Marketing & Communications Specialist , Maternity Contract 12 months +

Job description

EY Financial Service (FS) Ireland is looking to hire a Marketing & Communications Specialist whom ideally has experience in working with a Professional Services and/or Financial Services firm (Mat Leave Cover).

The opportunity

To develop your marketing career with an award winning Big 4 Marketing team using the experience you have gained in managing events, developing internal communications and supporting digital campaigns/activity.

Your key responsibilities

·  Advise and support on appropriate communication strategy and approach for required communications to ensure a professional and impactful result is achieved in line with our communications strategy and policies
·  Ensure that all communication activity is clearly aligned to strategic aims
·  Set and maintain quality standards with the business
·  Lead key relationships that ensures business is open to hearing and following advice
·  Provide stakeholders with support and advice outside the core Internal Communications range of activities so that all activity is delivered to professional standards
·  Design, implement and manage a range of communication and engagement activity across the business, in order to build engagement, understanding and employee advocacy.
·  Develop engaging and relevant content on EY FS Ireland initiatives and programs across a range of internal & external channels, including webcasts, newsletters, emails, intranet sites and leadership presentations
·  Deliver engaging, relevant and timely content for our people, including material for large group meetings and events, digital channels and social media, and to support execution of firm wide programs
·  Work closely with the FS Managing Partner & Head of HR to develop and deliver employee communications plans for HR/Talent initiatives. Managing the execution and delivery of these communications plans.
·  Collaborate closely with other team members and colleagues across EMEIA FS to align and integrate strategic messages that reflect EY’s most critical priorities; communicate these messages though our most relevant channels. Maintain up-to-date knowledge on brand, marketing, communications and change management issues, trends and long-term implications for EY
·  Work closely with HR and the Sports & Social Committee in terms of driving Employee Engagement around festive occasions/activities.

Skills and attributes for success

·  Be a creative and innovative thinker with a strong track record of developing credible ideas for content
·  Demonstrate first-class communications skills, including excellent written and oral communication skills, as well as consulting, listening and interpretation skills
·  Demonstrate meticulous editing skills with very strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering the highest-quality output
·  Strong organizational and project management skills
·  Demonstrate broad communications management experience, ideally gained within professional services or in a similar world-class global organisation, with strong working knowledge of the professional services sector
·  Ability to develop excellent working relationships with senior-level stakeholders and to influence those stakeholders as a trusted advisor
·  Strong teamwork and leadership skills, with the ability to work both collaboratively and independently in a complex, global organization

 

To qualify for the role you must have

·  Business/Marketing Degree
·  3 + years of Marketing Communications experience,
·  Exceptional writing and editing skills. Demonstrated ability to produce clear, compelling, motivating copy; experience interviewing and writing news/newsletter/internet content.
·  Events experience

Ideally, you’ll also have

·  Knowledge and experience of using social media as an effective tool.
·  Proficient in MS Office, photo editing software.
·  Strong interest in and knowledge of video and digital tools for storytelling, content sharing

What we look for

·  An experienced Comm’s specialist who has the ability to get buy in from leadership/stakeholders

Who we are

EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.

 

 

About EY

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

 

Enabled by data and technology, diverse EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate.

 

Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.