Communications Associate : London : £32k-£35k
Communications Associate : London : £32k-£35k
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Communications Assistant to work with a dynamic, forward thinking merchant banking and investment company in the tech sector.
This will initially be a 12 -month contract with potential to become permanent. The role will be based in Hammersmith, although home working and the ability to work in several environments will be necessary.
This is a full-time role Monday : Thursday, 9.30am-5.30pm, plus 8 Flexible hours off-site
This Communications/Media position is an exciting opportunity in London for a communications professional and self-starter who seeks a performance based opportunity inside a fast-paced changing work environment. You must have solid experience in Communications/Media. As we are looking for a London media assistant, you will often be on your own while reporting to both the Operations Manager in the US, and the UK Partner. You will sometimes be responsible for managing vendors outside the organisation. You must have foresight and be prepared to work in different environments hourly, weekly, monthly including portfolio businesses; in the London office or if need be, at home depending on need.
We offer an attractive salary, benefits, ESOP, and profit sharing for vetted time periods beyond probation of 90 days. The successful candidate will have the drive, ambition, and vision to help the company achieve its strategic goals.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
- assist in devising and maintaining communications, and media; digital and other;
- analyze SEO data
- research
- work with head of communications and communications manager to deliver communications strategies across the entire spectrum of comms disciplines including social media; website; internal comms; and the production of materials
- work with the targets, partners, and team to create content that enables our global propsects to see the difference between us and other competitors
- maintain vendor media work of communications collateral
- develop, manage, update, write, edit content for designated communications
- gather and manage high quality images that can be used in our communications
- find opportunities to increase engagement in our communications content
- support the business development members with their creation of their own communications
- materials (marketing documents, pitch documents, events materials)
- help organize, market, and communicate quarterly events
- perform any other duties that may be appropriate to the role.
Person Specification
- first class English writing skills in a range of formats : from social media to longer narrative
- graduate level qualification in a relevant field (business, para-legal, engineering or management studies), or equivalent professional experience
- solid experience working in the communications field, preferably in the investment sector
- two years’ experience in using social media to handle business development or public relations in new forms of digital communication
- comfortable with using WordPress and other content management systems
- tech-savvy in general : for example experience of cloud-based sharing platforms such as
- Dropbox/Box, and design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite is preferred
- excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
- proven ability to work effectively in a team environment and strong interpersonal skills
- engage a global outlook with a proven ability to work within a global team
Additional notes- the scope of this role includes duties such as:
- ability to respond flexibly to opportunities and requests, at times with little notice
- ability and willingness to travel if required
- ability to consistently apply good judgment and make responsible decisions
- Team results-oriented, with ability to work to tight deadlines
- use experience and foresight while being involved in certain collaborations or decision-making processes
- keeping confidentiality on all confidential company information
Qualifications
HND, degree in business or management a must, English writing, and legal experience helpful
GCSE English and mathematics (or equivalent) are standard entry requirements for many positions. Proven experience plus qualification in IT such as Drop Box, Cloud filing, Excel, Word, Outlook, is required.
Skills
In addition you will need to show evidence of the following:
- integrity
- discretion and an understanding of confidentiality issues
- exceptional written and oral communication skills
- excellent word processing and IT skills, including knowledge of a range of software packages (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Zoom, Drop Box, and Adobe)
- the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- good organisational and time management skills
- the ability to research, digest, analyse and present material clearly and concisely
- excellent interpersonal skills
- the ability to work on your own initiative
- honesty and reliability
- attention to detail
- flexibility and adaptability to juggle a range of different tasks and to work extra hours to meet team productivity deadlines