Communications Executive

Location: North
Salary: £27,000.00
Contract type: Permanent
Date posted: 01/06/22

An international law firm is looking for a Communications Executive to join their global communications team in their Leeds or Manchester offices. This is a newly created role offering an exciting opportunity for an ambitious individual to join an experienced team, providing exposure to all aspects of internal and external communications.

The Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively with key stakeholders on the delivery of communications plans
• Creating content for press releases, internal articles and social media posts
• Coordinating the content schedule for the firm intranet and other channels
• Producing coverage reports
• Managing the firm-wide awards schedule and identifying opportunities for independent recognition
• Support the Communications team, ensuring best practice is maintained by following procedures
• Identifying stories and staying on top of news and topics relating to these areas

The Candidate: 

• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, including perfect grammar and strong attention to detail
• Ability to create engaging ‘newsworthy’ stories for internal and external audiences
• Proficient with a range of digital / social media channels. Knowledge of editing video content an advantage
• Great interpersonal skills to build strong relationships with key stakeholders at all levels

Please note: Due to the specific sectors we work in, only candidates with valid work experience in a Law Firm, Accountancy Firm, Management Consultancy, Property/Construction Firm, Financial Services Firm or a high profile relevant Association or Agency will be considered.  We regret that our clients will not accept applications outside of these areas.

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