Graphic and Content Specialist – Newark

Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. is a full-service commercial law firm with offices located in New Jersey, New York, and Florida. The Firm prides itself on providing quality and effective legal services to a diverse range of clients from Fortune 500 companies to emerging growth businesses and foreign corporations conducting business within the United States.

It is our goal to be the best service provider to our client base. To achieve this goal, we understand that our team is our greatest asset. By working at Sills Cummis & Gross you will have a distinct and unique opportunity of long-term professional development, diverse assignments, and a supportive work environment. The successful candidate will join a team of highly skilled lawyers and support staff and be a contributing member to a sophisticated and successful legal practice. We will provide you with the tools and training to support our attorneys and provide you with a platform to share your ideas and develop your skills.

The Graphic and Content Specialist develops impactful, strategic and on-message marketing solutions to support the Firm’s marketing/business development efforts. This full-time position is located in Newark, New Jersey and reports to the Director of Marketing and Business Development. The Marketing and Business Development Manager will also provide training and guidance.

• Designing and creating firmwide graphic design projects, including advertisements, charitable journal ads, social media graphics, professional announcements, marketing brochures, client alerts, invitations for events, holiday e-cards, and special logos, among others.
• Ability to learn/use Concep and other software tools to create and send the Firm’s digital communications.
• Implementing brand standards across all communication channels and ensuring consistent application of the Sills Cummis & Gross style guide.
• Creating marketing templates as needed.
• Overseeing photography for website, bios and other purposes, including taking headshots and photoshopping pictures.
• Maintaining and updating the Firm’s blogs.
• Maintaining backup of the Firm’s advertisements for attorney advertising purposes.
• Assisting with other marketing/business development activities, including posting content on the Firm’s social media pages, putting together marketing packages, updating biographies, adding information to the website, formatting the internal news report, assisting with InterAction (including training), creating PowerPoint presentations, assisting with case charts/schematics for attorneys, and other duties as needed.
• Assisting other Firm administrative departments.
• Assist with administrative duties when needed, such as processing charitable contribution paperwork, among others.
• Collaborate with the marketing team members and perform other duties as assigned.

• Proven ability to use Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop to create high-quality deliverables.
• Superior aptitude for detail and accuracy while exhibiting a high degree of critical thinking.
• Excellent communication and client service skills.
• Strong work ethic.
• Must work well under pressure and be a self-starter, problem-solver, proactive thinker and team player.
• Diplomacy, tact and ability to maintain confidentiality are required.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, marketing, business, journalism or related discipline.
• At least 3 years of related experience in a law firm.

Salary and Benefits Package for Full-Time Roles:

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Life Insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability plans
• 401K
• 18 days of paid time off (PTO)/year, paid holidays, and floating holiday(s) (25 days of PTO/year after 5 years of service)
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Account options to help save money on healthcare
• Transit Commuter Benefits
• Wellness – Gym reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pet Insurance

The base annual salary range for this role is $65,000 to $90,000. This is a non-exempt position, that reports to the Director of Marketing and Business Development. Base annual salary depends on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill set, years and depth of experience and certifications. This is a hybrid position reporting to our Newark, New Jersey location.

Sills Cummis & Gross is committed to providing an equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All employment decisions including those relating to hiring, promotion, transfers, benefits, compensation and placement, will be made without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic characteristics, religion, religious dress and/or grooming, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, U.S. military status, political affiliation, or any other class protected by state and/or federal law.

Qualified candidates should submit cover letter and resume to Kelly Fantasia and Millie Cruz, here.