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This is an exciting opportunity to work for one of the top law firms in the U.S.! Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is looking for aSenior Content Managerto join our team in our Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, or Washington D.C. offices.
We offer a hybrid work engagement with two days of remote work, and three days in-office.
The Senior Marketing ContentManager will be responsible for leading the writing, editing, and management of compelling content used in marketing collateral and thought leadership campaigns, the firm's website, and other marketing initiatives. The Senior Content Manager will manage day-to-day content production, support content strategy and governance, and will supervise a Marketing Content Strategist, Content Specialist, and Social Media Specialist. This position will partner with Marketing, Business Development, and Practice Management to produce clear, compliant, client-facing content that supports business development and thought leadership.
At Davis Wright Tremaine, you will find challenging assignments, opportunities for professional growth and community involvement, and a culture of inclusion. DWT fosters inclusiveness and authenticity. Regardless of position, everyone here has a voice and the support is unparalleled.
On a typical day you will:
- Develop an integrated content strategy aligned to firm priorities, including strategies to create new content and refresh existing content in support of the firm's growth and brand elevation goals, and to profile the work and achievements of the firm's attorneys.
- Collaborate with practice groups, individual partners, and business development professionals on practice descriptions, website content, marketing collateral, proposals and presentations, lawyer bios, thought leadership, and event-related content.
- Collaborate with Business Development, Practice Management, Recruiting, and lawyers to translate legal expertise into compelling client- and market-facing content.
- Oversee editorial calendar planning across channels (web, client alerts, blogs, social, email, newsletters)
- Manage end-to-end content production: briefing, interviewing subject matter experts, drafting, editing, approval routing, and publishing
- Lead content optimization efforts: SEO and GEO best practices for web content, metadata, headline testing, and analytics-informed refinements.
- Oversee content repurposing and syndication to maximize reach and lifetime value across channels and campaigns.
- Maintain approval workflows with attention to compliance, QAC, and conflicts screening processes; maintain content frameworks, templates, style briefs, and editorial guidelines that support consistent tone, structure, and reuse across teams.
- Advise and present to lawyers and business professionals across the firm on how to develop compelling content and how to use content to raise awareness and grow business.
- Use content performance metrics (traffic, engagement, lead attribution, downloads, social amplification) to report impact and continuously improve strategy.
- Mentor and develop junior content and social media specialists; contribute to a collaborative, inclusive team culture.
- Stay up to date on content trends in the legal and professional services industries, advise on new strategies to improve the firm's approach to content.
Join us if you have:
- 7+ years of professional content, editorial, or communications experience, ideally within professional services, law firms, B2B organizations, or news.
- Law firm or other professional services experience strongly preferred
- Bachelor's Degree preferably in English, Journalism, Communications, or Marketing
- Demonstrated experience leading editorial strategy, content programs, or newsroom-style operations with multiple stakeholders.
- Outstanding writing and editing skills, with a strong command of tone, clarity, and succinctness.
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to get consensus and collaboration from partners, business development teams, and senior leadership; ability to explain concepts quickly and easily; ability to communicate with all levels of management and staff.
- Knowledge and experience of the law firm business development process.
- Proven project management skills with the ability to manage concurrent complex priorities and deadlines.
- Working knowledge of digital content tools (CMS experience preferred), SEO / GEO fundamentals, email marketing platforms, and analytics.
- Client-first and team-first attitude; responds promptly and effectively to internal and external client needs; understands sensitivity of client information.
- A dual-minded approach: highly creative and an excellent writer who can also be process-driven, think at scale, and rely on data to make decisions
- Experience managing and mentoring a team.
Who We Are
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is an AmLaw 100 law firm with 9 offices nationwide. We are relentlessly committed to client service and look for candidates who share that commitment. At DWT, client service means having empathy for each client's and each lawyer's work and personal pressures, business objectives, and legal needs; anticipating their needs; and having the capabilities and commitment to deliver what matters most to them.
What's in it For You?
DWT offers competitive compensation in addition to ample benefits including but not limited to:
- Choice of health and vision insurance plans
- 2 paid volunteer days for qualifying community service work
- Dental plan
- Fertility and adoption benefit
- Paid sabbatical after 13 years of service
- Tuition reimbursement
- Commuter benefits
- Retirement contribution
This job description intends to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. It is not intended to include all duties and responsibilities.
Washington State
The annualized salary range for this position in Washington is $128,000 to $141,000.Actual pay will be adjusted based on the candidate's education, training, experience and other job-related factors permitted by law. Full time employees may be eligible for a bonus, health insurance with an optional HSA, long term disability, dental insurance, vision care, telemedicine and virtual short term solution based counseling services, life insurance, Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, subsidized backup care and caregiving resources, 401(k), vacation, sick time, 11 paid holidays each year and an employee assistance program. For full-time employees, the initial vacation benefit is 15 days per year and 11 days of sick leave per year, accrued bi-weekly. Additional voluntary programs include: voluntary accident insurance, voluntary life, voluntary disability, voluntary long term care, and pet insurance. Commuter and Transit programs are also available.
California
The annualized salary range for this position in Los Angeles is $130,000 to $144,000; and in San Francisco is $146,000 to $162,000. Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience and other job-related factors permitted by law. Full time employees may be eligible for a bonus, health insurance with an optional HSA, long term disability, dental insurance, vision care, telemedicine and virtual short term solution based counseling services, life insurance, Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, subsidized backup care and caregiving resources, 401(k), vacation, sick time, and an employee assistance program. Additional voluntary programs include: voluntary accident insurance, voluntary life, voluntary disability, voluntary long term care, and pet insurance. Commuter and Transit programs are also available.
New York
The annualized salary range for this position in New York City is $139,000 to $153,000. Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience and other job-related factors permitted by law. Full time employees may be eligible for a bonus, health insurance with an optional HSA, short term disability, long term disability, dental insurance, vision care, telemedicine and virtual short term solution based counseling services, life insurance, Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, subsidized backup care and caregiving resources, 401(k), vacation, sick time, and an employee assistance program. Additional voluntary programs include: voluntary accident insurance, voluntary life, voluntary disability, voluntary long term care, and pet insurance. Commuter and Transit programs are also available.
District of Columbia
The annualized salary range for this position in Washington D.C. is$130,000 to $144,000.Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience and other job-related factors permitted by law. Full time employees may be eligible for a bonus, health insurance with an optional HSA, short term disability, long term disability, dental insurance, vision care, telemedicine and virtual short term solution based counseling services, life insurance, Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, subsidized backup care and caregiving resources, 401(k), vacation, sick time, and an employee assistance program. Additional voluntary programs include: voluntary accident insurance, voluntary life, voluntary disability, voluntary long term care, and pet insurance. Commuter and Transit programs are also available.
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP fosters a culture where all talented individuals-including those who are traditionally underrepresented in the legal profession-can have, and can see, paths to success.Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion sits on four pillars: Community, Growth, Education, and Engagement.Learn more about the firm's commitment to DEI here:www.dwt.com/dei.
Davis Wright Tremaine provides reasonable accommodations for those who need them to complete the application or recruiting process and for employees who need reasonable accommodations to perform the essential functions of their positions due to a disability or for religious reasons. If you need to request accommodation during the application or recruiting process, please email [emailprotected].
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