Social Media Specialist

Description

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 a Social Media Specialist to join our team in either Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, or Washington D.C. office.

The Social Media Specialist will interact with our network to promote our firm and its services to our existing and new audiences. The Specialist will be responsible for creating consistent, meaningful content on all social media platforms and managing a high volume of daily posts. This is a highly visible role for a clear and enthusiastic communicator, strong and creative writer, social media strategist, and team player.

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:

• Generate content and help enhance and implement the firm's social media communications strategy for multiple accounts and handles
• Generate, edit, publish and share engaging content daily (e.g. original text, photos, videos and news)
• Work one-on-one with multiple internal stakeholders/thought leaders to push out content via their social media accounts and handles
• Present social media strategy and recommendations to practice group leadership
• Team with firm initiatives (DEI, pro bono, women’s initiative) to ideate and implement messaging in line with their own goals and the firm’s
• Train attorneys on best practices for building out their own social media presence while aligning with firm goals, culture, and strategic interests
• Develop, own, and execute toward performance metrics for social media handles including Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and others
• Coordinate with content team and other marketing stakeholders including design to ensure consistency in messaging across email, social media, and DWT.com
• Coordinate with administrators on office-specific activities and programming for promotion on social media
• Create and maintain a social media calendar using a SaaS platform such as Sprout
• Create campaigns around high impact content, firm successes, and programming
• Ensure consistency of the firm’s message platform and integration into all social media platforms and handles
• Design and implement social media strategy to align with business goals
• Monitor social media channels, campaigns and analytics. Conduct competitor analysis
• Set specific objectives and reporting on Return on Investment
• Communicate with followers, respond to queries in a timely manner and monitor social engagement
• Stay up-to-date with current technologies and trends in social media, design tools and applications
• Incorporate search engine optimization strategies in content creation for added visibility and awareness
• Other duties as assigned

Join us if you have:

• 5+ years of professional social media experience planning and managing content in a corporate or agency setting, required
• 3+ years demonstrated writing experience in the marketing communications field required
• BA in journalism, communications, marketing, or equivalent experience required
• Proficiency in AP style writing required
• HTML experience required
• Team player with strong work and customer-service ethic, required
• High degree of accuracy, attention to detail and quality control required
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines required
• Solid communication skills with ability to adapt to shifting priorities and multiple decision makers required
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously

Who We Are

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is an AmLaw 100 law firm with 11 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 $67,000 to $77,000 ($34.36-$39.49). 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 $67,000 to $77,000 ($34.36-$39.49); and in San Francisco is $76,000 to $86,000 ($38.97-$44.10). 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 $71,000 to $80,000 ($39.01-$43.96). 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 embraces diversity, equity and inclusion. It brings out the best of what each individual has to offer and inspires us to build strong and lasting connections with each other, our clients, and our communities. 

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are part of the fabric of Davis Wright Tremaine-central to who we are and what we do. Our vision is to foster a culture where all talented individuals-including those who are traditionally underrepresented in the legal profession-can have, and can see, a path to success. In order to support this vision, we request that you voluntarily provide the following demographic data. All self-reported demographic information is stored securely in a manner that is compliant with DWT’s privacy and security policies and is only accessible by authorized members of the Talent Acquisition and HR Departments; it is not shared with any of the hiring decision-makers.

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 CarrieMcIntyre@dwt.com.  

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