Associate Director, External Communications - Americas

Job Title:

Associate Director, External Communications - Americas

Duration: 8 Months

Location:

Remote – Comfortable with EST hours

Report into the Head of Communications, and work closely with key US/Americas leaders and stakeholders to support our media relations and external comms efforts for the business.

• Draft press releases and key index announcements to support the business, working closely with legal and compliance counterparts
• Media monitoring and sharing of key news stories
• Crisis and issues communications support
• Play a critical role in our global day‑to‑day press office activity, including responding to key financial and markets reporters in a timely manner
• Thought leadership and research distribution with key reporters
• Advise senior leaders and stakeholders on critical comms issues
• Support across index rebalance communications
• Educate reporters on client’s index methodologies and approach
• Contribute to internal communications initiatives where appropriate

• At least 8 years of communications experience, with significant focus on external communications, preferably in the financial services/markets industry
• Exceptional writer
• Strong interpersonal skills; ability to easily build relationships and inspire trust and confidence from senior leaders
• Experience working globally in a large multinational, matrixed organization or agency environment
• Creativity and willingness to try new communications formats and push the boundaries
• Eagerness to explore content creation tools
• Ability to develop KPIs to measure success and use data and insights to inform communications decisions, influence stakeholders and demonstrate results
• Effective management of priorities and level of service to our stakeholders
• Execution to the highest of standards, with strong attention to detail and deadlines
• Bachelor’s or equivalent university degree