Public Relations Director, FP&M recruitment
Public Relations Director, FPM
The PR Director of Financial Professionals Marketplaces at Thomson Reuters is a highly experienced and polished PR professional. The PR Director is responsible for planning, developing and implementing a comprehensive PR/communications plan for the newly created Financial Professionals and Marketplaces business unit of Thomson Reuters.
The PR Director of Financial Professionals Marketplaces (FPM) has the gravitas to advise clients on communications strategies and initiatives, coach on media techniques/initiatives, and ultimately be considered a valued extended team member of the business teams. The PR Director of FPM is skilled at forging strong relationships and earning the trust of his/her internal and external stakeholders.
The PR Director will work closely with PR counterpart in the UK to support this large and diverse business. The individual will also work closely with regional PR counterparts in Brazil, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia to ensure consistent and appropriate messaging. The individual will seize upon thought leadership opportunities, position key executives as experts on key industry issues, hot topics, large scale market news/announcements, and other opportunities. In addition, s/he will secure media profiles and media coverage of FPM business leaders, their experts, products/services, as well as highlight FPM products in media outlets as well as with industry analysts.
The PR Director also:
- Manages stories by using carefully crafted messages and leveraging contacts
- Trains/coaches executives, experts, spokespeople as well as marketing peers in appropriate strategies and programmes that support IA and also fit into wider Thomson Reuters/Thomson Reuters Markets PR objectives and media profile
- Identifies speaking opportunities not based on sponsorship or paid placements
- Links communications to the wider Thomson Reuters communications strategy and proactively avoids clashes
- Maximises other promotion programmes by working closely and collaboratively with Marketing, internal communications and other business channels as appropriate
- Demonstrates progress on communications plans to the business through professionally presented reports
- Positions the FPM business with leading industry analysts
At Thomson Reuters, we deliver intelligent information quickly and efficiently, so professionals have knowledge to act. We combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial, legal, tax and accounting, intellectual property and scientific, healthcare, and media markets, powered by the world's most trusted news organization.
Skills
Skills
- Proven track record in delivering measurable PR results at a senior level, at a high-profile financial institution and in a global setting
- Proven counsellor to senior management, accustomed to giving high level advice with an ability to win credibility and influence internal stakeholders
- Great external contacts with journalists, industry analysts or industry associations in financial sector
- Experience in delivering quality output while working under pressure
- A proactive nature and hands-on approach
- An outstanding, polished and confident communicator with excellent oral and written skills.
- Solid and confident judgement
- Ability to work in a real-time global media environment
- Team oriented with a genuine interest in sharing knowledge and building capability and talent
- Strong interpersonal, organisational and management skills
- Ability to create, implement and manage programmes and campaigns
- Natural curiosity and thirst for knowledge of financial market trends and developments
At Thomson Reuters, we believe what we do matters. We are passionate about our work, inspired by the impact it has on our business and our customers. As a team, we believe in winning as one - collaborating to reach shared goals, and developing through challenging and meaningful experiences. With over 55,000 colleagues in more than 100 countries, we work flexibly across boundaries and realize innovations that help shape industries around the world. Making this happen is a dynamic, evolving process, and we count on each employee to be a catalyst in driving our performance - and their own.
As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other protected classification under country or local law. Thomson Reuters is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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