Corporate Communications is responsible for planning and implementing proactive communications on major initiatives; working to promote positive, accurate and fair media coverage of FINRA; and promoting an engaged and well-informed workforce, among other activities.

The Associate, Executive and Stakeholder Communications works with the Communications leadership team and staff on a broad range of strategic Board, Executive and Member Firm communications functions and initiatives. This role provides strong writing and editing skills with attention to detail; and will quickly and accurately get to the heart of complex topics in order to distill the information for a broad audience.

This is an excellent opportunity for early mid-career professionals with a lot of opportunity for career growth.

Candidates should include a cover letter to be considered for this opportunity.

Essential Job Functions:

Work closely across the Corporate Communications team and collaborate with other business units, senior leaders and executives on key messaging.
Develop, write, edit and proofread a broad range of key content. This includes executive and CEO talking points, newsletters, podcast content and other written or multi-media materials.
Provide professional copy-editing and proofreading expertise on a variety of executive and stakeholder communications materials.
Manage executive communications inquiries for the CEO, including working with subject-matter experts across the organization to develop responses.
Copyedit and standardize material to ensure consistent style, grammar, clarity and accuracy.
Generate and maintain departmental and corporate talking points libraries.
Coordinate logistics for executive speaking events, including those of the CEO.
Manage a weekly email newsletter, including editing and writing on deadline, with an audience of more than 30,000 securities industry and other professionals.
Assist executives with Board communications, including writing and editing email and other communications.

Education/Experience Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in journalism, English or related field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Minimum of five years of relevant experience in journalism, communications, or related field.
Demonstrated copy editing, writing for news or other professional publications, reporting experience, and/or executive communications experience.
Knowledge of the financial industry and/or regulatory agencies highly preferred.
Excellent verbal and written communications skills, with a strong attention to detail.
Ability to respond to and work with stakeholders at the highest levels of the organization in a timely, professional manner.
Strong organizational and project management skills and proven ability to prioritize effectively, manage competing priorities simultaneously, and meet deadlines for a wide variety of assignments.
Working knowledge of Word, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
AP style familiarity and ability to work within FINRA’s style guidelines.
Ability to work both independently and within a team environment.
Ability to exercise careful judgment and discretion with respect to strategic and confidential material.

Working Conditions:

General hybrid office environment.
Highly dynamic, fast-paced environment, with staff managing multiple, high-visibility priorities.
Some travel and extended hours as needed.

For work that is performed in CA, CO, HI, MN, VT, IL, Jersey City, NJ, NY, NY, MD, Washington DC, and WA the chart below outlines the proposed salary range for the corresponding location. In addition to location, actual compensation is based on various factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s skill set, level of experience, education, and internal peer compensation comparisons.

CA: Minimum Salary $91,500, Maximum Salary $170,900

CO/HI/MN/VT*: Minimum Salary $79,500, Maximum Salary $142,300

IL*: Minimum Salary $87,500, Maximum Salary $156,600

Jersey City, NJ/NY, NY: Minimum Salary $95,400, Maximum Salary $170,900

MD/Washington, DC: Minimum Salary $91,500, Maximum Salary $163,700

WA: Minimum Salary $79,500, Maximum Salary $163,700

Including positions performed outside the state but reporting to an office or manager in that state.

Candidates can expect salary offers that range from the minimum to the mid-point of the salary range. FINRA provides full pay ranges so that the candidate can consider their growth potential while at FINRA.

To be considered for this position, please submit an application. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

The information provided above has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work of the position. It is not a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required.

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Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. FINRA provides comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance. Additional insurance includes basic life, accidental death and dismemberment, supplemental life, spouse/domestic partner and dependent life, and spouse/domestic partner and dependent accidental death and dismemberment, short- and long-term disability, long-term care, business travel accident, disability and legal. FINRA offers immediate participation and vesting in a 401(k) plan with company match and eligibility for participation in an additional FINRA-funded retirement contribution, tuition reimbursement and many other benefits.

Time Off and Paid Leave*

FINRA encourages its employees to focus on their health and wellness in many ways, including through a generous time-off program of 15 days of paid time off, 5 personal days and 9 sick days (all pro-rated in the first year). Additionally, we are proud to support our communities by providing two volunteer service days (based on full-time schedule). Other paid leave includes military leave, jury duty leave, bereavement leave, voting and election official leave for federal, state or local primary and general elections, care of a family member leave (available after 90 days of employment); and childbirth and parental leave (available after 90 days of employment). Full-time employees receive nine paid holidays.

Based on full-time schedule

Important Information

FINRA’s Code of Conduct imposes restrictions on employees’ investments and requires financial disclosures that are uniquely related to our role as a securities regulator. FINRA employees are required to disclose to FINRA all brokerage accounts that they maintain, and those in which they control trading or have a financial interest (including any trust account of which they are a trustee or beneficiary and all accounts of a spouse, domestic partner or minor child who lives with the employee) and to authorize their broker-dealers to provide FINRA with duplicate statements for all of those accounts. All of those accounts are subject to the Code’s investment and securities account restrictions, and new employees must comply with those investment restrictions—including disposing of any security issued by a company on FINRA’s Prohibited Company List or obtaining a written waiver from their Executive Vice President—by the date they begin employment with FINRA. Employees may only maintain securities accounts that must be disclosed to FINRA at one or more securities firms that provide an electronic feed (e-feed) of data to FINRA, and must move securities accounts from other securities firms to a firm that provides an e-feed within three months of beginning employment.

You can read more about these restrictions here.

As standard practice, employees must also execute FINRA’s Employee Confidentiality and Invention Assignment Agreement without qualification or modification and comply with the company’s policy on nepotism.

Search Firm Representatives

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