Media Intelligence Specialist (with German)

Allianz Services is proud to serve and be part of Allianz Group, one of the world's leading insurers and asset managers. Our global footprint, with more than 7,300 employees located across ten countries and four continents, enables us to unlock value for our partners across the insurance value chain and deliver superior client experience within Allianz Group. At Allianz Services, we have a strong specialization in core insurance operations, shared services, business analytics, engineering, and management consulting. Our people and our trusted relationships with partners are what matter most. These are rooted in our values of compassion, integrity, and expertise and we strive to continuously evolve, improve, and deliver excellence while contributing successfully to the transformation of Allianz. Caring actively for the environment, for people, and for our customers is what makes us a great place to work and together we are shaping a better and more caring tomorrow.   

Job role

As a Media Intelligence Specialist you will support timely information of employees, communicators and senior management with news products based on excellent news judgement and curation skills. The selection of news and the interpretation follows rigorous editorial standards and curation principles developed by Group Communications.

What you will do

• Ensure timely information delivery to employees, communicators, and senior management through news products based on excellent news judgment and selection skills.
• Select and interpret news following strict editorial standards and selection principles developed by Group Communications.
• Final editing of the Allianz Group Media Review and present the most important must-reads and top headlines from key media during the Morning Briefing with other Allianz communicators.
• Support news management responsibilities, including news monitoring.
• Conduct media research (journalist and media profiles, topic research), analyze content, prepare insights in pre-aligned formats, and deliver on time and with high quality, ensuring positive feedback from stakeholders.
• Research news articles, write headline scans, and contribute to Group Communications and Corporate Affairs (GCCA) newsletter products such as The Week Ahead.
• Support subscription and access management for media outlets, vendor coordination, and newswire management.
• Execute licensing processes for content syndication and ensure compliance with tool requirements for business owners.
• Prepare and compile reports and analyses based on external studies and secondary research, presenting actionable insights in internal meetings.
• Support the management and administration of dedicated pages on Connect and the internal knowledge management page on SharePoint.
• Prepare, compile, and create internal communication content (e.g., presentations, scripts, intranet articles, emails).
• Collaborate with internal departments and external providers, such as Corporate Communications, to ensure alignment and quality.
• Ensure timely and high-quality delivery of recurring reports and continuously improve communication processes for efficiency and effectiveness.
• Create and maintain up-to-date Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) documents for various activities. 

What you bring

• University degree in communications, media or social science, or proven economic background.
• Practical working experiences in the fields of media research and/or communications, project management a strong plus.
• Strong grasp of online community platforms, social media tools, and analytics.
• Understanding of the financial services sector and global trends.
• Exceptional communication, writing, and interpersonal skills.
• Analytical and lateral thinker.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to create customer-tailored content.
• Ability to see and interpret patterns in media and communication coverage.
• English native level (excellent oral and written), German very good, other languages a plus.
• We highly welcome candidates with a genuine interest and affinity for Information Technology (IT) and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), as these attributes are considered valuable assets to our team. 

You have

• Technical: Very good MS Office skills; news writing, editing, and curation skills; seeing trends in the media landscape early on.
• Process: Very good media and communications literacy; understanding of how news and trends are likely develop over the next days.
• Soft Skills:
• S/he is an effective team player who understands the needs of communicators for news insights and engages with them at all levels.
• Builder of new ways of working, combining fresh ideas with operationalization.
• Insatiable intellectual curiosity.
• Resilient and solution-oriented in the face of challenges or setbacks.
• Enjoys (most!) people. Finds humor and joy in his/her work.

What we offer

We support your well-being

• Access dedicated counseling services, mental health resources, and well-being sessions designed to keep you feeling your best
• Enjoy a personalized benefits package through a monthly budget on the Benefit platform, covering medical subscriptions, meal tickets, private pension plans, life insurance, Allianz Tiriac exclusive insurance discounts, and many more.
• Prioritize what truly matters with time off on your birthday, additional vacation days for each year with Allianz (up to five extra days), Paid leave on December 24th and 31st, plus the flexibility to swap weekend holidays for extra days off, and special allowances for significant life events.

We invest in your growth

Take advantage of an extensive learning curriculum tailored to support your career growth and meet your professional needs, with access to a wide range of technical and soft skills trainings, international certifications (including Agile, Lean Six Sigma, PRINCE2, ITIL, IFOA, ACCA, IACCM, and more), learning resources from LinkedIn and Allianz platforms, language development opportunities (German, French, English), and our dedicated Leadership Program to help you reach the next level.

We value you and your work

We acknowledge and recognize your work through performance-based rewards to celebrate your achievements, team, and individual recognition programs to celebrate your contributions and internal referral bonuses.  

Your personal information, including sensitive data, may be shared with Hiring Managers to evaluate your suitability for the role. Only candidates who meet the criteria will be contacted, and all applications will be treated with strict confidentiality.

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.

We at Allianz believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love or what you believe in. We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation.

Join us. Let's care for tomorrow.