As an Regional Communications Associate within JPMorgan Chase U.S. regional team, you will play a crucial role in supporting JPMorgan Chase’s different businesses and corporate responsibility, telling the firm's story across the expanding New England, Northeast and Greater Washington D.C. region. You will work with the Regional Communications lead for these states and support senior staff to develop and execute multifaceted communications strategies. You will lead holistic public relations campaigns across traditional, social and digital media reaching a variety of audiences including all forms of media, employees, clients and local opinion leaders.
Job responsibilities:
- Develop external and internal communications content including media pitches, press releases, media briefing documents, award submissions, internal articles, employee events, executive messages, talking points and social media posts.
- Identify key regional milestones and examples, and serve as reporter/editor, to gather compelling stories promoting the firm’s impact and business leadership externally and internally; track and measure results to showcase communications results.
- Research and maintain communications trends, industry news and media lists with relevant national, trade, local and multicultural media, contributing insights and helping to identify opportunities to lead a greater impact through strategic communications while increasing efficiency and effectiveness.
- Develop strong relationships across the firm and with key partners including business leaders, communicators, marketing and legal.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- 2+ years of local news experience or media relations experience at an agency or in-house; Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, or related discipline
- Excellent writing skills
- Ability to identify, tell and share great stories
- Strong executive presence and ability to advise and work with senior management
- Fluency across social media and other communications channels, with a proven ability to tap them to protect reputation and promote the brand
- Excellent judgment and ability to handle sensitive issues, particularly pertaining to media.
- Ability to partner across a large, matrixed organization, with an understanding of how to lead by influence not control
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail; ability to multitask and prioritize high volume, high priority initiatives.
- Comfortable working in fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills; ability and eagerness to take a creative approach to problem solving.
- This role requires regular travel (1-2 trips per month) to key markets around the region, in particular the Mid-Atlantic, and availability for evening and weekend events as needed.
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- Experience using PowerPoint, MS Teams, Muck Rack, Zignal, LLM programs and similar communications software
- Strong understanding of the media landscape and existing relationships with national, trade and local media