Global Communications Manager

Company: H/Advisors

Location: London

Closing Date: 07/11/2024

Hours: Full Time

Type: Permanent

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Job Requirements / Description

Please apply with your CV and a cover letter explaining your interest in the role to [email protected]

Job Description:

Vacancy: Global Communications Manager

Start date: ASAP

Location: Based in state-of-art offices in the new media quarter of Kings Cross.

Experience: 3+ years of experience

What is H/Advisors?

H/Advisors is one of the leading global strategic advisory groups. Founded in 2001 in London, New York and Paris, the group employs more than 1500+ consultants in 23 countries across 19 agencies around the world. Advising businesses, governments, investment firms and international organisations on critical communications and reputational with their core stakeholders. H/Advisors are regularly named in the top three of global M&A communications advisers, while also handling high-profile issues across numerous practice areas, including crisis, public affairs, ESG, private equity, litigation, transformation, and investor relations.

About Havas

Havas, our parent company, a subsidiary of Vivendi, is the 5th largest global communications is also the most integrated Group in its sector, with most of its creative, media and health agencies sharing the same premises, the Havas Village, designed to increase synergies and creativity for all its clients and agencies. Havas is organised into three divisions: Havas Creative, Havas Media Group, and Havas Health and You.

Founded in 1835 in Paris, the Group now employs 21,000 people at 700 agencies, in over 100 countries. Havas is committed to creating a meaningful difference to the brands, the businesses, and lives of the people we work with.

Key skills:

3+ years’ experience in a PR or corporate communications role, ideal but not essential
Knowledge of corporate PR work, (financial, M&A, crisis, ESG, PA, etc) ideal but not essential
Excellent writing, editing and project management skills
Strong verbal communication skills, and the ability to manage various internal and external stakeholders
A proactive, can-do, independently minded attitude
Proficiency in digital marketing, including SEO, email marketing, and social media
A track record of successful digital campaign management and execution
Ability to generate new ideas and innovative strategies and think creatively when executing
Strategic thinking with the ability to execute at both global and local levels
Expertise in digital analytics and the ability to interpret data to drive decision-making
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously
Ability to speak French would be an advantage

Overview:

We are seeking a Global Communications Manager to support the Global Marketing Director in all areas of communications and PR. The ideal candidate will be able to build strong, collaborative relationships at all levels and will possess strong interpersonal and persuasive skills that inspire others, via written and verbal communications – whether that be a brief, POV, or presentation.

The role’s primary objective is to raise awareness, perception, and consideration of the network, both internally and externally. This will include earned (i.e. PR), owned (i.e. content, social), paid (i.e. partnerships) media and events.

As communications is a fast-paced environment, you must be able to multi-task and work well under pressure. You will have a natural ability to manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously, while also being able to think strategically and creatively. You will be key in driving internal growth, collaboration and influencing key leadership across multiple disciplines in the global network.

As a confident communications professional, you are able to brief clearly and concisely, articulating the vision for an idea so that markets/agencies and production teams can understand and implement locally. Ultimately, your work will help us to drive fame and visibility for the collective, initiatives and industry-leading intelligence through communications.

You will be responsible for running the day-to-day digital communications, PR and content, and will assist on core events across the company’s global operations (this may include some travel) and some marketing projects. It will involve coordinating with international teams, understanding diverse market dynamics, and implementing initiatives that resonate on a global scale.

Job responsibilities:

Working alongside the Global Marketing Director to lead PR and comms across H/Advisors as the global brand – including news announcements (drafting, managing approvals, selling in), thought leadership (including ghost writing for agency leadership as required), personal profile-raising, features opps, comms for events, social and internal newsletters
Ensuring ‘hygiene’ material, such as biographies, headshots and boilerplates, are kept up-to-date and of high-quality.
Assisting in the editing, writing and production of global awards, whitepapers, insights reports etc..
Helping develop the global digital/content strategy for the network, and executing it across all marketing and communication channels. This will involve working closely with the other agencies in the wider network.
Managing social media platforms (including paid social plans) for H/Advisors, working closely with the Global Marketing Director and marketing teams in the network on content sharing, amplification and best practice across divisional channels.
Managing the H/Advisors website, including updates, analysis and tracking of content.
Supporting the wider marketing team on owned events, i.e. in-person events, webinars, podcasts, etc.
Assessing and advising on paid-for opportunities to help drive the fame of the brand (i.e. sponsorship, events, speaker opps etc)

Compensation and Benefits to working at H/Advisors:

We offer a competitive salary and benefits including: