Now Hiring - Morgan Stanley - Executive Director — Senior Media Relations Coverage Officer for Sales & Trading in New York, NY

Company Profile
Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments and individuals.

As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.

Job Profile
The Senior Media Relations Coverage Officer for Sales & Trading will play a critical role in communicating the strategy of Morgan Stanley's Institutional Equites and Fixed Income Sales & Trading businesses to the media. The executive will work closely with senior management to ensure the press understand the performance and goals of both divisions. This executive should strive to become the trusted communications advisor to the leaders of these businesses. The executive will also provide communications advice on all legal and regulatory matters affecting the businesses and be a key member on several industry-wide and new business committees.

The executive will also be required to forge strong working relationships with all the journalists covering these divisions to ensure a constructive dialogue and as fair and balanced coverage as possible.

In addition, this role will manage the media relations coverage officer for Global Research, providing management oversight and strategic advice, as well as helping to devise and execute the overall communications plan for this division.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop communication strategy, planning, and delivery for the Institutional Equities and Fixed Income Divisions
• Manage the media relations coverage officer for Global Research
• Be a strategic advisor and communications expert to the senior management of Institutional Equities and Fixed Income.
• Represent Morgan Stanley on several industry-wide communications committees.
• Represent Corporate Communications on several Sales and Trading-related committees within Morgan Stanley
• Leverage communications to innovate and problem-solve
• Cultivate internal relationships and partnerships at all levels of the organization

This role requires the following capabilities and talents:

• Ability to create an overall strategic communications vision for the Institutional Equities and Fixed Income divisions
• A proven track record driving successful communications campaigns from inception to delivery
• Strength in creating and maintaining deep relationships across the businesses and the Firm
• Ability to quickly absorb and process often complex and diverse financial information and then create clear and concise messaging for use with the media and, on occasion, clients, and employees
• Ability to become the trusted PR advisor to senior executives
• Ability to drive consensus and get buy-in from senior executives across the two divisions, and be accountable for decisions
• Exceptional ability to manage — unleash the full potential of staff members, provide feedback, and opportunities for growth
• Ability to influence

Skills required (essential)

• Bachelor's degree in related field (Journalism, Communication, Marketing, Liberal Arts, Public Relations, Advertising, etc.) desired
• At least 15+ years of experience as a Media Relations professional specializing in the financial services sector.
• Proven experience creating and managing communications strategies and translating those strategies into actionable plans
• Proven track record of managing and/or supporting the creative process from start to finish
• Demonstrated track record of managing a team
• A known and skilled collaborator, who consistently looks to connect the dots
• Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to speak up and challenge convention respectfully with the goal of finding common ground and reasonable compromises

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between 160,000 and 250,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.

It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).