Sr Communications Strategist

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The Role:

The Senior Communications Strategist plays a pivotal role positioning Moody’s in the media as an integrated-risk assessment firm. The role is that of a trusted communications counsellor to a wide spectrum of internal stakeholders who will:

• Assume responsibility for all communications, both internal and external, in Mexico and Central America. In addition, support similar activities in other Latin American markets.
• Lead to the creation and implementation of communications strategies in support of a wide range of business units within Moody’s.
• Be responsible for developing and maintaining media relationships, ensuring robust relationships with journalists covering Moody’s content.
• Respond to media inquiries by providing solutions content, ratings, research, and facilitating access to analysts, economists, product specialists and subject matter experts.
• Engage in proactive outreach to the media through targeted distributions of promotional digital content (podcasts, videos, infographics) and reports, e-mails, phone calls, briefings, interviews, background meetings, etc.
• Update media contacts database and maintain detailed records of media activity, ensuring that all inquiries, communications campaigns, contacts and meeting data are recorded in a timely, accurate and comprehensive fashion.
• Create and contribute to monitoring, analysis, and reporting on media coverage relative to competitors.
• Provide support in developing, posting and tracking social media initiatives including LinkedIn and X.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism or a related field.
• +5 years of communications and media relations experience in a corporate environment, ideally within the financial services sector.
• Demonstrated ability in successfully handling communications and building/maintaining media relationships.
• Strong and persuasive verbal and written skills (concise, impactful, compelling content).
• Experience in successfully promoting content across a spectrum of social media channels.
• Consistent record of securing high profile placements in key financial media outlets.
• Sharp attention to detail and ability to prioritize and handle a variety of tasks simultaneously under tight deadlines.
• Ability to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Must be a professional, creative, very organized, enthusiastic and flexible individual, who can work effectively both as a collaborative team member and independently.
• Computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office 360, specifically Teams, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and SharePoint.
• Working knowledge of Meltwater is a plus.
• Native Spanish speaker, proficient in English. Portuguese is a plus.