Description
Internal Communications Manager-London-Initial 5 Month Contract-£55K-£60Kpa
Our Client, a Global technology company is seeking an Internal Communications Manager to be based in London on an initial 5 month contract.
Our Client is the destination for experienced, collaborative, and passionate digital advertising professionals seeking a rewarding career and lifestyle. We offer a compelling portfolio of advertising products, innovative solutions and the opportunity to engage with some of the brightest minds in the digital industry.
Search Advertising and Post Sales Monetization (MSA & PSM) is a worldwide Sales, Marketing and Services organization on the cutting edge of the digital advertising industry. We are the engine that powers the buying and selling of digital advertising across all aspects of our digital portfolio including our high-growth search engine.
The International Strategic Search Sales group empowers the largest advertisers around the world to reach their maximum potential through paid search engine marketing (SEM) on the Ads platform. We are seeking a communications professional interested in an opportunity to join a fast paced sales culture focused on driving online advertising. The individual in this role will have a proven expertise in driving a strategy for communicating to internal audiences.
The Office of the International Strategic Sales VP, MSA & PSM is looking for a Communications Lead that can own and drive the overall communication strategy with the objective of promoting our client's Search Advertising strategy, messaging and achievements internally.
As the Communications Lead, your responsibilities will include:
Developing an internal communications strategy to deliver the organizational goals: creating and implementing a communications framework for an internal audience
Yearly plan of communications from the VP of International Strategic Sales using multiple internal channels
Creating highly engaging VP and organization communications through the use of email, social, video, in-person delivery and more
Shaping our approach to developing organizational culture: work very closely with VP and Sales Leads to land overall company culture framework but also facilitate the development of local identity and collaboration initiatives
Fostering an environment where our employees feel engaged and able to interact and collaborate with each other
Leading and co-ordinating events for the organization: own the delivery of All-Hands, Summits, Leadership Team offsites and one-off events. Manage and work with vendors and internal stakeholders to deliver high-quality and cost-efficient events
Working with corporate partners
Qualifications:
* The ideal candidate should have considerable communications and/or public relations experience
* They must have a deep understanding of organizational communications and success in dealing with complex programs
* Experience in working with senior leaders and with executives is critical in this role
* The candidate must have a proven experience achieving successful results in an international environment
* Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex issues and formulate recommendations to a wide variety of audiences are essential
* This high visibility role will demand a strong mix of communication and planning skills
Key competencies:
* Strong cross group collaboration and co-ordination skills
* Leadership skills to lead, drive and land results through v-teams
* Capability to process large amounts of information and feedback to deliver elegant, impactful communications
* A team player with the leadership chops to take initiative, establish a plan and Spark people's best thinking and work
* Ability to manage, influence and build rapport with stakeholders from a variety of functions and businesses at every level of the company
* The ability to take abstract thoughts and re-communicate these concepts into a digestible format
* Success in this position requires strong communications and the unparalleled ability to lead and influence large teams
* Optimism, resiliency and flexibility
* Graceful under pressure
* A sense of humour combined with a desire to work hard and drive results
Experience required:
- BA/BS in Journalism, English or Communications (or equivalent)
- 7+ years communications, marketing or speech management experience