Brand & Internal Communications Specialist

ABOUT JENNER & BLOCK

Jenner & Block (www.jenner.com) is a law firm with global reach, with more than 500 lawyers and offices in Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Washington, DC. The firm is known for its prominent and successful litigation practice and experience handling sophisticated and high-profile corporate transactions. Firm clients include Fortune 100 companies, large privately held corporations, financial services institutions, emerging companies and venture capital and private equity investors. The American Lawyer magazine has ranked Jenner & Block as the #1 pro bono firm in the United States 10 times, most recently in 2019. The firm has been ranked in the top 10 in this category every year since 1990.

OVERVIEW

The Brand and Internal Communications Specialist is responsible for developing and executing brand marketing initiatives to enhance the Jenner & Block’s external presence, as well as crafting and implementing internal communication strategies to foster a positive and informed workplace culture. The ideal candidate will have a blend of creativity, strategic thinking, and strong communication skills to effectively promote the brand both internally and externally.

Reporting to the Director of Strategic Marketing and Communications (SMC), the Brand and Internal Communication Specialist will build internal and external storytelling strategies to showcase the innovative legal work, thought leadership, talents, and journeys of Jenner & Block’s lawyers and business professionals. In collaboration with internal stakeholders, the Specialist will design and implement employee engagement strategies that deliver on the employee value proposition and equip them to serve as brand ambassadors.

Reporting to the Director of Strategic Marketing & Communications (SMC), they will collaborate to ensure brand and internal communications are strategically integrated with the broader marketing and client development efforts. Join a collaborative and supportive team within a firm that truly lives and breathes its values every day; from proudly counseling high profile clients to providing significant and meaningful pro bono representation to treating every member of the firm as a valued part of the team, Jenner & Block is an extraordinary place to work.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with the SMC Director to develop and execute a comprehensive internal communications and employee engagement strategy.
• Manage the firm’s internal communications channels, including its monthly internal newsletter, internal announcements, and maintaining up-to-date content on the firm’s intranet.
• Collaborate with operational department leads to ensure internal communications are cohesive and aligned with the firm brand and internal communications strategy.
• Write and edit compelling content for both internal and external audiences, including article summaries, firm announcements, newsletter stories, and social media updates.
• Ensure all content aligns with the firm’s brand voice and messaging guidelines.
• Work closely with lawyers and other colleagues to gather information and create accurate and informative content.
• Oversee the planning and execution of the firm’s corporate social responsibility annual reports, as well as annual thought leadership reports, including ensuring content deliverables are met on time and within scope and liaising with creative partners on video needs and content layout.
• Develop marketing content to support the firm’s brand and client development needs, as assigned, including firmwide marketing materials; office and practice brochures; attorney biographies; sponsorship ad copy; and recruiting collateral.

QUALIFICATIONS AND OTHER REQUISITES

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, public relations, or a related field.
• 5-7 years of experience in a marketing or communications role, preferably within a legal or professional services environment.
• Proven experience in developing and executing marketing campaigns and internal communication strategies.
• Creative thinker with a passion for storytelling and brand building.
• Strong organizational and project management skills; ability to prioritize work, work within competing deadlines, and manage and direct work effort of external resources.
• Strong knowledge of core marketing principles.
• Strong verbal, written, and technological skills (e.g., Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Asana).
• Excellent writing and editorial skills; able to adjust style, voice, and tone to appeal to targeted audiences; attuned to nuances conveyed by information.
• Creative problem-solving skills and the ability to align to big-picture objectives.
• Ability to prepare accurate, highly detailed work product.
• Ability to exchange information and to present ideas, report facts and other information clearly and concisely.

EXPECTED CORE COMPETENCIES

• Solid team player with ability to work with a multi-disciplinary team focused on collaboration; ability to work both independently and take direction from leadership, as required.
• Demonstrate proactivity in working with stakeholders.
• Self-starter, motivated individual willing to go the extra mile to get the job done.
• Solution-oriented: able to identify, analyze, and trouble-shoot problems, and develop proactive solutions.
• Understand and embrace the firm’s culture, goals, service, and strategy, and able to convey it to the market.

Jenner & Block LLP is an equal opportunity employer. Recruitment and employment decisions are not made on the basis of an individual’s race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability or medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity and/or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions, arrest record, matriculation, personal appearance, political affiliation, marital, parental, veteran, military, or order of protection status, or any other protected status or that of their relatives, friends, or associates.