Description
Communications Executive
London
6 MONTH CONTRACT
Bank of America Merrill Lynch is currently seeking to recruit a Communications Executive to work in there offices based in London.
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing primarily external and internal communications support across the GR line of businesses in the EMEA region by working closely with relevant business heads and reporting to the Senior Vice President, Head of Global
Research Communications, EMEA.
Key skills:
- Providing day to day press relation activities support: taking press calls, setting up and managing interviews, tracking forward features, maintaining media contacts lists, monitoring press coverage and taking responsibility for activity reporting, writing and issuing press releases.
- Providing ad-hoc internal communications support: work with GR senior executives to develop and implement business focused internal communication plans, draft and manage the distribution of executive announcements, writing articles that engage employees, influence behaviour and support the company's objectives and manage internal approval processes with a range of stakeholders including senior executives, HR, Legal, Compliance etc.
- Develop good working relationships with senior executives and spokespeople as well as relevant press contacts and BAML's PR agency network across the region in order to raise the profile of the bank in local press
- Build and maintain a strong network of internal contacts and sources
- Maintaining detailed records and logs of all external activity (legal & compliance requirement)
- Help develop on-going press relationship-building programmes for senior executives
Responsibilities:
- Strong administration skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Good relationship management and interpersonal skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Initiative, coupled with accuracy, reliability and attention to detail.
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- A strong team player and lateral thinker, comfortable working collaboratively, virtually and independently.
To be considered for this role the following skills must be present in your CV
- Graduate level qualification in related subject
- Exposure to Communication, Marketing, PR, Journalist work experience or related roles
- Excellent communication skills and stakeholder engagement
- Polished publishing skills in word, PowerPoint etc.
- Attention to Detail
- Drive and ambition
If you wish to apply for the above position, please email me on Pontoon is a global HR outsourcing company specializing in improving an organization's talent. We manage the contingent workforce and statement of work resources on behalf of our clients, as well as source and recruit direct hires. Pontoon's approach results in significant cost savings and revenue improvement, increased worker quality, workforce insight and greater regulatory compliance. A division of Adecco with operations in nearly 100 countries and with more than 1,500 colleagues worldwide, the Jacksonville, Florida-based organization delivers solutions to more than 150 industry-leading companies.