Communications Executive

Found in: Talent UK C2 - 1 week ago


London, United Kingdom Herbert Smith Freehills Full time
JOB DESCRIPTION

About Herbert Smith Freehills

As one of the world’s leading law firms, we advise many of the largest and most ambitious organisations across all major regions of the globe. With over 5,000 people, including 3,100 lawyers and over 2,000 business services professionals, operating from our global network of offices across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and North America, Herbert Smith Freehills is at the heart of the new global business landscape providing premium quality, full-service legal advice.

We recognise that the success of our business and our clients relies on the skills, knowledge and ideas of all our people. Our environment is one in which high performance is expected, in return, we will provide you with rewards and opportunities tailored to your personal and professional goals.


The Opportunity

Key Responsibilities:   

Work with the comms managers and support on the production of weekly press coverage highlights and quarterly market-intelligence report for senior stakeholders Track firm's press coverage, including keeping up-to-date a spread sheet of press coverage highlights, specific hot topics and subjects of interest Support the team to create annual media coverage analysis reports Alert the Communications team to any award submission deadlines and coordinate/support the submission process  Work with the relevant BD Teams to book and arrange awards tables and tickets Support on liaison with suppliers, including media-monitoring agency and media database; process invoices  Support Comms team members on briefing notes, key talking points and hymn sheets for the partners  Support the team on ad hoc projects as required Manage image and information requests from the media Monitor the HSF Press Office Twitter page Work with the comms managers to promote firm announcements and positive coverage via social media  Provide general administrative support, such as arranging media-training sessions for partners and relevant staff Support the Internal Comms managers with projects and campaigns Research and write first drafts of internal news stories, talking points/scripts for leadership videos, etc Upload news stories to global intranet; where required, lay out feature stories with photos/graphics to enhance visual appeal and readability Assist channels manager as required with roll-out of new intranet (eg with cut-over to new system)  Manage logistics for internal comms events such as town halls (eg help set up sessions, book AV support, ensure slide decks provided, etc) Run user analytics and create reports on intranet and Yammer usage Update information pages on intranet

Key Internal Relationships: 

Global Communications team 

Key External Relationships:  

Service suppliers and journalists


Key Performance Indicators :

A commitment to a career in communications Excellent writing and editing skills Familiarity with an intranet/SharePoint content-management system Able to translate the firm’s business strategy into easy-to-understand language to communicate in a clear and meaningful way  A basic grasp of the UK and global media environments A basic understanding of the legal sector and related PR opportunities Excellent judgement, discretion, responsiveness, and initiative Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written  Ability to create good relationships with different teams in the firm Results-oriented. with the ability to effectively prioritise and balance competing demands Strong planning and organisational skills – adapts plans and reprioritises to meet changes in need 

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

Ideally a bachelor's degree in a related marketing, communications or journalism discipline desired (but not essential)  a minimum of two years of relevant experience; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Team

Corporate Services

Working Pattern

Full time

Location

London

Contract type

Permanent Contract

Diversity & Inclusion

At Herbert Smith Freehills you will be part of a diverse, innovative culture where high performance, client focus and highly engaged people are our differentiator. People at our firm come from a range of backgrounds and bring a wide variety of experiences and perspectives to their work with us. We strive to ensure that our inclusive environment means you feel valued and able to perform at your best by being your authentic self at work. We know that our future success not only depends on being innovative and progressive in the changing legal market but, most importantly, on our people feeling highly engaged in meaningful work.

We understand that you have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to create a working environment based on mutual trust and respect, in which you can perform at your best whilst maintaining sustainable balance across your life.


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