Media Relations Officer

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Media Relations Officer for a CONTRACT assignment with one of our premier Financial Services clients in New York, NY .

Responsibilities :

• Promotes the firm via print, broadcast, radio and podcasts, and builds relationships with reporters in these areas
• Arranges and coordinates interviews for key spokespeople with TV and streaming news channels in North America and other locations as needed, a strength in the US
• Provides assistance / help to press relations or communications managers in Brazil, Hispanic Latam, and Canada as well as international offices
• Writes and distributes press releases and media communiques for Bank appointments, deals and other news
• Organizes meetings with business line executives and their counterparties at key financial media
• Tracks editorial calendars to ensure firm inclusion in relevant articles for target publications
• Assists in managing awards process in the US
• Assists in media training for firm executives, business managers, research teams economists and analysts
• Complies with all internal and external rules and regulations as they pertain to the firm
• Monitors and distributes on a daily basis all financial news regarding the firm and its subsidiaries
• Builds and maintains a media list of key contacts in their business lines
• Maintains contracts and renewals for Providers
• Covers for the Director and colleague when needed
• Helps to manage projects with colleague especially reports and databases
• Works on ad hoc projects as needed
• Business line responsibility TBD

Required Skills :

• 6 (+) years' experience in media relations, preferably in the buy-side or sell-side
• Excellent network and relationships with the media
• Strong interpersonal skills, including ability to negotiate and influence others both internally and externally, as well as arrange meetings with Spokespeople and press
• Project management experience
• Attention to detail
• Demonstrates an ability to be innovative and a strategic thinker
• Able to:
  • Anticipate the impact of various situations and transactions and proactively handle
  • Work efficiently in a fast paced and challenging environment
• Network transversally across the organization as required and maintain high standards of professionalism in all dealings with team members and external clients
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work well independently and within a team
• Technical: Microsoft Word; Power Point; Excel; social media; news retrieval systems

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SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at .

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