Senior Content Manager Job at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP in Seattle

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 Senior Content Manager to 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.

On a Typical Day

• Develop an integrated content strategy aligned to firm priorities.
• Collaborate with practice groups, partners, and business development professionals on practice descriptions, website content, marketing collateral, proposals, and presentations.
• Oversee editorial calendar planning across web, client alerts, blogs, social, email, and 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, metadata, headline testing, and analytics‑informed refinements.
• Advise on content performance metrics to report impact and continuously improve strategy.
• Mentor junior specialists and contribute to a collaborative, inclusive team culture.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional content, editorial, or communications experience, ideally within professional services, law firms, B2B organizations, or news.
• Law firm or professional services experience strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's Degree in English, Journalism, Communications, or Marketing.
• Demonstrated editorial strategy leadership with multiple stakeholders.
• Outstanding writing and editing skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with partners and senior leadership.
• Knowledge of the law firm business development process.
• Project management skills to manage concurrent complex priorities.
• Digital content tools experience (CMS, SEO/GEO, email marketing, analytics).
• Client‑first, team‑first attitude and sensitivity to client information.
• Creative, data‑driven, process‑driven writing mindset.
• Experience managing and mentoring a team.

Who We Are

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is an AmLaw 100 law firm with 10 offices nationwide. We are relentlessly committed to client service and look for candidates who share that commitment.

Benefits

• 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

Compensation and Salary

Annualized salary ranges vary by location. Example range for Washington: $128,000 to $141,000. Example range for Los Angeles: $130,000 to $144,000. Example range for New York City: $139,000 to $153,000. Example range for Washington D.C.: $130,000 to $144,000.