Communications Executive

This is a national role with responsibility for creating and driving communications both internally and externally. This is an exciting opportunity to join an award-winning team where you will have the autonomy to plan, produce and deliver engaging, results driven content and campaigns.

Mills & Reeve is moving towards a hybrid model of working so while there can be an element of working from home you will also be required to be based in our offices for at least half of your working week. Travel to our other offices is also likely to be required at some stage.

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The team

You will be joining an established team which is led by Rob Neal, Head of Communications, and you will also have access to administrative support. As part of the wider marketing team, the role requires close liaison with many people in the business, in particular the marketing technology and business development teams, the knowledge learning and development team, the ESG team, lawyers and their executive assistants, as well as external marketing and design agencies.

Main Duties And Responsibilities

External content creation

Co-ordinate and project manage content marketing campaigns
Liaise with relevant lawyers and business development and knowledge, learning and development teams to create a broad range of content and campaigns
Monitor the firm’s social media accounts and keep them up to date with fresh content
Co-ordinate the regular and timely sending of marketing emails and feedback stats on open and click through rates to teams
Proofread materials for house style, accuracy, messaging and appropriateness for the channel
Liaise with teams to produce reports and other publications such as sector brochures and liaise with external agencies such as designers, printers and mailing houses
Write copy for a range of marketing materials, including hard copy publications, email newsletters, brochures, and reports
Facilitate and support the management and regular updating of the content on the firm's website and other digital channels
Plan and produce video content and podcasts with external agencies

PR

Liaise with relevant lawyers to write press releases and other editorial content such as feature articles
Add press releases and articles to the main Mills & Reeve website in a timely manner
Highlight press releases on Mills & Reeve’s social media channels
Ensure external PR agencies can access legal spokespeople
Flag potential crisis/issues management scenarios in a timely manner

Brand

Monitor materials for adherence to the firm’s brand guidelines and house style
Ensure the firm’s brand is communicated effectively and consistently
Assist with the development of internal templates in line with brand guidelines

Design

Develop marketing collateral, including social media tiles, animated slides and branded documents, in house using a wide range of software from Canva to InDesign
Plan and produce video content using tools internally

Advertising/advertorials

Advise on effectiveness of opportunities
Develop advertising/advertorial to ensure opportunities are utilised effectively and adhere to brand guidelines

The person

You are expected to demonstrate strengths in terms of:

Previous experience in a similar role
Previous working knowledge of a website content management system
Previous working knowledge of an email marketing system
Previous working knowledge of using social media in a corporate environment
Experience of using Canva, InDesign or other similar design tools
Previous experience of producing podcasts and video content
Experience of managing external PR and design agencies
Experience in controlling brand guidelines across a business

The role requires:

Education to degree level or equivalent
Excellent level of written English and confident proofing others work
Proven experience of communicating at all levels
A great writer with an eye for detail
Able to bring creativity to campaigns
Excellent organisational skills with the ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously
Highly confident with a strong work ethic
Confidence to communicate with lawyers and other senior members of staff face to face as well as by phone and email
Travel to our other offices as required