Job Description

Associate Director External Communication - MNC Consulting

EMPLOYER - MNC Consulting

PROFILE - Associate Director - External Communication

LOCATION - Bangalore / Gurgaon /Hyderabad /Kochi / Trivandrum

Key responsibilities :

- As associate director of external communications, you will play a key role in helping to achieve this objective by developing and implementing proactive PR / Social media campaigns that enhance and protect firm's reputation externally and with key external stakeholders.

- This position is responsible for setting the strategy, creating and coordinating communications initiatives, measuring and tracking results, and serving as the focus contact for their assigned stakeholder.

- This role requires a dynamic, proactive communicator who is adept at moving from strategy to ground execution, commands a strong understanding of media and social media relations, has a good network of media contacts, and excels at building strong relationships with senior-level stakeholders.

Your key responsibilities :

- Builds relationships with stakeholders to help provide strategic communications support to meet approved business goals and objectives.

- Extensive experience in External Communication including but not limited to PR, Social Media, Branding, Digital Marketing, Campaigning, etc.

- Strong experience in content development, external communication and good relationships with Media, Generalists, and Stakeholders

- Develops and executes a comprehensive external communications strategy, including executive positioning and channel management to meet the strategic objectives.

- Serves as a key leader in the communications team and develops and executes plans that inform, inspire and engage various audiences.

- Advises and influences External Communications Leader and executive stakeholders on the optimal mix of communications and enablement, leveraging appropriate channels.

- Develops and manages metrics to measure and report on the return-on-investment tracking process for all external communication initiatives.

- Work with stakeholders to write, develop and activate thought leadership articles for various external communications platforms

- Work collaboratively with BMC colleagues to build compelling campaigns that reach a broad range of stakeholders, maximizing the PR and external affairs opportunities by using a wide range of PR and external comms tactics.

- Build and maintain effective journalist relationships to support BMC strategy and manage risks.

- Advise stakeholders and manage communications during crisis scenarios including natural disasters, local office emergencies, personnel issues, etc.

- Monitors the effectiveness of all plans and adjusts as needed.

- Responsible for knowledge sharing within and outside of the communications team.

- Participates and provides insights in key leadership meetings.

- Drives key research initiatives around communications and enablement.

- Explores innovative uses of technology to achieve communications goals.

Ideally, you'll also have :

- 16-20 years of work experience.

- Experience in media relations and corporate communications for large and complex organizations.

- Experience in digital and social media marketing for large corporates

- Experience stakeholder management as part of wider communications campaigns

Please send your below details if this suits your requirement :

1. Current Salary ( Fix + Variable)
2. Expected Salary
3. Current Employer
4. Current Location
5. Ok for Bangalore / Gurgaon /Hyderabad /Kochi / Trivandrum -Yes / No
6. Notice Period