Public Relations Coordinator (Singapore) recruitment

The Company

Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, gives influential decision makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. The company's strength - delivering data, news and analytics through innovative technology, quickly and accurately - is at the core of the Bloomberg Professional service, which provides real time financial information to more than 310,000 subscribers globally. Bloomberg's enterprise solutions build on the company's core strength, leveraging technology to allow customers to access, integrate, distribute and manage data and information across organizations more efficiently and effectively. Through Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg Government, Bloomberg New Energy Finance and Bloomberg BNA, the company provides data, news and analytics to decision makers in industries beyond finance. And Bloomberg News, delivered through the Bloomberg Professional service, television, radio, mobile, the Internet and two magazines, Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg Markets, covers the world with more than 2,300 news and multimedia professionals at 146 bureaus in 72 countries. Headquartered in New York, Bloomberg employs more than 15,000 people in 192 locations around the world.

The Role

The communications department is seeking a Public Relations Coordinator to join the newly established communications team in Singapore, with regional opportunities. Deep knowledge of the Bloomberg terminal, financial products or news is essential, as well as writing and general communications skills. This is a new position open immediately for someone looking for a change, keen to understand the fundamentals and power of communications, and excited to build something new. The PR Coordinator will be a partner and report to Bloomberg¿s Head of Corporate Communications for Asia Pacific.

Responsibilities

-Work closely with head of communications Asia and agency partners to build and develop PR foundation, programs, content, and processes. Execute on corporate and product PR
-Writes and distributes corporate collaterals and press materials
-Develop media pitches and work with targeted media on story development
-Handles standard media inquiries
-Research and monitor relevant news, provide media analysis
-Develop internal and external stakeholder relationships, and liaise with these stakeholders.
-Coordinates production and distribution of materials
-Assist in administration duties such as activity reports, media reports, editing, media list updates and press release uploads

Requirements

-Minimum 3 years working experience in finance, news or communications
-Excellent oral, editing and writing skills in English (Mandarin will be a plus)
-Knowledge of financial sector, products and stakeholders
-Mature and able to work with senior executives from around the world
-Attention to details, responsible and strong work ethic
-A team player with a can-do attitude
-Ability to multi-task, handle volumes of information and work under pressure
-Tech-savvy, social media and power-point skills a plus
-Prior experience handling regional media a plus
-Degree holder preferred