Senior Manager for External Communications - Brand PR

Senior Manager for External Communications - Brand PR
£80,000 to £90,000 depending on experience
This role is London based between Paddington and Slough (Hybrid)
Bonus and competitive benefits package on offer.
Being a Mars Associate is all about opportunity. The opportunity to do the kind of challenging, interesting work that shapes the world’s best-loved brands. To work with real purpose, supported by talented, friendly people from all sorts of different backgrounds. And to access the tools, training, and experience you need to have a positive impact on our business, on the planet, and, most importantly, on your own career. Being a Mars Associate is more than a job. It’s the opportunity to start your tomorrow, today.
Overview
As Senior External Communications Manager - Brand PR on the Mars Wrigley UK team, you are responsible for communications planning, narrative development, copy writing & messaging, media relations, visible leadership, and groundbreaking brand PR, to further our business objectives and build the reputation of Mars in the UK. You will report into the Corporate Affairs Director for the segment and will assist them in executing excellent external communications for Mars and our brands.
What are we looking for?
The successful candidate will have creativity in abundance, a strategic mind, an excellent stakeholder manager, a flair for storytelling, and a media savvy mindset. Highly strategic in both corporate and brand PR, we are looking for a personable and collaborative candidate with a passion for corporate affairs that has mastered internal and external stakeholder management. Must have that extensive Brand PR experience.
The successful candidate will have their finger on the cultural pulse, have a growth mindset and will be comfortable thinking outside the box. They’ll also be calm in a crisis and be able to provide quick strategic counsel and guide teams through their thinking.
We’re looking for someone who has press office experience in a fast-paced media environment and knows the landscape well and is comfortable speaking to journalists and other external stakeholders. But above all, we’re looking for a transformative character with a leading ‘can-do’ mentality.
What will be your key responsibilities?
Press Office: Staffing the Mars Wrigley UK Press Office handling media enquiries in a timely manner with our corporate PR agency.
Brand PR: Working closely with our local marketing teams to execute brand PR with excellence. We are looking for someone who can provide strategic advice, creative ideas and delivery of Brand Communications in support of our brands, product launches and campaigns.
Corporate PR: Strategic development and delivery of proactive external communications aligned with business strategy.
Issues and crisis: Daily strategic counsel on Mars issues and opportunities, guiding our brands and business through any issues and storms and always looking for proactive ways to future proof the reputation of the UK business.
Visible leadership: Work with our leadership team, specifically our general manager to build out their presence in UK media.
Media training: Confidently media train our internal stakeholders for external engagements
Media Management: Engaging with key journalist, media and influencers as needed in support of segment, corporate and brand reputation goals.
Agency Management: to support strategic direction and smooth running of day-to-day partnership and engagement.
Strategic Counsel: Be the go-to counsellor for Mars Associates needing advice on external/internal issues. Regularly forecast any future issues coming up in the pipeline and help create strategies to protect, enhance and/or accelerate business objectives.
What can you expect from Mars?
Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
Find out more about what Mars can offer you by visiting our Global Careers site.
Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.