Job Description:
The Communications Manager will spearhead the firm's communications and PR initiatives. This role involves developing and executing comprehensive communication strategies, nurturing media relationships, and leveraging various platforms to enhance the firm's visibility and reputation. The successful candidate will work closely with internal teams and external agencies to deliver impactful campaigns and content.
Key Responsibilities:
- External Communications and PR Leadership:
- Lead the firm's external communications and PR efforts.
- Drive the PR agency to meet organizational goals and objectives.
- Build and nurture strong media relationships.
Campaign Ideation and Execution:
- Conceptualize and execute 360-degree campaigns aligned with the firm's practice areas.
- Develop and implement social media strategies to maintain consistent updates and engagement across various platforms.
- Report and analyse social media engagement metrics.
Content Development:
- Develop high-quality content, including press releases, articles, whitepapers, and presentations, in collaboration with professionals.
- Maintain website updates with news, hirings, departures, and articles.
Events and Media Engagement:
- Host webinars, seminars, and roundtables to stay relevant and capture news momentum.
- Engage with global media to place articles and enhance firm visibility.
Market Outreach and Internal Collaboration:
- Support Partners with market outreach initiatives.
- Identify key international platforms for firm visibility and profiling.
- Work effectively with internal cross-functional teams to align communication efforts.
Awards and Trade Media Relations:
- Timely filing and submission of entries for awards, league tables, and case/deal reporting.
- Build and nurture relations with critical trade media.
Budget Management:
- Maintain records of expenditure on publications and invoices.
- Identify new platforms to promote the firm's thought leadership activities.
- Manage a budget for various publications and maximize national and international outreach.
Technical Proficiency:
- Maintain a working knowledge of MS Office Suite, Google Analytics, WordPress, and other relevant tools.
Specific Duties:
Integrated Content Development:
- Manage the internal news network to proactively identify communication opportunities.
- Design, develop, and deploy high-quality content assets across external channels.
- Digital Communication:
- Utilize cutting-edge digital media (website and social media) to deliver corporate messages engagingly and impactfully.
- Corporate Branding:
- Drive thought leadership through authored media articles, white papers, blogs, and case studies.
- Identify and develop thought leadership content on key focus areas for leadership team members.
Qualifications and Skills:
- Extensive experience in writing for diverse requirements, including speeches, articles, press material, feature stories, and social media.
- Strong understanding of the following:
- Corporate communication
- Crisis Communications
- Online Reputation Management
- Mass Communication
- Advocacy
- Sustainability Communication
- Content Development
- Leadership Communication
- Digital Content
- Press Communication
- Corporate Identity
- Journalism
- Ability to manage diverse Corporate Communication requirements on a large scale, dealing with ambiguity and complexity.
- Self-driven, and accountable, with strong problem-solving skills and end-to-end ownership.
