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Internal Communications Executive

Location: 

Liverpool, GB

Department or practice area:  Communications

Taylor Wessing

 

Taylor Wessing is a global law firm that serves the world's most innovative people and businesses. Deeply embedded within our sectors, we work closely together with our clients to crack complex problems, enabling ideas and aspirations to thrive. Together we challenge expectation and create extraordinary results. By shaping the conversation in our sectors, we enable our clients to unlock growth, protect innovation and accelerate ambition. 

 

With 1200+ lawyers, 300+ partners, 28 offices and 17 jurisdictions we are looking to expand our Communications  team, with the addition of a Internal Communications Executive.

 

The opportunity for you

 

Are you a creative, organised and highly motivated internal communications professional? Can you produce engaging written and video content that spurs people into action? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you to expand your skills in a global law firm that aims to lead the market in the sectors that power the world's economy: tech, life sciences, real estate, and private wealth. In this new role in a growing Communications team, the Internal Communication Executive will help produce, manage and assess the effectiveness of internal content at the firm. They will also partner with two key business groups to raise their internal profile.

 

Key responsibilities

 

  • Supports the production of a broad range of internal content (eg newsletters, articles, videos, emails).
  • Supports the delivery of internal communications across all business areas, working with the team to ensuring regular internal promotion of the firm's strategy.
  • Acts as an internal journalist across the firm's UK offices, ensuring a regular flow of content to promote local news in London, Liverpool and Cambridge.
  • Works with the Internal Communications Manager and the firm's Knowledge team to co-ordinate day-to-day activities including monitoring internal communications mailbox, internal digital communication channels, and acting as a first-line support to colleagues.
  • Works with the Senior Internal Communications Executive to deliver firm-wide campaigns, with a focus on promoting the firm's networks and values.
  • Supports the team's management of the communications content calendar and reporting of KPIs and engagement.
  • Supporting external communications colleagues on the internal promotion and co-ordination of media activity, awards and third-party endorsements.

 

Knowledge, skills and experience

 

Essential

  • Evidence of interest or experience in a communications role
  • Proven experience of working on internal communications channels, including intranets, digital signage and e-newsletter platforms
  • A creative self-starter who can take a brief and turn it into clear and engaging content across various formats
  • Top-quality writing skills; excellent command of English grammar and punctuation
  • Collaborative mindset with the energy to build effective relationships with different stakeholders
  • Organised, with the ability to multi-task and work to tight deadlines
  • Strong attention to detail, taking a sense of pride in the work they do
  • Enthusiasm, flexibility, and creativity
  • Enjoys working as part of a busy, close-knit Communications team

 

Desirable

  • Experience or interest of working in a law firm or a commercial partnership

 

Benefits

 

Here are a select few benefits that Taylor Wessing offer; 

  • Hybrid working (Offering the opportunity to work remotely, while maintaining a social boundary by working from our award-winning offices for 3 days a week) 
  • Holiday (Our basic annual holiday entitlement starts at 25 days, with a further discretionary day of paid leave in December. You may also purchase up to five extra days each year (pro rata). 
  • Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave (After one-year service, you are entitled to up to 26 weeks leave full pay if you or your partner give birth or adopt a child). 

 

Along with these there are many more benefits we offer, with the addition of a comprehensive flexible benefits package available. 

 

Our culture

 

Nurturing a diverse, inclusive culture allows all of our talent to flourish, sparks creativity and powers innovation.  We continue to build a team that exemplifies inclusivity and reflects the firm's core values: creative, excellence, integrity, responsible, respect and team.  We value and celebrate the differences in who we are, what we have experienced and how we think, so all candidates will be treated fairly regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, marital status, neurodiversity, pregnancy, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.

 

The way we work

 

At Taylor Wessing, we never settle for average. We're creative thinkers, problem solvers and continuous learners who excel at what we do and believe our best work is still ahead of us. We are a firm that's large enough for you to achieve your ambitions, but connected enough to be a true community.  

 

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