Assistant Account Executive - PR Financial Services

Job Description

FINN Partners is a global integrated PR and marketing agency that offers a full range of services, including integrated public relations, content creation, social, digital marketing, and research. Our Financial Services PR team works for a range of leading financial institutions such as investment banks, corporate and commercial banks, fintechs, credit rating agencies, insurance brokers and more.

We are looking for media-savvy graduates that want to learn how to write great content and become strong PR executives. You will support colleagues in servicing a range of clients, delivering high-quality media results that meet or exceed client goals. You'll get bags of responsibility from day one, plus lots of on-the-job training across a wide variety of tasks. We offer excellent prospects for promotion via a goal-oriented career guidance programme, along with a generous benefits package that includes:
• Market-leading holiday provision: 25 days' holiday plus 5 additional ''summer days''
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Comprehensive medical, dental and life insurance
• Referral bonuses for hiring and new business
• Free breakfast and complimentary snacks
• Wellness subsidy

Primary responsibilities:
• Support Account Managers in producing high-quality written content that helps communicate clients' expertise.
• Pitch press releases, news stories and thought leadership opportunities to national, regional and trade journalists, across print, broadcast and online.
• Build relationships with journalists to secure high-profile coverage for clients.
• Seeking out media and awards opportunities for clients.
• Attend events and produce post-event content/write-ups.
• Social media production and management.
• Contribute to creation of communications strategies and tactics that meet client objectives.
• Ensure client and media deliverables are high-quality and error-free.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the Finn Partners network.
• Be a team player in a growing team.

The ideal candidate:
• A bachelor's degree (2:1 and above).
• A strong writer with the ability to turn technical information into engaging content.
• Experience working with traditional and social media strategies and campaigns.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong communication skills both oral and written.
• Media savvy individual who keeps informed on financial services topics and issues in the media.
• Team player who can lead as well as jump in at all levels when needed.
• Enjoys a fun, collaborative and fast-paced environment and is looking for a place to both grow and thrive.

About Finn Partners
Named as a Best Place to Work 2020 by PR Week, more than 1,000 of the most accomplished professionals in the industry make up FINN Partners. With 20 offices across eight countries around the world, our managing partners alone have more than 175 years of combined experience working in the consumer, technology, travel & leisure, financial services, healthcare, education, and manufacturing sectors. The firm offers a full-service approach including integrated public relations, content creation, social, digital marketing, and research services. Founded in New York in 2011 by Peter Finn with an innovative new model in which entrepreneurial spirit, innovation, and partnership drive client success and sustainable agency growth, the firm delivers world-class client service, coupled with best-in-class employment practices, to produce award-winning work and a rewarding culture.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g4618v-3-133-87-156-42 in your application.