Account Associate

Posted On: February 27, 2017

Media-Related Job

Media Organization: Chubb Global Communications

Company Description

Chubb is the world’s largest publicly traded property and casualty insurer. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance and life insurance to a diverse group of clients.

Job Description

The position focuses on external communications and will report to the Vice President, Global Media Relations and Financial Communication. The role will also support the broader Global Communications team on projects as necessary. Specific responsibilities include:

Media Relations
Media/social media monitoring: Provide ongoing monitoring of company news and social media activity/content; emphasis on identifying content that could impact the company’s reputation
News reports: Take an active role in editing and distributing a thrice-weekly summary of news about the company, competitors and industry trends that is distributed to executives and managers globally.

Corporate Newsroom: Handle updates to the chubb.com corporate newsroom, including posting of Chubb “In the News” stories

Media measurement: Track media coverage of Chubb for quarterly reports analyzing coverage.

Press releases: Develop initial drafts of corporate announcements

Media lists: Build and maintain targeted media lists

Financial Communications
· Take an active role in maintaining and updating core financial materials available for internal and external audiences on the company’s intranet and website, respectively.

ESG/Communications
· Support development and execution of communications related to the company’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives, including the annual environmental report, philanthropic activities of the Chubb Foundation, etc.

Other:
· Executive biographies: Handle periodic updates to senior executive bios, including arranging periodic photo shoots.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
· Undergraduate degree, preferably with a major or concentration in Journalism/Communications/English or related liberal arts major.
· 2-3 years of experience in journalism and/or a PR agency, or in-house communications role, focused on corporate communications
· Knowledge of core PR measurement, targeting and monitoring tools, such as Cision, Factiva, Meltwater and Gorkana
· Familiarity with corporate financial reporting, e.g., quarterly earnings reports; Financial Services industry experience preferred
· Excellent written and oral communications skills; strong writing and editing skills are a must
· Analytical thinker who can craft clear messages and story lines from complex issues

CHARACTERISTICS
· A well-developed news sense – the ability to determine what’s a story and what stories are likely to have legs
· A self-starter who is detail oriented and deadline focused
· Curiosity to learn new subject matter, approaches and technology
· Collegial and able to collaborate well with colleagues across the organization
· Listens, learns, and adapts. Receptive to feedback.

To Apply

Apply online via this link:
https://acetalent.taleo.net/careersection/ace_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=312412&src=JB-10280