Job title – Associate Director – Corporate Communications 12 month FTC.
Location – London About Federated Hermes; Federated Hermes, Inc. is a global leader in active investment management, with $800.5B billion in assets under management, as of September 30, 2023.
We deliver investment solutions that help investors target a broad range of outcomes and provide equity, fixed-income, alternative/private markets, multi-asset, and liquidity management strategies to more than 11,000 institutions and intermediaries worldwide.
Our clients include corporations, government entities, insurance companies, foundations and endowments, banks, and broker/dealers.
Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Federated Hermes has more than 2,000 employees in London, New York and offices worldwide.
For more information, visit FederatedHermes.com Main Function of the role: The Corporate Communications team is based in Pittsburgh and London.
The team oversees media relations activity in 10 countries / territories on behalf of Federated Hermes.
This 12 month maternity cover role is as communications business partner for the Public Markets business of Federated Hermes Limited (Equity, Fixed Income and the stewardship business, EOS – all of which are based in London) covering media engagement and internal communications In addition, the role includes oversight of PR agencies in Europe.
The candidate will work closely and collaboratively with the existing team and report to the Head of Global Corporate Communications.
Experience Required: Experience in public relations (in-house or agency) within financial services, preferably in asset management A strong understanding of the European investment media landscape, with emphasis on UK Experience working with PR agencies.
Enthusiastic team player with strong stakeholder management experience Effective planning and organisational skills Minimum knowledge & experience required Experience working in corporate or agency news environments Demonstrable experience in all aspects of media relations – successfully pitching story ideas to media, writing press releases and by-line articles, strong media contacts, strong issues management experience Articulate in function of financial markets and in investment industry in particular.
Experience working with senior internal stakeholders Non essential but beneficial knowledge & experience required Experience of corporate environment Candidate Profile: You will thrive in a fast moving environment, which comprises multiple demands and challenges but offers the opportunity to deliver considerable value to the business.
An enthusiastic and positive attitude is critical to add energy and ideas to a relatively new but extremely talented team.
The ability to operate accurately at pace is essential.
You will be resilient and tenacious with a strong drive and determination to deliver high quality support to the team and a demanding and diverse clientele.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Flexible Working We believe in genuine equality of opportunity, fairness, and respect for all applicants and aim to ensure that no current or prospective employee is subject to discrimination or treated less favourably on the basis of their disability, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, age, sex, or sexual orientation, or disability.
We understand that applicants may have different needs and expectations related to their working arrangements and are committed to a discussion on flexible working.
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We welcome applications from all eligible candidates, and we particularly encourage applications from qualified candidates who identify as women and/or are from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background, as these groups are underrepresented throughout the financial services sector, particularly at senior levels.
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