Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategic communications plans for Fitch Ratings’ Sovereigns and Economics teams across EMEA, aligned to commercial priorities.
• Produce high-quality communications materials, including media pitches, press releases, talking points and Q&As, by-line articles and social media content.
• Focus on proactive earned media strategies that raise Fitch’s profile, including through exclusive stories, embargoed research, data-led storytelling, content partnerships, podcasts, and other high-impact opportunities.
• Balance proactive media generation with managing inbound media enquiries and providing thoughtful media engagement appropriate for a regulated business.
• Partner closely with senior analytical leaders to help develop clear media messaging around sovereign ratings, macroeconomic trends and emerging credit risks, including through helping deliver media training.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with priority capital markets, economic and regional media across EMEA. Also identify and develop engagement with relevant influencer communities.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of media reporting and analytics which showcase the Communications team’s business value proposition, and how it delivers against Fitch’s strategic and commercial objectives.
• Contribute to the continued evolution of Fitch’s Communications team and ways of working for a modern in-house team.