Communications Manager, Engineering & Technology - Contract

The energy of a newsroom, the pace of a trading floor, the buzz of a recent tech breakthrough; we work hard, and we work fast - while keeping up the quality and accuracy we're known for. It's what keeps us inventing and reinventing, all the time. Our culture is wide open, just like our spaces. We bring out the best in each other through collaboration. Through our countless volunteer projects, we also help network with the communities around us, too. You can do amazing work here. Work you couldn't do anywhere else. It's up to you to make it happen.

About the role

You're a creative communicator with a passion for technology who will work collaboratively to drive strategic communications efforts in support of Bloomberg's 9,000+ world-class engineers around the globe and their innovative work creating and advancing solutions and systems that solve complex, real-world problems for our clients across the global capital markets. You're the kind of person who knows how to develop and maintain close working relationships with engineering leaders, marketing & communications partners, and journalists. You are a habitual collaborator, and working with peers to achieve business goals is your idea of a very good day. You like to ideate, but your real expertise is getting stuff done. You have more than a basic familiarity with the global tech marketplace. We’d love you to be able to speak and write confidently about our underlying tech stack and why open source and AI are important to us, our business, and the world around us. Familiarity with media, social media, channels, and influencers active in and around technology and its various technical micro-communities is essential.

Requirements

• Develop and implement communications programs for business/financial, trade, and/or technology media
• Translate complex technology-related issues and opportunities into messaging that resonates with target audiences
• Implement integrated communications strategies, including thought-leadership content development, digital content (blogs, videos, and social media), as well as analyst relations
• Provide timely, appropriate, and accurate counsel to engineering and communications leaders to address issues and capitalize on opportunities
• Build and burnish the perception of Bloomberg as a technology leader
• Collaborate with engineering leaders and marketing/communications teams to shape and articulate Bloomberg's commitment to innovation
• Handle reactive and proactive media and analyst relations
• Report on appropriate KPIs and metrics to evaluate impact and effectiveness of external communications
• Interact with PR/Comms agency partners

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• At least 4 years of experience developing and implementing communications programs for business/financial, trade, and/or technology media; developer communications a plus
• Strong writing, editing and presentation skills
• The ability to provide timely, appropriate, and accurate counsel to engineering and communications leaders to address issues and capitalize on opportunities
• The ability to translate complex technology-related issues and opportunities into messaging that resonates with target audiences
• The ability to multitask, for example seamlessly shifting from working with media to helping an engineer prepare for a conference talk to publishing digital content

Skills

• Expertise in WordPress, PowerPoint, and social content
• Experience with media, social media, channels, and influencers active in and around technology and its various technical micro-communities

Benefits

• One of the most comprehensive and generous benefits plans available
• A range of total rewards that may include merit increases, incentive compensation (exempt roles only), paid holidays, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, life insurance, and various wellness programs, among others

Pay

Salary Range = 80 - 103 USD Hourly

The referenced salary range is based on the Company's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level.