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About the Role
Gibson Dunn is a leading global law firm seeking a Manager, Awards & Recognition to help lead the development and execution of award submissions for its global legal awards and recognition program. This role manages a portfolio of award submissions across various publications and award programs, partnering with lawyers and business professionals to develop persuasive submissions.
Responsibilities
- Manage relevant award programs end-to-end, including calendar, intake, and workflow.
- Partner across the firm to source nominees and materials.
- Draft and edit relevant submissions across global legal and business publications.
- Maintain rigorous trackers of active submissions, deadlines, and status.
- Contribute to a content library of award language, lawyer narratives, and proof points.
- Contribute to weekly award-program updates for firm leadership.
- Collaborate with the team awards specialist to share workload and maintain consistency.
- Identify opportunities to improve program templates, trackers, and workflows.
Requirements
- Exceptional writing and editing skills, with the ability to distill complex information into clear, compelling narratives.
- Resourcefulness and sound judgment, with the ability to connect the dots and identify the right sources.
- Strong editorial judgment and sound decision-making on positioning, candidate selection, and storytelling.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence partners, practice group leaders, and business development teams.
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to prioritize competing deadlines and drive multiple workstreams.
- Strategic, execution-oriented mindset, with the ability to operate with speed, precision, and sound judgment.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and resilient, with a commitment to accuracy and quality.
- Technologically fluent, with experience leveraging AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot) and other productivity technologies.
Skills
- Writing
- Editing
- Project Management
- Stakeholder Management
- AI Tools
Location
- New York
- Los Angeles
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 7+ years of experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Journalism, communications, or related field strongly preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $145,000 - $165,000
Benefits
- Health care
- Retirement benefits
- Paid days off, including sick time, and vacation time
- Parental leave
- Basic life insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Discretionary, performance-based bonuses
About the Company
- Gibson Dunn is a leading global law firm, advising clients on significant transactions and disputes.
- Our exceptional teams craft and deploy creative legal strategies that are meticulously tailored to every matter, however complex or high-stakes.
- The firm’s work is distinguished by a unique combination of precision and vision.
Equal Opportunity
- Gibson Dunn will consider for employment qualified Applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of local law.
- Gibson Dunn is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities.
- We strive to ensure an inclusive and accessible hiring experience.
- The Firm will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable participation in the application and recruitment process, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.