Communications Project Specialist

Requirements: - Degree in Communications, Marketing, Journalism, Public Relations, or a related field. - 3–5 years' experience in communications, corporate communications, content marketing, public relations, or a related communications environment. - Exceptional written and verbal communication skills. - Strong project management and organisational skills. - Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills. - Strong editorial and proofreading ability. - Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously. - Experience working with senior executives or professional services firms is advantageous. - Experience managing legal directory submissions is advantageous. Responsibilities: - Plan, manage, and deliver strategic communications projects from conception to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget. - Develop integrated communication plans and manage project timelines, resources, milestones, risks, and stakeholder updates. - Coordinate cross-functional teams and stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions to ensure effective collaboration and successful project delivery. - Develop, manage, and maintain high-quality written and visual content across print, digital, website, intranet, and other communication channels. - Manage the end-to-end development, review, approval, publication, and repurposing of thought leadership and marketing content. - Ensure communications and marketing collateral meet brand standards, editorial guidelines, quality expectations, and risk management requirements. - Build and maintain effective relationships with internal stakeholders, agencies, suppliers, and other external service providers. - Manage agency deliverables, timelines, budgets, and service levels while ensuring agreed outcomes are achieved. - Manage the full lifecycle of legal directory and rankings submissions, including requirements, submissions, reviews, approvals, records, and stakeholder coordination. - Monitor rankings requirements and market developments, analyse rankings outcomes, and identify opportunities for improved rankings performance. - Develop and execute integrated campaigns across digital, social media, PR, website, and internal channels to promote rankings, awards, and recognitions. - Measure and evaluate communications and marketing initiatives against defined objectives and KPIs, including content, campaigns, rankings, thought leadership, and stakeholder engagement. - Prepare reports, dashboards, and presentations that provide actionable insights and support data-driven decision-making. - Monitor market trends, competitor activity, and emerging communications practices to identify opportunities for innovation and strengthen the firm's market positioning.