Marketing Communications Specialist

Eurasia Group; Ontario; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global research and advisory firm is seeking an Associate Director of Communications to enhance media relations and communication strategies. The ideal candidate will have expertise in international relations and a proven track record in communications. This role involves collaborating with various teams, managing media initiatives, and developing strategies to increase visibility. The position can be based in Canada, New York, or Washington DC.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in media and communications.
• Strong writing and editing skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement comprehensive communications strategies.
• Manage all aspects of media relations initiatives.
• Track media hits and report on success metrics.

Skills

Communication

Media Relations

Project Management

Social Media Strategy

Education

Bachelor’s degree in communications

Job description

Eurasia Group is the world's leading global research and advisory firm. We help clients understand, anticipate, and respond to instability and opportunities everywhere they do business.

Together with GZERO Media—the go-to source of first insight into geopolitics—and our full-fledged events team, theEurasia Group umbrella provides a complete political risk solution.

Headquartered in New York, we have offices in Washington, London, São Paulo, Brasilia, Tokyo, Singapore, and San Francisco, as well as on-the-ground experts in more than a hundred countries in every region of the world.

We are committed to analysis that is free of political bias and the influence of private interests.

Eurasia Group is seeking an Associate Director of Communications in the Marketing and Communications department to support the firm’s media and communications priorities and broader mission of helping people understand the world around them. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of the international relations landscape, a proven track record of developing and executing successful media relations and communications strategies, and experience working with the most influential global top tier print, digital and broadcast media. This position can be based in New York, Washington DC or Canada and will report to Eurasia Group’s Chief Marketing and Communications Officer.

Responsibilities :

• Work across the firm in close coordination with the broader communications, marketing, social media, and digital teams, and senior leadership and spokespeople.
• Develop and implement comprehensive communications strategies to support the thought leadership goals and objectives to increase the firm’s visibility and reach. This can include being responsive to the day-to-day and breaking news cycles, collaborating on large-scale campaigns such as Eurasia Group’s flagship Top Risks Report, and targeted sector and regional campaigns.
• Manage all aspects of the firm’s media relations initiatives, including coordinating logistics in the lead up to and following media appearances for key spokespeople across the firm, writing and distributing pitches for proactive media placement, and reviewing inbound opportunities to make recommendations on which should be prioritized.
• Build and maintain working level relationships with producers, media partners, and other key stakeholders.
• Collaborate closely with team members responsible for social media content generation, liaisons in global offices and principal’s communications lead.
• Coordinate rapid response communications strategy with relevant stakeholders.
• Lead media training sessions with analysts and ensure best practices.
• Organize and moderate in-person and virtual press conferences and briefings.
• Track media hits to include weekly coverage updates and quarterly reporting to measure success and metrics.
• Develop communications strategy to include areas of expansion and addressing gaps.

Requirements :

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, or a related field
• At least 5 years of experience working in media and communications, with a focus on international relations
• Proven track record of developing and executing successful communications campaigns
• Strong writing and editing skills with attention to detail
• Ability to work with a sense of urgency, discretion and professionalism – and to work both independently and as part of broader teams
• Must be familiar with and have relationships with mainstream print, online and broadcast media outlets globally, with a particular focus on the US, Europe and Asia, as relevant to global affairs and business
• Excellent relationship, people and project management skills
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced client-oriented environment where both traditional and social media strategy are key components of brand building
• Must be comfortable operating in a global environment with key stakeholders across multiple geographies
• Sophisticated understanding of how to leverage social media to accomplish strategic communications objectives
• Marketing and event planning experience are a plus

The applicable base salary range for this role is $70,000 to $90,000.

The base pay offered will be determined on factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, and education. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

We strive to put politics first for our clients. This requires us to maintain a company culture that puts people first. We are committed to fostering an environment that is inclusive, empowering, and globally-minded. We firmly believe that diversity in gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, cultural background, religion, disability, and age brings ideas and perspectives to the table that make our analysis stronger for our clients and make our company a better place to work for our people. Our leadership team is committed to embedding diversity and inclusion into everything we do and how we lead.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.