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Legal Public Relations Account Manager

Remote, Remote

Job Title: Legal Public Relations Account Manager

Location:  Remote

Examples of written material must be submitted with your resume. Applications that do not contain original writing samples will not be considered.

Submit resume and writing samples to Careers@mccloskeypartners.com

A Communications company with its headquarters in Bucks County, PA is adding a Legal Public Relations Account Manager to their team.

Getting to know the Company
This Communications company is an award-winning, women-owned public relations agency serving law firms, legal tech, financial and non-profit clients nationally and internationally.  Our team is intelligent, creative, dedicated, and compassionate. We form long-term relationships with our clients and with our team members. We value integrity over all else. We’re looking for an experienced public relations account manager with strong B to B experience in an agency environment. Knowledge of legal media and law firm culture is a must.

As a fully remote team, we consider applicants who live anywhere in the U.S. and are able to support clients virtually on both coasts. We hire based on character, skill and work ethic. Our ideal candidate is a news junky, an excellent writer and knows how to prioritize tasks and workloads for themselves and the team to ensure that all balls stay in the air. They have the diplomatic skills to weave a path through client expectations and agency resources. They thrive on a close-knit team and are excited about doing strategic work from the comfort of their home office.
Furia Rubel is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, and antiracism. We believe in fostering an authentic sense of belonging through the diversity of thoughts, ideas, beliefs, experiences, and the inclusion and equality of people regardless of their gender identity, race, color, sexual orientation, language, national origin, religion, disability, or age.

Qualified candidates have:
~ A degree in public relations, journalism, marketing, corporate communications, or a related field
~ Minimum of 5 years’ public relations experience (agency, media or in-house at a law firm and/or financial industry)
~ Excellent written and verbal communication skills, management and organizational abilities coupled with unwavering integrity and sound judgment
~ In-depth knowledge of public relations and professional service / B2B businesses including law firm communications and litigation communications
~ The ability to translate complex ideas into engaging content
~ An understanding of how to establish relationships with journalists, bloggers, business and legal press
~ Proven results with highly strategic corporate public relations and social media initiatives
~ Experience with executive communications, integrated marketing and social media
~ Project and/or account management experience with demonstrated initiative, solid judgment and creativity
~ Strong digital skill set, including comfort using and learning new technologies such as project management systems, content management systems, email and marketing automation platforms.
~ Ability to work independently and as a team member in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment
~ Client-centric mentality to ensure agency exceeds client and media expectations
~ Excellent communication skills with the emotional intelligence to build strong relationships with colleagues and clients remotely
~ Exceptional writing, editing and proofreading skills
~ Strong research skills and the ability to reach independent conclusions
~ A natural interest in news, law, politics and current events
~ The ability to work efficiently and stay organized in fast-moving environment


Responsibilities Include:
  • Develop objectives, key messages, strategies and tactics, and manage the implementation of client public relations programs and how they tie into / support client business development and marketing efforts.
  • Draft and manage press releases, blogs, articles, biographies, backgrounders, case studies, white papers, social media content and other deliverables.
  • Manage media, blogger and podcaster relations on behalf of clients and create and pitch stories and speaking engagement opportunities on behalf of clients and the agency.
  • Monitor client, industry and competitive news, and recommend/refine client strategies and tactics accordingly.
  • Oversee client reports including status reports, visibility reports, media distribution reports, time allocation reports, and other reports as necessary.
  • Establish and maintain client relations, timeliness and quality of all client deliverables
  • Work with clients and Furia Rubel team including freelancers to outline scope, goals, deliverables, required resources, timeline, milestones and budgets.
  • Resolve any issues and solve problems throughout project/account life cycle.
  • Track and report on project/account deliverables, measure success, and update clients on status
  • Ensure that social media tactics support client’s strategic goals.
  • Develop campaign concepts and outline tactical implementation.
In addition to our supportive, work-from-anywhere lifestyle, we offer:
  • Paid vacation
  • Paid sick time
  • Contributions to health and dental insurance
  • 401(k) contributions
  • Flexible schedules
  • Up to two industry association memberships
  • New business origination incentives
Experience:
  • Writing skills: 8 years in a professional environment required
  • 5-8 years of agency experience preferred
  • B2B experience required
  • Law firm / legal experience is required
Schedule:
We work Monday to Friday as required by client meetings and workload. Approx 40 hours per week.

 

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