As an Executive Communications Associate, you’ll work closely with our senior executives and partner across the firm to create clear and actionable communications. This role is critical to ensure our employees have important information in real-time and understand priority business initiatives.; you will produce and edit timely communications, working closely with the video team, planning internal events, drafting and editing presentations, and managing distribution of communications. As part of the Communications team, you will help build a diverse and winning culture where our employees feel connected and engaged toward one common goal: helping clients make the most of their money, so they can make the most of their lives. This team excels at taking complex financial and regulatory issues and making them easily digestible for the average reader.
Job responsibilities:
- Assist with major communications initiatives, including organization announcements and event materials
- Liaise with our business to create a consistent voice across all communications
- Draft and edit internal communication articles for newsletters and the intranet
- Use internal technology to track engagement of executive communications and offer advice on the best strategy for reaching employees
- Prepare briefing materials, corporate messaging support and talking points for executives
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- 2+ years of Communications experience and Bachelor's degree required
- Superior writing and proofreading skills with versatility in format, including technical writing, executive messaging and copy editing
- Efficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel
- Must be a quick study of complex or technical topics and be able to simplify those concepts into clear, precise writing
- Self-motivated and comfortable working on daily deadlines
- Must be able to produce urgent communications on demand
- Must be focused, accurate and organized
- Ability to work both independently, as well as collaboratively and effectively, in a group setting and communicate both verbally and in writing
- Ability to recognize and respond well to changing priorities
- Experience organizing events, including in-person offsites, town halls and educational webinars
- Ability to support senior executives and deliver constructive feedback
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- Experience in financial services
- Experience with video ideation and production