Public Relations Staff Writer III

Sovereign Bancorp, Inc., ("Sovereign") (NYSE: SOV), is the parent company of Sovereign Bank, a financial institution with $85 billion in assets as of December 31, 2007 with principal markets in the Northeast United States. Sovereign Bank has 750 community banking offices, over 2,300 ATMs and approximately 12,000 team members.  Sovereign offers a broad array of financial services and products including retail banking, business and corporate banking, cash management, capital markets, wealth management and insurance. Sovereign is the 19th largest banking institution in the United States.  For more information on Sovereign Bank, visit or call 1-877-SOV-BANK.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

- Serve as the lead writer on all communications for internal and external audiences.

- Write press releases, e-mails, position statements, responsive statements, speeches, letters, communications plans and lead writer to the Sovereign Today.

- Develop and write brochures and required.

- Assist in planning an developing Intranet and Internet sites for Corporate.

- Assist corporate events manager, as needed, with planning an implementing special projects.

 

REQUIREMENTS:

 

- Bachelor’s Degree or related experience.

- 3- 5 year related experience.

- Experience in new gathering, new writing, editing, press relations, and public relations.

- Proficiency in written and oral communications.

- Proven track record of communication to a wide variety of audiences in a straight forward style.

 

To apply to this position:

 

Please go to www.sovereignbank.com, select the “About Sovereign” tab, and then select the “Careers” tab. This will take you to a screen where you will select “Employment Opportunities”. Chose the “Advanced Search” and fill in Job ID# 33708. Select the position for which you are applying and please upload OR copy and paste your resume onto the application.