Communications Manager, Engineering & Technology - Contract

Description & Requirements

• Help build and execute integrated external and employee communications strategies, programs, and actions that enable recruitment and recognition of top talent .
• Provide counsel to senior management and subject matter experts to build and burnish the perception of Bloomberg as a technology leader
• Collaborate with engineering leaders and marketing/communications teams to shape and articulate Bloomberg's commitment to innovation
• Support communications leadership in developing and executing media relations strategies including building and maintaining relationships with print, electronic, and broadcast media in business, finance and technology arenas
• Handle reactive and proactive media and analyst relations
• Report on appropriate KPIs and metrics to evaluate impact and effectiveness of external communications
• Interact with PR/Comms agency partners
• A Bachelor's degree, along with at least 4 years of experience developing and implementing communications programs for business/financial, trade, and/or technology media; developer communications a plus
• Strong writing, editing and presentation skills
• The ability to provide timely, appropriate, and accurate counsel to engineering and communications leaders to address issues and capitalize on opportunities
• The ability to translate complex technology-related issues and opportunities into messaging that resonates with target audiences
• Experience implementing integrated communications strategies, including thought-leadership content development, digital content (blogs, videos, and social media), as well as analyst relations
• Strong self-confidence and adaptability, a change agent who thrives in a fast-paced environment with autonomy
• Emotional intelligence ("EQ"): the ability to put yourself in your stakeholders' shoes
• The ability to see opportunities and challenges, and offer practical solutions
• The ability to multitask, for example seamlessly shifting from working with media to helping an engineer prepare for a conference talk to publishing digital content