Assistant Director

Description:

In this role you will be skilled at managing multiple senior stakeholders – directly and remotely – to deliver executive visibility programmes for key EY leaders including elevating their share of voice and supporting their global programs and events. You will have a history of creating and delivering social media campaigns, a proven track record in generating strong results with global media, business and trade press and will work well within a globally dispersed team across multiple time zones. Overall, the ideal candidate is an experienced, organized, proactive, energetic and detail-oriented professional who enjoys a mix of strategic planning and practical execution and initiates communications programs and delivers results that create the ideal environment for the business and its reputational goals.
You will have solid experience and skills across all of the elements of the PR and social media mix: be a strong writer across a mix of materials (including press releases, press briefings, messaging, op-eds, blogs, social media copy and more); have the ability to secure frequent media placements, oversee event planning and execution and have experience managing social media channels (including advising and supporting stakeholders with social media, capturing and creating social media content, commissioning social graphics and assets).
Skills and attributes for success:

• A strong team player and lateral thinker, comfortable working collaboratively, virtually and independently
• Ability to track and use the global news agenda to proactively develop opportunities for comment or for pitching reports
• Benchmark position to understand results and deliver improved media and social media results
• Prepare press releases and other media briefing materials for launches of global surveys, studies, annual announcements and campaigns; create content that builds engagement with the global media relations network
• Support the social media profile for global stakeholders and work closely with the social media to collaborate on campaign and projects, being willing to try and test new features.