Media Relations Associate

in the role:**

• Facilitate media interviews and manage all logistics to ensure a seamless spokesperson experience.
• Develop close relationships with key covering reporters across tier one and trade outlets.
• Draft press releases and pitch thought leadership to promote wealth management developments and expertise.
• Prep senior leadership for media and speaking opportunities.
• Monitor news media for important mentions, swiftly escalating, packaging and distributing internally as necessary.
• Manage MSWM's proprietary quarterly tracking study of wealth management consumers, including the drafting of quarterly press releases, and pitching out key insights from the study to reporters.
• Contribute to monthly metrics related to media hits and MSWM's share of voice. Qualifications

What you'll bring to the role:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience within the wealth management industry and knowledge of financial markets preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with and understanding of quantitative research best practices.
• Strong interpersonal collaboration and team skills including working with cross-functional teams, proven flexibility, adaptability and reliability.
• Strong decision making, analytical evaluation, risk management, and effective problem-solving skills.
• Highly detail-oriented with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple deliverables.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment with the ability to make sound decisions quickly and handle multiple tasks concurrently.
• Independent, resourceful and a self-starter.
• An enthusiastic, positive team player willing to help and work well with colleagues.

The role is hybrid with 3 days in office attendance.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren't just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you'll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There's also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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Expected base pay rates for the role will be between 80000 and 125000 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).