Manager Communications - PR
DLA Piper is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Job applicant poster viewing center.
DLA Piper is, at its core, bold, exceptional, collaborative and supportive. Our people are the backbone, heart and soul of our firm. Wherever you are in your professional journey, DLA Piper is a place you can engage in meaningful work and grow your career. Let’s see what we can achieve. Together.
If you are a highly talented Manager Communications - Public Relations professional, we want to hear from you!
This position is remote. However, candidates may be required on occasion to visit the local office when/if needed. Candidates can be located in cities including Chicago, Dallas, Austin, Houston, Tampa, Miami, Boston, New York, Washington DC, Palo Alto, San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, or Seattle offices.
As a member of the firm’s Communications, Marketing and Business Development team, the Communications Manager (PR) promotes the firm’s activity and initiatives across offices and practice groups in a variety of ways, including media relations, press releases, and podcasts.
This role is part of a collaborative and talented team of professionals that take an all-hands-on-deck approach to meeting goals. We offer the opportunity to work on a variety of interesting projects each day.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations, Communications, Journalism, or Marketing related field
- 8 years’ experience in communications, public relations, or similar field
- Ability to prioritize and multitask in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent writing skills
- Strong interpersonal and communications skills are required to interact with all levels of staff on a regular basis
- Must be a self-starting, team player
Preferred Requirements:
- Knowledge of the law firm environment
- PR agency and/or journalism background
What will your day look like?
In this role, you will join a dynamic team of PR professionals in overseeing strategic media relations, including reporter outreach and story pitching, crafting and distributing press releases on notable work, collaborating with attorneys to identify newsworthy trends and issues within their practice, offering media training and support, and producing the firm's flagship podcast, among other initiatives.
To learn more about DLA Piper, please visit our website.
We offer exceptional career opportunities in an environment that is challenging, rewarding, and, we believe, truly different from our competitors. Our employees enjoy a competitive benefits package and a dynamic and diverse environment in which they can build a long and fruitful career and reap the rewards of their success.
General & Essential Job Expectations
While the specific job requirements of a DLA Piper position may vary depending upon scope of the job and area of specialty, there are certain universal requirements that are expected of all DLA Piper employees, which include but are not limited to:
- Effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, with clients, lawyers, business professionals, and third parties;
- Produce deliverables, answer phone calls, and reply to correspondence in an efficient and responsive manner;
- Provide timely, accurate, and quality work product;
- Successfully meet deadlines, expectations, and perform work duties as required;
- Foster positive work relationships;
- Comply with all firm policies and practices;
- Engage in both physical and sedentary activity, such as (a) working at a computer for extended periods of time, including on-screen reading and typing; (b) participating in digital/virtual conference calls; (c) participating in meetings as needed;
- Perform all other duties, tasks or projects as assigned.
Our employees are expected to embrace and uphold our firm values as a part of our DLA Piper culture. We are committed to excellence in how we represent our clients and develop our people.
Physical Demands, Work Environment, and Other Requirements
Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.
The expected annual pay range for this position, if hired to work in New York City is $113,632 - $169,033 per year. If hired to work in San Francisco or Palo Alto the expected annual pay range is $118,573 - $176,383 per year. If hired to work in Los Angeles, San Diego, or Seattle the expected annual pay range is $108,692 - $161,684 per year. The compensation offered to a candidate selected for employment will be dependent upon various factors, including the candidate’s geographic market, skills, educational and professional background, experience, and overall qualifications. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, and 401(k).
Application Process:
If you have a request for an accommodation during the application process or have any questions about the process, please contact careers@us.dlapiper.com. Please add noreply@dlapipercareers.us to your list of safe senders.
Applicants must apply directly online instead of sending application materials via email.
No immigration sponsorship is available for this position.
Agency applications will not be considered.