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Senior Specialist, Executive and Internal Communications

K&L Gates · Charlotte, NC · 1 mo ago
On-siteWriting$97k–$183k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role (maybe job summary), Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We need to extract content from posting. Job Summary: The first paragraph: "At K&L Gates, we are looking for smart, imaginative and hard-working people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and ideas to join us. Perhaps our search for talented visionaries and your search for important and impactful work lead to the same place. The global law firm of K&L Gates is seeking a Senior Specialist, Executive and Internal Communications to join one of our US offices. The Senior Specialist, Executive and Internal Communications will support a growing internal communications team during a pivotal development phase. Reporting to the Director, Executive and Internal Communications, this role focuses on improving how employees stay informed, connected, and engaged. The position combines process-building and governance with hands-on tasks like writing, editing, and daily execution. Responsibilities include planning firmwide communications, refining content, managing tools and channels, and collaborating with colleagues to advance projects. This role offers firmwide exposure, involvement in high-visibility communications, and the opportunity to shape the team’s standards and practices." That's a job summary. Could be "About the role". We'll use

About the role

and put that paragraph(s) in

. Responsibilities: There's a list of essential duties after "Essential Duties". Many bullet-like sentences. We need to extract each duty as

  • . The text: "Drafting and editing internal communications and plans, including intranet stories, leadership announcements, leader communications, summaries, slide decks, scripts, and other supporting materials. Owning and maintaining the Executive and Internal Communications team’s editorial calendar, keeping a clear view of active work, priorities, deadlines, dependencies, and risks. Managing internal communications dashboards, identifying timing conflicts, competing messages, dependencies, and opportunities to better plan communications across the firm. Managing firmwide newsletter creation, including establishing timelines, collecting and refining content, coordinating with contributors, and producing materials for review and publication. Leading the project management of communications projects and campaigns, developing plans, coordinating contributors, tracking actions, and helping keep work on schedule. Publishing and maintaining content across internal communication channels, collaborating with content owners to ensure accuracy, approvals, timing, relevance, and audience alignment. Putting communications plans into action and serve as a central point of coordination for communications requests, clarifying scope, timing, responsibilities, and delivery approach. Reviewing and editing communications to ensure accessibility, clarity, accuracy, consistency, and alignment with firm standards, escalating complex issues when necessary. Leveraging emerging technology to develop and improve templates, processes, workflows, governance, and other tools that enhance team performance Collaborating closely with and fostering relationships with key stakeholders in Client Growth, Human Resources, Digital, Technology, and other teams globally. Managing multiple priorities independently, use sound judgment, handle confidential information appropriately, and know when to seek senior input." We need to split into separate items. Each sentence separated by period. We'll create
    • each. Requirements: The "Experience & Skills Required" section includes many bullet-like statements. We'll treat as Requirements or Skills? The instruction: Use sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We have experience & skills required list. Could split into Requirements (education, experience) and Skills (specific abilities). Let's parse. From "Experience & Skills Required" paragraph: "Hold Bachelor's degree in communications, English, journalism, marketing, business, or a related field, or equivalent work experience may be considered. Exhibit remarkable emotional intelligence, adapting responses to diverse perspectives, fostering trust, and effectively engaging with individuals in various contexts and environments. Exercise sound judgment and discretion, recognizing situations that are sensitive or require input from senior-level personnel. Demonstrate ability to handle confidential and sensitive information appropriately. Demonstrate ability to work independently and as part of a team, and to adapt when priorities change. Demonstrate ability to quickly and clearly write and edit content for different audiences, channels, and purposes. Demonstrate expertise in AI and proficiency with Microsoft tools. Gain experience using project-management tools, content systems, intranets, email platforms, or reporting tools. Demonstrate exceptional organization and project management skills, with experience navigating several projects, contributors, deadlines, and priorities at the same time. Demonstrate ability to take direction and turn it into a clear plan of action, follow up with others, and keep work moving. Demonstrate exceptional interpersonal skills and the confidence to work effectively with colleagues at different levels across the firm. Demonstrate exceptional attention to detail and commitment to producing clear, accurate, and polished work. Demonstrate 2–5 years of relevant experience in internal or corporate communications within professional services or a complex, multi-stakeholder organization." We can separate: Requirements: education and years experience. Skills: the rest (emotional intelligence, judgment, confidentiality, teamwork, writing/editing, AI expertise, Microsoft tools, project management tools, organization/project management, planning, interpersonal, attention to detail). We'll create sections accordingly. Qualifications: maybe not separate; we could combine with Requirements. But we need to include sections only if real content. We'll have Requirements (education + experience) and Skills (list). Could also have Qualifications (maybe same as Requirements). To avoid duplication, we can put education and experience under Requirements, and the rest under Skills. Benefits: There's a Benefits section with a list. We'll extract each benefit as
    • . The list includes many items separated by line breaks. We'll parse. Pay: There's Compensation Salary $97,392 - $182,594/year and note that compensation will be determined during interview process etc. We have specific salary range. So we can include Pay section with that range. The note about variation is okay but we still have specific numbers. We'll include

      Salary range: $97,392 – $182,594 per year.

      Schedule: Not mentioned. No schedule info. So we omit Schedule section. About the Firm: Could be "About the Firm" but not in the list of allowed headings. The allowed headings are About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we should not include About the Firm. The content about firm could be omitted? The instruction: Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. However we must only use allowed headings. The "About the Firm" is substantive but not a permitted heading. We could incorporate it into About the role? Possibly we could add a paragraph under About the role that includes firm description. But the instruction says: Use

      for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings? It says use those for section headings. Likely we should only use those headings; other content can be placed under appropriate heading or as prose without heading. We could put the firm description under About the role as additional paragraph. We must remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. So we need to strip the EEO paragraph, the notice about E-Verify, background check, etc. Also the "About The Firm" maybe not boilerplate but we can keep as part of About the role. We must not include headings with filler text. So ensure each heading has substantive content. Now produce HTML fragment. Structure:

      About the role

      At K&L Gates, we are looking for smart, imaginative and hard-working people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and ideas to join us. Perhaps our search for talented visionaries and your search for important and impactful work lead to the same place. The global law firm of K&L Gates is seeking a Senior Specialist, Executive and Internal Communications to join one of our US offices. The Senior Specialist, Executive and Internal Communications will support a growing internal communications team during a pivotal development phase. Reporting to the Director, Executive and Internal Communications, this role focuses on improving how employees stay informed, connected, and engaged. The position combines process-building and governance with hands-on tasks like writing, editing, and daily execution. Responsibilities include planning firmwide communications, refining content, managing tools and channels, and collaborating with colleagues to advance projects. This role offers firmwide exposure, involvement in high-visibility communications, and the opportunity to shape the team’s standards and practices.

      K&L Gates is a fully integrated global law firm with lawyers located in more than 40 offices. We have experienced dramatic growth in the past decade and now rank among the largest U.S. based law firms in the world. We take pride in constantly striving for innovation, imagination and an entrepreneurial spirit. We come up with big ideas and then roll up our sleeves to get the job done, guiding our clients through their most complex issues in a variety of industry sectors and across multiple regions of the world. The industry recognition the firm has garnered emanates from the foundation of a global community aligned on behalf of our clients. The people at K&L Gates are committed to working together to create a legacy for each other, the firm, our clients, and the communities in which we serve. We thrive in an inclusive and socially conscious environment that embraces diversity and takes a holistic approach to the career evolution of all our professionals.

      Responsibilities

      • Drafting and editing internal communications and plans, including intranet stories, leadership announcements, leader communications, summaries, slide decks, scripts, and other supporting materials.
      • Owning and maintaining the Executive and Internal Communications team’s editorial calendar, keeping a clear view of active work, priorities, deadlines, dependencies, and risks.
      • Managing internal communications dashboards, identifying timing conflicts, competing messages, dependencies, and opportunities to better plan communications across the firm.
      • Managing firmwide newsletter creation, including establishing timelines, collecting and refining content, coordinating with contributors, and producing materials for review and publication.
      • Leading the project management of communications projects and campaigns, developing plans, coordinating contributors, tracking actions, and helping keep work on schedule.
      • Publishing and maintaining content across internal communication channels, collaborating with content owners to ensure accuracy, approvals, timing, relevance, and audience alignment.
      • Putting communications plans into action and serve as a central point of coordination for communications requests, clarifying scope, timing, responsibilities, and delivery approach.
      • Reviewing and editing communications to ensure accessibility, clarity, accuracy, consistency, and alignment with firm standards, escalating complex issues when necessary.
      • Leveraging emerging technology to develop and improve templates, processes, workflows, governance, and other tools that enhance team performance.
      • Collaborating closely with and fostering relationships with key stakeholders in Client Growth, Human Resources, Digital, Technology, and other teams globally.
      • Managing multiple priorities independently, using sound judgment, handling confidential information appropriately, and knowing when to seek senior input.

      Requirements

      • Hold a Bachelor's degree in communications, English, journalism, marketing, business, or a related field, or equivalent work experience may be considered.
      • Demonstrate 2–5 years of relevant experience in internal or corporate communications within professional services or a complex, multi-stakeholder organization.

      Skills

      • Exhibit remarkable emotional intelligence, adapting responses to diverse perspectives, fostering trust, and effectively engaging with individuals in various contexts and environments.
      • Exercise sound judgment and discretion, recognizing situations that are sensitive or require input from senior-level personnel.
      • Demonstrate ability to handle confidential and sensitive information appropriately.
      • Demonstrate ability to work independently and as part of a team, and to adapt when priorities change.
      • Demonstrate ability to quickly and clearly write and edit content for

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