Digital Communications Coordinator

smartdept is hiring a Digital Communications Coordinator for a law firm based in Chicago. This role is also open to Los Angeles, CA. The Digital Communications Coordinator works with the Digital Communications Manager and the digital communications team to post, edit and manage content on their various web sites and social media properties. This is a direct hire and full time opportunity. 

 what you'll do: 

• Post items to website, including press releases, announcements, achievements, publications and events.
• Post edits and updates to various pages, including pages on services, pro bono information, diversity, location, social responsibly and sustainability, submitted by colleagues or as a result of SEO recommendations;
• Publish and edit posts to blogs
• Liaise with HR on updates to lawyer information housed in PeopleSoft and interfaced to website
• Liaise with Strategic Planning on updates to lawyer practice area teams;
• Perform regular sweeps of current websites and all firm-run blogs for misspellings, broken links, consistency guideline adherence and outdated content due to lawyer departures, flagging changes to digital communications leaders, as needed;
• Assist in drafting content for posts for LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter accounts;
• Monitor the social media dashboard for mentions of firm, flagging to internal stakeholders, as appropriate;
• Monitor social media pages for engagement with firm content
• Schedule social media posts in the social media dashboard
• Assist in identifying imagery for digital content including the sourcing and uploading of open graph imagery, social media images, etc., liaising with Creative, as needed;
• Liaise with AV team to upload and maintain videos on the firm’s Vimeo account, including setting adequate privacy permissions, selecting appropriate thumbnail images, etc. and providing links, as appropriate, to various stakeholders;
• Coordinate the development of internal guides to assist stakeholders with digital marketing efforts, including, but not limited to blog best practices, update posting procedures and tips, resource page guidance and social media profile and presence tips and best practices; and
• Other duties, as necessary.

 what you'll need: 

• Bachelor’s degree
• A minimum of one year experience with digital marketing
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of content management systems and/or databases.
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Good judgment
• Strong interpersonal communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Able to work harmoniously and effectively with others
• Able to preserve confidentiality and exercise discretion
• Able to work under pressure
• Able to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines and priorities