Group Communications Officer West Sussex £25-35k + Car

Posted by admin on Mar 31, 2012 in All Sectors, Marketing, South, South Coast, South East | 0 comments

Working across the entire UK network of group companies you will be joining one of Europe’s leading players in their chosen markets. As suppliers of a broad portfolio of products and services the group is renowned for investing in the R&D required to deliver market leading products that have evolved through investment and innovation combined with a superb reputation for delivering outstanding levels of customer service. These 2 key attributers have led to the establishment of many £multi-million customers through out the UK and 2012 has already seen a number of hugely significant new business wins securing new revenue streams for many years to come.

Based primarily from the UK Head Office in West Sussex, with good access to the motorway network, you will report to the Group Marketing & PR Manager and take responsibility for managing all internal and external communications for all group businesses across the UK. In terms of internal MarComms you will develop a strong professional network of relationships within Head Office and across the UK Group. Externally you will create and establish a local communication plan, gather insight into the issues facing the business as well as indentifying the opportunities and ideas for local Public Relations and contributions to a the trade forum on a National basis. This will require you to develop Local Media Press Relations and to create and issue local press releases for the relevant businesses.
You will monitor all social media and make suggestions for where the group can raise it’s on line profile and respond to this rapidly evolving consumer media. You will also be responsible for web content and ensuring the both the external website and intranet sites are update to include all good news stories. Furthermore you will manage any reactive press queries with the existing PR Agency in conjunction with the Group Marketing Manager.

You will be degree qualified or of graduate calibre with outstanding written and verbal communications skills. Whilst a CIPR qualification is preferred it is not essential. What is essential is a professional and flexible approach combined with a resilient nature and excellent time management and organisational skills to enable you to juggle multiple tasks at any one time. Ideally you have already held a MarComms or Press officer position and had responsibility for media relations. The industry that you have gained your experience in is less important than being able to bring and energy and enthusiasm to our organisation where we will provide you with a superb induction, training plan and genuine opportunities to grow your career within this role and also within our group.

If you feel that you have the skills and attributes we are seeking then in the first instance email your CV along with details of your existing remuneration package to our retained consultants; km@woodlandsrecruitment.co.uk Or for further detail call Kieron Madden on 077 87 40 88 44.