Senior Associate, Corporate Communications

FINRA; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

FINRA is seeking a Senior Associate in Corporate Communications to support the development and distribution of clear messaging across traditional and digital channels. You will assist with content creation, research, and coordination with cross-functional teams while upholding FINRA’s values.

The role is a professional individual contributor reporting to the SVP of Communications, with hybrid in-person requirements and opportunities to influence investor protection messaging and market integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Public Affairs, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Supports the SVP of Communications and the Corporate Communications team in implementing communications initiatives and executing plans.
• Writes, edits, and develops communications materials across newsletters, media releases, pitches, social media, and presentations.
• Gathers information from industry, media, and governmental sources to support content and responses.
• Supports development, review, and distribution of materials with drafts and updates.
• Assists with planning and coordination of campaigns and events, including scheduling and logistics.

Skills

Written communication

Editing

Verbal communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Public Affairs, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Content management tools

Job description

The Senior Associate in Corporate Communications is responsible for supporting the organization's communications function to ensure employees, financial institutions, the media, and other stakeholders can rapidly identify, receive, and understand information about FINRA's activities, policies, and initiatives. The Senior Associate develops and distributes a range of communications across traditional, digital, and online channels, and provides light administrative support to the corporate communications function. This position is a professional individual contributor who works under the close supervision of the Senior Vice President (SVP) of Communications.

Essential Job Functions

• Supports the SVP of Communications and the Corporate Communications team in implementing communications initiatives and executing communications plans.
• Writes, edits, and develops communications materials including newsletters, media releases, pitches, social media content, presentations, and other messaging across communication channels.
• Conducts research and gathers information from industry, media, public, consumer, and governmental sources to support the development of communications content and responses.
• Assists with the development, review, and distribution of communications materials by compiling information, preparing drafts, and supporting content updates.
• Supports the planning and coordination of communication campaigns, promotional activities, and events through scheduling, calendar management, venue coordination, and logistical support.
• Coordinates with business partners and cross functional teams to support communication projects, information gathering, and organizational communication needs.
• Provides administrative and operational support to the Corporate Communications team, including scheduling, coordination, document preparation, and other departmental activities as needed.
• Demonstrates FINRA's values.
• Collaborates, both in-person and virtually, in furtherance of FINRA's mission of investor protection and market integrity.

Education/Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Public Affairs, or a related field, and a minimum of two (2) years of professional experience in a communications, public affairs, or related environment required.
• Strong written, editorial, and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated ability to write and edit clear, concise communications across a variety of formats and channels.
• Ability to research, gather, organize, and summarize information from multiple sources to support communications content, messaging, and responses.
• Strong organizational and coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple assignments, support communications campaigns and events, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work effectively with cross functional partners, exercise sound judgment, maintain confidentiality, and produce accurate, high quality work with attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook); familiarity with social media platforms and content management tools a plus.
• Experience in corporate communications, public affairs, government relations, financial services, or a related field preferred. Experience working on Capitol Hill, at a federal financial regulatory agency, or within a corporate communications function is a plus.
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Working Conditions

• Hybrid work environment, with defined in-person presence requirements.

For work that is performed in CO, CT, IL, PA, MA, MD, VA, WA, DC, NY, NJ, WA please refer to the chart below for the salary range for the corresponding location. FINRA complies with all state and local pay transparency laws and regulations requiring the disclosure of salary ranges for the position. In addition to location, actual compensation is based on various factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s skill set, level of experience, education, and market considerations.

• Boston, MA: $40.07 - $71.46
• Chicago, IL: $38.40 - $68.41
• Denver, CO: $34.80 - $62.09
• Jericho, NY: $40.07 - $71.46
• Jersey City, NJ: $41.75 - $74.57
• Philadelphia, PA: $38.40 - $68.41
• New York, NY: $41.75 - $74.57
• Rockville, MD: $40.07 - $71.46
• Tysons, VA: $40.07 - $71.46
• Washington, DC: $40.07 - $71.46
• Woodbridge, NJ: $40.07 - $71.46
• Connecticut State: $34.80 - $74.57
• Washington State: $34.80 - $74.57

Time Off and Paid Leave

FINRA encourages its employees to focus on their health and wellness in many ways, including through a generous time-off program starting at 15 days of paid time off (increasing with years of service, up to 25 days), 5 personal days, and 9 sick days, unless otherwise required by law (all pro-rated in the first year). Additionally, we are proud to support our communities by providing two volunteer service days (based on full-time schedule). Other paid leave includes military leave, jury duty leave, bereavement leave, voting and election official leave for federal, state or local primary and general elections, care of a family member leave (available after 90 days of employment); and childbirth and parental leave (available after 90 days of employment). Full-time employees receive nine paid holidays.

• Based on full-time schedule

Important Information

FINRA’s Code of Conduct imposes restrictions on employees’ investments and requires financial disclosures that are uniquely related to our role as a securities regulator. FINRA employees are required to disclose to FINRA all brokerage accounts that they maintain, and those in which they control trading or have a financial interest (including any trust account of which they are a trustee or beneficiary and all accounts of a spouse, domestic partner or minor child who lives with the employee) and to authorize their broker-dealers to provide FINRA with duplicate statements for all of those accounts. All of those accounts are subject to the Code’s investment and securities account restrictions, and new employees must comply with those investment restrictions—including disposing of any security issued by a company on FINRA’s Prohibited Company List or obtaining a written waiver from their Executive Vice President—by the date they begin employment with FINRA. Employees may only maintain securities accounts that must be disclosed to FINRA at one or more securities firms that provide an electronic feed (e-feed) of data to FINRA, and must move securities accounts from other securities firms to a firm that provides an e-feed within three months of beginning employment. You can read more about these restrictions here.

As standard practice, employees must also execute FINRA’s Employee Confidentiality and Invention Assignment Agreement without qualification or modification and comply with the company’s policy on nepotism.

Washington state applicants:

FINRA is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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