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.

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.
• Experience in a professional services, legal, or similarly complex organizational environment strongly preferred.
• A proven track record of developing and executing integrated, multi-channel communications strategies in a complex, matrixed organization — preferably in a professional services or legal environment.
• Exceptional written and verbal communications skills, with a sharp editorial eye and meticulous attention to detail.
• A Strategic and analytical thought process with the ability to anticipate evolving needs, solve problems proactively, and operate effectively under pressure.
• Demonstrated experience in media relations, PR strategy, and crisis communications.
• Deep expertise in social media strategy, digital communications, and content analytics platforms.
• Strong leadership and team management capabilities, with the ability to inspire, develop, and hold accountable a high-performing communications team.

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.