Buzzacott is a passionately independent and growing professional services firm. We are based in the City of London, with a satellite office in Hong Kong. We are partner led and focused on people – our team and our clients. We combine market leading sector expertise and excellent service capability to provide exceptional service in our chosen markets.
Our established forward-thinking marketing team position Buzzacott as a trustworthy and client-focused firm in the market and provide support to our highly specialist teams.
The purpose of this role is to ensure the effective communication of key firmwide information both internally and externally, using a variety of communication channels to ensure these communications are aligned with our firmwide brand and voice and strategy.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Develop and execute the firm's Internal Communications strategy, ensuring our communications reach all team members.
- Oversee the management and design of our intranet (SharePoint), to ensure maximised engagement across the firm.
- Ensure the effective communication of key firmwide information to team members at all levels of the firm, using a variety of communication channels.
- Create and edit Internal Communications materials, including email announcements, intranet articles and team member interviews.
- Support the Managing Partner with the creation of their weekly comms.
- Provide strategic guidance and advice to senior leaders on communication best practices and tactics.
- Monitor and measure the effectiveness of internal communication strategies and tactics and adjust as necessary to achieve desired outcomes.
- Manage internal communication budgets and resources.
- Support with the production of the annual Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability report and associated events.
- Work closely with the Social Committee to deliver firmwide events including the Dinner Dance.
- Support senior leadership in delivering the firm’s annual conference.
- Work closely with the HR team on delivering employer brand plan, including managing employer brand social media posts, supporting with recruitment promotions and communications and any other associated projects.
- Line managing the Internal Communications apprentice and supporting their performance development.
Skills and experience:
- Degree (Minimum 2:2), or equivalent.
- Proven Internal Communications experience (including digital experience)
- Ability to utilise experience to improve communications processes; and where needed, embed new processes to ensure best practice.
- Demonstrable knowledge around Internal Communications within a variety of teams.
- Experience of liaising with and managing external stakeholders such as suppliers and venue companies.
- Excellent attention to detail; with exemplary copywriting, copyediting and proofreading abilities.
- Experience of Internal Communications planning and budgeting, campaign conception, implementation and measurement.
- Excellent organisational, communication, and project and time management skills.
- Able to build collaborative relationships with firmwide senior staff members and own marketing team.
- Proficient IT skills in MS Office.
- Experience with website content management systems, and social media platforms (LinkedIn and Twitter).
- Experience with performance measurement tools such as Google Analytics / social media listening tools.
- Proactive, quick learner, ability to manage expectations of senior staff, flexible, approachable, strong influencing and negotiation skills.
Buzzacott has a firmly embedded approach to flexi-time and support flexible working opportunities to help you manage your work-life balance.
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If you are interested in this role, we encourage you to apply directly via the “Apply” button at the top of the page. When applying, please include your salary expectations and let us know what interests you about the role. Alternatively, if you would like to talk to a member of our HR Team about the vacancy before applying, contact us at recruitment@buzzacott.co.uk
Please note: Our HR Team review and respond to all applications.
No agencies please.