Assistant Communication Manager

SUMMARY

Our client is hiring an Assistant Communication Manager to join the team.

A suitable candidate should be a motivated and multi-skilled individual that meets the requirements of the role.

DUTIES TO INCLUDE

• Drafting and sourcing written and multimedia material for use in our Internal Communications channels (intranet news, magazine, emails, town halls and more), ensuring a timeline and relevant news flow and all relevant approvals are in place.
• Support the wider team and our stakeholders with initiatives and campaigns.
• Responsible for our team mailbox and team calendar to ensure engaging and timely content is published on a regular basis, working with our Communication Manager.
• Be a superuser of our internal communications infrastructure (intranet news, intranet pages, email management system, event management, team policies etc.) ensuring everything is updated and accurate.
• Responsible for maintaining our digital screens in London, working with stakeholders across the business to advertise their events and evergreen employee benefits and resources.
• Assist in maintaining analytics to monitor engagement with our communications and use these to assist with advising stakeholders.
• Providing event and internal communication support for results announcements and presentations.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

ESSENTIAL

• You will be both creative and analytical.
• A great listener who is able to understand business challenges and proactively offer innovative solutions to address them.
• Reliable in planning and delivery.
• Business acumen: Has a basic understanding of the company, its strategy, operations, business objectives, and industry, and is committed to expanding upon that understanding.
• Audience understanding: Has a basic understanding of target audiences across the business and can adapt written material accordingly to achieve communications goals.
• Digital skills: Strong understanding of digital channels and ability to adapt communications for different platforms.
• Interpersonal influence: Effective communicator with good collaboration skills and ability to build strong relationships with key stakeholders around the business.
• Speaking and presentation: Strong verbal communication and ability to articulate complex ideas in a simple and understandable way.
• Attention to detail: Able to actively identify, rectify and escalate potential issues where required.

DESIRABLE

• Experience using workflow management tools.
• Previous creative traffic management experience in a similar role in an agency or in-house creative team.
• Experience working with global teams.
• Experience working with creatives and understanding of the creative process.