Finn Partners
PR Vice President – Corporate & Financial Services
Financial Services and Corporate - London, United Kingdom - Full Time
FINN Partners is on the hunt for an experienced Vice President to join our growing Corporate & Financial Services team. If you are an accomplished comms executive looking to contribute to a fantastic team, working on integrated marketing and communication campaigns at an international agency, this is the role you’ve been looking for.
As a resourceful self-starter and leader who shares FINN’s Work Hard-Play Nice values, a vice president in our strategic communications practice will have the opportunity to:
You are a strong candidate if you have:
Primary Responsibilities
Required Skills & Experience
As a resourceful self-starter and leader who shares FINN’s Work Hard-Play Nice values, a vice president in our strategic communications practice will have the opportunity to:
- Provide strategic counsel to C-suite executives as a trusted advisor, helping clients reach and exceed their goals
- Be part of a collaborative and highly skilled team, working with international clients in a wide variety of industries ranging from banking and fintech’s, investment, government agencies, non-profits and MNO’s hospitality and tourism to food and beverage.
- Work on integrated marketing and communication campaigns
You are a strong candidate if you have:
- A minimum of 6 years of agency experience and the ability to efficiently lead multiple clients simultaneously.
- Experience working with a range of Financial Services clients, ideally across the corporate and investment banking, payments and trade finance sectors.
- Demonstrated experience in all phases of client service, including development of PR/integrated communication strategies and plans; media pitching; content development; digital and social media campaigns; project and team management; reporting and budget management.
- Demonstrated experience and interest in leading content-led campaigns across a range of tactics – including white papers, surveys, by-lines, blogs, event write ups, listicles etc. – with strong editorial and proofing know-how
- Successfully developed and implemented impactful PR campaigns aligned to client KPI’s. Develop and oversee annual planning and quarterly strategy reviews.
- Proven success in new business development – organic as well as identification & execution of prospecting strategies
- Experience in media and spokesperson training and management
- Passion for mentoring and helping junior team members grow
- Creativity, ingenuity, and an initiative-taking attitude
- A bachelor’s degree in public relations, business, communications, marketing, journalism, English, or related field
Primary Responsibilities
- Demonstrate a thorough understanding of client’s business
- Manage day-to-day implementation of programmes
- Develop and cultivate relationship with clients and external audiences
- Develop long term plans and programme recommendations
- Manage and develop junior staff
- Develop contacts with potential clients – build own new business pipeline
- Write and present new business proposals, or portions of proposals
- Develop and track budgets
- Manage account administration duties such as billing and financial reporting
- Develop sophisticated messages that are aligned with the objectives set forth by the client
- Review materials (eg: content for whitepapers, reports, by-lines and blogs, media pitching, news releases, backgrounders, fact sheets, bios and newsletters) prepared by staff working on their accounts
- Anticipate, respond to and develop materials on complex issues
- Cultivate positive client presence in all media through releases
- Maintain clear and consistent communications between the client and account team
- Develop complete communications plans for clients
- Develop regular reports for clients showing FINN Partners’ value-add to the overall communications/business plan.
- Highly skilled at motivating and managing of staff
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to lead and actualise media goals of the client
- Highly skilled at managing account teams
- Highly skilled at multi-tasking and accommodating multiple account teams
- Demonstrated ability to network with potential clients and develop new business leads
- Demonstrated ability to pitch and win new business
- Intuitive understanding of the business of an agency, and ability to identify and trouble shoot problems within accounts and/or teams
- Ability to handle operational activities of account
- Ability to develop and track budgets
- Ability to mentor senior staff members and develop them professionally
- Strong interpersonal and influencing skills
- Skilled at developing and delivering presentations
- Ability to develop and maintain effective interpersonal relationships
- In-depth knowledge of FINN Partners’ management principles and practices
- Availability to travel as needed to off-site meetings.
Required Skills & Experience
- Creative strategy development and execution.
- Strong media media relations & press office experience
- Excellent client communication and leadership skills.
- Strong speaking, writing and editing skills.
- Ability to supervise and motivate account staff.
- Problem solving.
- Ability to manage a fast-paced, results-oriented environment.
- Messaging and brand development experience.
- 6 years’ experience, preferably within an agency or in-house
- At least a 2.1 degree
Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.
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