We have a new opportunity for an Internal Communications Executive to join our Marketing team. The successful candidate may be based out of our Southampton or Reading, office.
The position will ideally suit someone with experience within an Internal Communications role. We are also keen to consider individuals with a interest in developing a career in this area, who can demonstrate a flair for writing clear and engaging content, together with an eye for proof reading. All applicants must have previous commercial experience in a related discipline.
Reporting to the Head of Marketing, your role will be to use our internal communications channels to promote activity within Blake Morgan to our colleagues, and to support in communicating our values.
We support hybrid working, typically with 2-3 days office attendance according to business need, and are happy to consider individuals who require flexible or part-time hours.
Key Responsibilities:
* Management of the firm's intranet, drafting content and editing and posting articles and newsletters from the legal and business support services teams
* Ensuring that the content in the toolbox including policies, resources and important information on the intranet is kept up-to-date, and troubleshooting any issues which arise with the system
* Liaising with intranet provider to ensure the smooth running and efficiency of the intranet
* Maintaining a pipeline of good news stories for the intranet, proactively seeking out stories to share to raise awareness of the breadth of experience within the firm and to foster a sense of pride and belonging amongst colleagues
* Management of key internal communications campaigns including HR, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, GDPR and Infosec, building relationships with key contacts across the business to assist with this
* Drive improvements to deliver return on investment from the intranet, with a focus on improving engagement, facilitating cross team collaboration, reducing time spent searching for information, and maximising use of the features available on the intranet
* Develop and implement the internal communications strategy - identifying opportunities and presenting ideas to improve internal communications across the firm
* Performing a bi-annual internal communications survey to monitor performance of internal communications within the firm, and making recommendations in response to the key findings
* Assist in organising and running our regular Q&A internal webinars with our Managing Partner and any additional internal webinars using GoToWebinar software
* Coordination of our legal directory submissions and rankings
* Updating our PR coverage logs and providing daily internal reports on media activity
* Occasional filming and editing of video content for internal use
* Maintaining list of marketing assets, coordinating regular audit of content, amendments and sign off when changes are required
* Liaising with external designers on creation of design materials
Skills / Experience Required
All applicants must have previous commercial experience in a related area and be able to demonstrate strong writing, editing and proof reading skills. You should also be able to evidence:
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to build strong, positive internal relationships.
* High levels of organisation
* Experience in writing and editing internal communications.
* A confidence with IT and using software; Must be comfortable using MS Office and any experience of using Canva and video editing software would be highly desirable.
* Understanding of, and eye for, visual design and layout of communications
* The ability to make recommendations for internal communications activity based on understanding of sensitivities and requirements of various internal audiences, as well as using statistical data to inform decision making
* The ability to create surveys using third party software such as Survey Monkey
* Experience using Intranet systems.