18 Media / Design jobs in Harrogate

This role within the Global Communications Team. The Communications Manager will be responsible for the development, management, and execution of comprehensive internal and external communications campaigns and programs. This role involves crafting compelling content, designing strategic initiatives, and ensuring alignment to the firm's Trust and Growth ambition. This is a challenging role that will involve day-to-day liaison with KPMG leadership, national firms and third parties. All outputs and outcomes must be to the highest standard and the successful candidate will need to display exceptional communication and influencing skills, as well as a keen sense of business acumen and professional judgement. Global Communications operates as an agency model, committed to supporting the career development of our people. Over time, all communication professionals are actively encouraged, and supported, to broaden their primary skill-set and you may be asked - based upon business or personal need - to support or join one of the other teams in Global Communications., The Manager has the following accountabilities :

• Builds and maintains relationships with relevant contacts across the KPMG network to drive member firm adoption and alignment of internal and external activities.
• Develop compelling content for internal and external audiences, including newsletters, social media posts, press releases, articles, blogs, talking points and more.
• Manages and executes multiple projects or programs and delivers high quality services on time and within budget.
• Defines deliverables, objectives, constraints and assumptions throughout the project or program life cycle and manages them accordingly including the re-scheduling of priorities and timescales in response to changing requirements.
• Collaborates with a range of peers, senior team members and third parties to deliver exceptional communications support, advice and drive internal and external engagement and awareness across multiple channels.
• Identifies issues and recommends the most appropriate solution from a range of options providing adequate justification and rationale.
• Develops and maintains effective and reciprocal relationships and looks to continuously expand their network across the wider KPMG communication communities.
• Understands how to effectively manage and leverage the range of KPMG International communications channels - both those relevant to immediate projects and the wider KPMGI environment. And understands the integration points between global and local channels.
• Independently generates and applies innovative and creative techniques in suggesting and implementing process improvements to processes and procedures related to own area.
• To demonstrate energy, innovation and creativity
• Be an active member of Global Communications, supporting other Communication teams as required.
• Support broader Corporate Affairs commitments and deliverables.
• Develop, promote and use new, innovative ways of communicating with stakeholders.
• Use our content management tool and editorial process to ensure effective project management of campaigns and programs.
Measurement and ROI :
• Take responsibility for effectively accessing and leveraging Central Services support e.g. Events, Editorial, Design and others comprising a mix of in-house, outsourced and offshored resources.
• Develop and maintain the required tools to capture and report on campaigns, budgetary spend and measure and analyze the success of global communications activities.
• Monitor and track ongoing activities to ensure visibility across leadership of successes against agreed metric as well as demonstrating agility and flexibility to adapt our activities to reflect the data and information received.
  
  An experienced communications professional.
• Experience in professional services and / or a B2B environment will be an asset.
• Experience supporting and working with senior management.
• Experience of developing compelling value propositions for services / campaigns.
• Excellent writing and communication skills, with an ability to grasp business objectives and translate into actionable technical and functional requirements.
• Strong influencing and communication skills to act professionally, calmly and persuasively when dealing with key internal stakeholders.
• Comfort with wide variety of cultural differences and skill sets and ability to work a flexible schedule to interact with colleagues in other time zones around the world.
• Proven ability to create, engage and maintain a strong professional network to achieve corporate goals.
Technical skills & qualifications
• MS Office - Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint (Intermediate level).
• MS SharePoint
• MS Teams
• Strong writing and editing skills, Diploma or undergraduate degree preferably in a communication related qualification.
  
  Together with more than 273,000 colleagues in 143 countries throughout our member firms, people at KPMG imagine big ideas and bring solutions to life for clients both big and small. A role with KPMG International will open a world of opportunity in your career.
KPMG International helps set the strategy and protects the reputation of this global organization of independent professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. We deliver value to our member firms and drive positive change in the communities we serve. By joining us you will gain a unique understanding of how a global organization operates and work on projects that impact the whole organization. From setting standards and best practices to developing innovative tech- enabled solutions for clients, you'll be part of a global team changing the way our business operates. We look forward to welcoming you to our team. About this Global Group The world is facing significant social, economic and technological change. As businesses increasingly embrace the concept of stakeholder capitalism, KPMG recognizes that our success is not solely defined in financial terms. Our purpose, to inspire confidence and empower change, defines a broader contribution that encompasses not just the commitment we make to our people and KPMG's current and future clients but also wider society and the future of professional services. Corporate Affairs is at the heart of this work. We identify the people and actions that help shape, promote and protect the reputation of KPMG. We work with all those - internally and externally, directly or indirectly - who influence our reputation and who we must listen to, and constructively engage with, if we are to achieve our trust and growth ambition. This is why KPMG has brought together a team of experienced professionals from across public affairs, ESG and communications. Together, we form the Global Corporate Affairs Function. Working with colleagues in member firms across our network, we are on a journey to transform the way we engage with all those people who influence our reputation., At KPMG International, we are supportive of helping you to achieve a balance between your home and work demands. We are happy to discuss individual requirements and our range of flexible working arrangements could be of interest. Please ask to find out more. KPMG International's commitment to inclusion & diversity At KPMG International, we recognise that we need inclusion and diversity to be successful. We want to attract, retain and develop diverse talent at all levels. This means recruiting from the widest pool of talent across our network and beyond, removing barriers that can prevent our people from reaching their full potential, and fostering a fully inclusive environment which empowers everyone to bring their whole selves to work. Applying with a disability KPMG International is proud to be an inclusive place to work and we are committed to ensuring that you are treated fairly throughout our recruitment process. Should you be successful after the initial application stage, please discuss any reasonable adjustments that you may require with your recruitment contact.