Our client, a global leader in financial services, are looking for a Media Relations Manager to work as part of a busy in-house Media Relations Team.

What you’ll do

• Implement the group PR strategy, working closely with the media relations team and directly with the Head of Media Relations
• Working as a media relations adviser with their heads of marketing across the business to ensure the PR strategy is aligned with their business priorities and strategic capabilities
• Manage their global PR agencies
• Manage press programmes for key senior investment and distribution spokespeople
• Responsible for establishing and maintaining key UK national business, UK trade press contacts
• Work with the media relations team to drive a collaboration approach, working on projects and sharing knowledge
• Ensure the governance including media training, compliance framework process and procedures are followed
• The job holder has responsibility for ensuring that the output of all press releases and investment commentary are of both a high quality and accurate.

Role specification

• 7+ years’ experience media relations experience, either in-house or in consultancy
• Financial services experience in media relations
• Experience of working as a journalist would be beneficial
• Degree qualification (would be beneficial)
• Asset Management media relations experience (would be beneficial)

Candidate specification

• Self-motivated and enthusiastic
• Flexible, highly curious and willing to learn
• A critical thinker who’s able to look at stories and pick out key messages
• Excellent written and verbal English skills, understanding how nuances can influence communications
• Able to work under pressure, on several priorities at once, and with tight deadlines