Media Relations Manager
- Employer
- VMA GROUP
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £60,000 - £70,000
- Closing date
- 13 Sep 2018
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Discipline
- Press / Media Relations, Corporate Communications, Investor Relations, Financial PR
- Seniority
- Director / Head / Vice-President, Senior Management, Manager / Mid-Management
- Sector
- Financial Services, Professional Services
Job Details
An international financial services group is looking to recruit a media relations manager for its global headquarters in London.
Candidates should have financial and corporate communications experience, excellent writing and oral communications skills and the capability to be able to progress to more senior roles within the corporate communications team.
Key responsibilities include:
- Helping to promote and protect the company’s reputation through the development of effective communications and issues management plans and draft associated materials, including press releases, briefing notes, Q&As etc.
- Manage and coordinate queries from journalists in the UK and internationally, responding to requests in an appropriate and timely manner.
- Manage the media programmes for the Chairman, CEO and other senior executives.
- Manage the company’s social media activity.
- Manage the company’s media relations and media monitoring agencies.
- Work closely with colleagues in the wider corporate communications, investor relations and government relations teams to ensure that all company communications is coordinated and delivering consistent messages.
Desirable Competencies
- Strong writing skills
- First-rate oral communication skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Calm under pressure
- An ability to work alone and as part of a team
- Experience of financial and corporate communications
- Experience of using social media
- Strong project management skills
- Commercial acumen
- An ability to build relationships quickly and easily
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VMAGROUP is the leading international interim and permanent recruitment and executive search specialists for Marketing, Digital and Communications roles. Specialist practices cover internal communications, external communications, marketing, digital, financial services, investor relations and public affairs.
With a truly global reach, VMAGROUP has offices across the UK, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
VMAGROUP is committed to equal opportunities and is a Diversity Pledged Recruiter.
Company
VMA GROUP is the international executive search and recruitment specialist for communications, marketing, digital and change, operating across permanent, contract and interim markets.
With offices across the UK and Europe, VMA GROUP has a reputation for providing expert consultancy services and advice, supported by in-depth knowledge of the professions it recruits for.
For over 45 years, VMA GROUP’s team of recruitment professionals, which includes ex-industry specialists, has maintained long-term, successful relationships with an international network of clients. From innovative, independent start-ups, to large multinational corporations and not-for-profit organisations, VMA GROUP has helped build formidable teams across the world.
- Website
- http://www.vmagroup.com/
- Telephone
- 020 7436 4243
- Location
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10 Bloomsbury Way London, England
London
England
WC1A 2SL
United Kingdom
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