Senior Specialist, Executive and Internal Communications
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.
KEY RELATIONSHIPS: Director, Executive and Internal Communications, Senior Manager, Executive and Internal Communications, Human Resources leadership and team members, External communications colleagues, Other internal stakeholders and vendors, as appropriate
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