Communications Strategy and Editorial Manager at Community Legal Services | Orlando, FL

Community Legal Services

Communications Strategy and Editorial Manager

Orlando, FL (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

Job Summary

Lead media and editorial storytelling to turn complex legal work into clear messages across campaigns and events.

Media Strategy: build relationships with outlets, pitch interviews, and manage inquiries.
Editorial Craft: own writing and editing for high visibility communications and executive messaging.
Shape cross-channel storytelling while upholding consent, dignity, privacy, and organizational values.

Job Description

Responsibilities
Provide leadership on communications planning and strategy, and support execution of campaigns, events, and organizational priorities.
Collaborate with the Director of Communications and Marketing and the Growth Team on communications strategy and priorities.
Serve as lead writer and primary editor for high-visibility communications, ensuring consistent messaging across stories, campaigns, and executive communications.
Translate complex legal and programmatic content into clear, plain-language messaging for multiple audiences and channels.
Build and maintain relationships with media outlets and journalists, respond to inquiries, and coordinate timely, accurate messaging.
Proactively identify media opportunities, write stories, and pitch interviews, op-eds, and public education content.
Draft press materials, including releases, advisories, statements, talking points, pitches, and briefing documents.
Prepare spokespeople for media interviews and engagements, and support overall media strategy for campaigns, events, and milestones.
Monitor and report on media coverage, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities.
Identify and develop storytelling opportunities highlighting CLS’ impact while ensuring ethical storytelling practices aligned with consent, dignity, privacy, and organizational values.
Coordinate interviews, site visits, and content gathering; attend events; and prepare participants for storytelling or media engagement.
Support integrated communications campaigns in collaboration with internal teams, including donor communications, impact storytelling, fundraising materials, and reports.
Coordinate with internal teams to elevate program visibility, messaging, and organizational milestones.

Community Legal Services

Community Legal Services (CLS) is both a community legal clinic and a clinical education program, operated by the Faculty of Law at Western University and funded by Legal Aid Ontario, the Law Foundation of Ontario, Fanshawe Student Union, and Western's University Students Council and Faculty of Law. CLS provides free legal services to low-income people in the London community and to Fanshawe College and Western University students. Services are provided by over 125 law students per academic year, who work under the supervision of experienced staff lawyers.

London, Ontario, CAN

16 employees

law.uwo.ca/legal_clinics/community_legal_services/index.html