Type of Position: Communications Specialist
Pay: £40k - £60k

Communications Specialist - London

Our client in London is looking for a Communications Specialist to join their Marketing team. They offer a hybrid working environment, with a minimum of two days office based and the balance working from home. They are open to accepting candidates who offer a part time role (three days a week) or full time basis, either on a fixed term contract or a permanent appointment.

The successful candidate will be responsible for organising and hosting a high level of engaging content for clients, including investment professionals, institutional investors and retail consumers, positively reflecting our clients’ purpose to actively and responsibly manage clients’ money for a better future, and playing an important role in building greater awareness and familiarity of investment strategies and products, and increasing the propensity of investors to use investment strategies. Multiple content channels to include video, podcasts, webinars, articles and social media.

Principal Responsibilities / Deliverables

Planning

• Work with the marketing, business development and investment teams to develop a programme of regular and other content covering different investment strategies and services, including quick reaction comment on market events
• Appropriate preparation of guests/presenters for content broadcasts, for example pre-agreeing questions, key points and format
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement of content and content plans, including working with relevant third party agencies

Hosting

• Act as host for videos, podcasts, webinars and other media, interviewing internal guests/presenters including fund managers and other subject matter experts and external ‘guests’
• Work with content authors and guests to help them deliver engaging content

Content creation

• Act as a content author, using superior writing skills, including writing articles in association with fund managers and other subject matter experts
• Work with marketing and compliance team to organise relevant approval of content
• Focus on planned and timely ad hoc content including reaction based comment on current news

Reporting & Measurement

• Work with the marketing team and relevant third parties to create and use data analysis of content programme to make better decisions about future content
• Provide timely, relevant feedback to content authors and guests/presenters to keep them properly informed and to identify opportunities to improve the Company’s content in the future

PR

• Assist in the management of the Company’s activity including liaising with the marketing team and third party agency on the planning and drafting of press communications, including press releases, reactive and proactive comment, and articles.

Individual Conduct

• Act with integrity
• Act with due care, skill and diligence
• Pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly
• Observe proper standards of market conduct

Education / Qualification

• 5+ years of related professional experience

Experience / Knowledge

• Strong understanding of the investment management sector/experience working in the investment industry
• Experience of digital broadcasting media, for example videos and audio
• Experience working in a collaborative way, including with internal and external contacts to ensure content reaches a high standard and is delivered on time

Skills

• Very good writing skills & professional writing experience
• Very good oral communication skills
• Good attention to detail
• Persuasive skills and ability to use evidence to support proposals
• Able to quickly develop a good understanding or organisational culture
• Good IT skills
• Alignment with Company values: dedicated, passionate, responsible, independent and collegiate

Characteristics

• A diplomatic manner when dealing with colleagues, senior management and third parties; listens carefully and deploys sensitive presentation and influencing skills to establish credibility
• Maintain absolute integrity and confidentiality; is trustworthy, honest, credible and reliable
• Consistent professional manner

If you are interested in this role then please forward your CV to [email protected]