Are you ready for a career move to an international law firm with a very strong presence in the UK market? Are you passionate about media relations, can recognise a good news story and skilled in writing? You will be reporting to the Senior Global Communications Manager to help implement a global PR and external communications strategy covering their five core global sectors - insurance, international trade, energy, transport and infrastructure.  It’s an important and busy role for a self- motivated and enterprising comms professional. Previous experience in the professional services sector is desirable but not essential.     

Key responsibilities:

• Support with the implementation of a global external communications strategy (media relations, corporate communications and social media) and the metrics to evidence it.
• Support the corporate communications activity to enhance and protect the firm's reputation – including legal media liaison and award entries.
• Lead on developing and delivering PR plans for business lines to support the global communications strategy and deliver quality media coverage
• Project manage end to end communications strategies, including developing thought leadership, from concept through deployment to post campaign evaluation.
• Maintain good media relationships across all media channels
• Help manage agency relationships

Experience required:

• Enterprising and inventive with the ability to generate ideas based on partner, client insight, market/media information, research and available data
• Strong conceptual skills, building and articulating ideas into end to end communications plans
• Strong media contacts and an understanding of how to market B2B organisations through media and social media
• Strong writing skills and an ability to understand and communicate complex topics to a sophisticated target audience
• Influential and persuasive using a variety of skills to galvanise teams into action
• Confident, collaborative and capable of managing relationships across all levels from partners to senior managers and BD Executives
• Self-motivated, strong and resilient with the energy to help conceive ideas and drive projects through several layers of the firm
• Capable of managing a wide variety of projects, at different stages of progression, along-side business as usual tasks
• Knowledge of the various internal and external communications channels available with the ability to execute plans on a multi-platform basis