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Head of Communications - 9 month maternity cover - Major Retailer

Employer
Capstone Hill Search
Location
London (Greater)
Salary
£165,000 - £200,000 +
Closing date
18 Feb 2019

Job Details

Title: Content and Channels Director 

Location: Greater London

Salary: £165,000 - £200,000 +

Years of experience requited: 18 +

An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen to join one of the biggest FMCG retailers in the world, taking a pivotal role in the frontline of media handling, crisis and issues. 

Please note this role is a maternity cover FTC of around 9 months - there is the potential to extend however you must be available immediately or with a maximum of 1 month notice period. 

The Company

A FTSE 100 leader in the FMCG, Food & Drink and Retail space, employing over over 400,000 employees with group sales of above £50bn. They continue to innovate to ensure they are ahead of the competition, with regular new initiatives and exciting developments - serving customers and empowering them to live better is their core purpose. 

The company HQ has a fantastic vibe – with an on-site gym, heavily subsidised cafes, football and basketball court, with suppliers regularly setting up pop up food and drink stalls. The culture is trusting and flexible – as long as you get your work done, there’s no clock watching - giving you an incredible work life balance on top of a great benefits package that ensures employee retention remains incredibly strong. 

The Role 

This role is to cover the maternity leave of the current Content & Channels Director, starting from February/March 2019 until September 2019.

The main facet of the role is to manage the media/press function at one of the highest levels in the organisation, being the first port of call when it comes to pulling together and managing media responses to business challenges, issues and crisis. 

You need to be a savvy, unflappable media operator who is confident in dealing with tricky media across print, broadcast and online.  Ideally you will have started your career as a journalist before moving in house to a major consumer brand or FTSE 100 organisation; or to an agency - and you'll be someone who is used to working with organisations who traditionally get a lot of media focus/attention. 

You’ll have a solid network of contacts including news editors, reporters, broadcast/news reporters/producers and be adept at media handling.

There will also be a content creation element to the role (approximately 30%). You will be highly experienced in creating compelling content for media to promote corporate and brand messaging across a range of platforms.

Key Responsibilities

-    Overseeing the press office/media function at a senior level, being the first port of call when it comes to pulling together responses regarding issues and crisis

-    Maintaining and building on the brand's crisis handling capabilities

-    Media training/briefing of key executives in preparation for any interviews

-    Development and implementation of reactive and proactive media relations strategy to promote messaging in line with the company's pillars of activity/focus

-    Managing a team and leading by example

-    Leading the strategic ideation and creation of content creation to promote the brand;'s corporate and campaign messages

About You:

-    18 years plus experience gained in an agency or in house communications role

-    Track record of media handling across national, broadcast and online media

-    Crisis and issues management

-    Leading a high performing team

-    Experience of working in a matrix system ideal

 

Please only get in touch if you meet the above requirements as this is a very specific role, I look forward to hearing from you. E: [email protected] 

Company

Capstone Hill Search is a specialist consultancy focusing on communications and marketing recruitment in Europe, US and Australia. 

Capstone Hill Search was founded on the principle that to successfully search for, select and appoint high quality practitioners in this field recruiters must first have an in-depth understanding of the industry and the roles they seek to fill.

Capstone Hill Search combines extensive industry specific, on-the-job experience with proven recruitment expertise and leading edge practices to confirm capability, personality and cultural fit, and ultimately deliver outstanding people to your business.

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Company info
Website
Telephone
44 (0)20 7017 3080
Location
9 Appold Street
8th floor
London
EC2A 2AP
GB

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