaigns
• Lead editorial planning, content calendars, and publication schedules to ensure coordinated, high-impact communications across the Firm
• Oversee the Firm's content portfolio, evaluating performance, identifying gaps, and aligning editorial investment with the Firm's strategic priorities
• Establish, maintain, and enforce editorial standards, style, tone of voice, and governance across all market-facing content
• Monitor developments in AI, search, and content discovery, adapting editorial strategy, workflows, and standards to keep the Firm's content visible and effective across evolving channels.
• Advise Firm leadership, practice groups, and individual lawyers on the planning, development, and refinement of thought leadership and other market-facing content, helping strengthen clarity, relevance, editorial quality, and audience impact
• Guide marketing, business development, and practice leadership on editorial strategy for campaigns and other initiatives, including scope, sequencing, staffing, and resource requirements
• Help practice groups translate business priorities into sustained content initiatives that strengthen market positioning and support client development
• Provide editorial leadership for strategic campaigns and major Firmwide initiatives from concept through execution

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, journalism, English, or a related field
• 10-12 years of experience in marketing communications, content development, editorial, public relations, public affairs, or a related discipline
• Demonstrated editorial leadership as both a strategist and practitioner, with the ability to shape content strategy, oversee execution of thought leadership and campaigns, and apply strong writing and editing skills to campaign positioning and messaging
• Demonstrated experience managing a content or editorial team
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and guide complex editorial decisions across multiple business priorities
• Strong editorial judgment and attention to detail
• Ability to translate complex legal and business issues into clear, audience-focused editorial strategies and narratives
• Demonstrated ability to develop and adapt storytelling across platforms and formats
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to organize, prioritize, and coordinate multiple content initiatives under tight timelines
• Deep understanding of editorial and production workflows, including review, content management, design, and approval processes, to set realistic timelines and expectations with lawyers and stakeholders

Preferred

• Experience in professional services, financial services, consulting, or another knowledge-based business
• Experience managing thought leadership campaigns, marketing campaigns, or other content initiatives, including editorial review and production
• Experience devising KPIs to measure content performance and making data-informed recommendations
• Familiarity with legal, regulatory, financial, or other highly technical subject matter
• Experience developing editorial strategies that support content discoverability across traditional search, AI-assisted search, and emerging digital channels.
• Experience developing content for regional and global audiences