Public Relations Associate Director

DTCC; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company is seeking an Associate Director, Public Relations to develop and implement media strategies for its Digital Assets and Consulting Services. The ideal candidate will have at least 8 years of PR experience and a background in crypto or digital assets. Join a supportive team and benefit from hybrid work arrangements, competitive compensation, and extensive training opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive health and life insurance

Pension plan

Paid Time Off

Flexible/hybrid work model

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of related experience.
• Ability to translate complex business topics into themes that will resonate with journalists.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a global public relations strategy for the Digital Assets and Consulting Services.
• Generate awareness and coverage via proactive pitching, interviews, and media interactions.
• Support social media activity for related media work.

Skills

Strong verbal and writing capabilities

Ability to network and influence

Solid analytical capabilities

Background in crypto/digital assets/blockchain

Excellent organizational and time management skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications or equivalent experience

Job description

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?

Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

The Chief Client Office (CCO) is focused on providing a consistent Client Experience across all business lines and geographies, enabling enhanced Client Satisfaction, Revenue Growth and Business Line Success. The CCO function includes Sales, Partners, Relationship Management, Integration, Marketing & Communications and Sales Analytics & Operations.

Pay and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits
• Pension
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

The Impact you will have in this role:

Under the direction of the Executive Director of Global Public Relations, this person will have responsibility for developing and implementing a robust media strategy for the firm's Digital Assets and Consulting Services businesses aligned to business goals and objectives. In doing so, the Associate Director, Public Relations will promote DTCC news, information and thought leadership to the media and analyst community, proactively build and maintain relationships with editors, journalists and analysts, influence news coverage, shape perceptions of the firm and protect against reputational risk. By partnering closely with members of the M&C team, business heads and senior leaders within the company, they will develop compelling messaging and content, leverage media trends to attain positive news coverage and draft and place bylined articles to establish senior leaders as spokespeople and thought leaders.

Your Primary Responsibilities:

• Overall responsibility to strategize, develop and implement global public relations strategy for the Digital Assets and Consulting Services businesses and their related thought leadership areas, generating awareness and coverage via proactive pitching, interviews, bylines, media tours, statements, roundtables, editor briefings and more.
• Collaborate with M&C peers to ensure a holistic M&C strategy and reporting, with defined goals, objectives and metrics.
• Leverage writing skills and knowledge of the industry, to develop media narratives through compelling thought leadership on key initiatives.
• Support DTCC's overall engagement with media, responding to urgent inquiries across business topics, developing relationships across key Tier 1 and targeted trade media (including key reporters globally in DLT-related publications), and facilitating in-person meetings with journalists.
• Maintain productive relationships with global PR agencies in US and London, advising on strategy and work initiatives and reviewing/approving all quotes, content and coverage.
• Monitor and read all coverage related to relevant topics and strategize around areas of opportunity – including new areas of opportunity for DTCC and the business.
• Support social media activity for related media work, including content development, video initiatives and more.
• Mitigate risk by following established procedures and monitoring controls, spotting key errors and demonstrating strong ethical behavior.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8 years of related experience
• Bachelor's degree in Communications preferred or equivalent experience

Talents Needed for Success:

• Solid understanding of all communications channels
• Strong verbal and writing capabilities, with the ability to translate complex business topics into higher level themes that will resonate with journalists and readers; Leverage compelling storytelling and data-driven content
• Ability to network and influence colleagues on PR recommendations and strategies
• Background in crypto / digital assets / blockchain is preferred.
• Solid analytical capabilities, to measure results and identify areas of opportunity
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, in order to effectively prioritize a number of simultaneous projects while meeting sometimes short deadlines

We offer top class training and development for you to be an asset in our organization!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.