Senior Corporate Communications Manager – London
Key role supporting the firm’s strategic objectives by promoting and protecting its reputation through a comprehensive communication strategy that focuses on media relations and integrated communications, including digital content and internal communications.
What You'll Do
- Work with the Director and Head of Corporate Communications to develop and drive the firm’s communications strategies to support and align with business objectives.
- Coach, manage and inspire a large team with responsibility for PR, digital content, and internal communications.
- Develop a proactive media outreach strategy and build strong media relationships with business, trade and mainstream media.
- Build and manage a comprehensive internal communications and employee engagement plan that reinforces the firm’s brand and attracts, retains and develops talent.
- Guide the firm’s social and digital content to align with the brand, corporate narrative and employee value proposition.
- Play a key role in any incident, issue or crisis management to ensure coverage and commentary are accurate and fair.
- Ensure ongoing measurement of all team activities and support a continuous‑improvement culture.
- Work closely with BD, Knowledge and Marketing teams to ensure that media coverage complements the firm’s go‑to‑market strategy.
- Contribute to a positive and collaborative environment.
What We’re Looking For
- Extensive line‑management experience, skilled in building, coaching and mentoring a cross‑functional team.
- Proven track record of leading PR and integrated communications strategy in a corporate communications role.
- Significant strategic media‑relations experience in a corporate or professional‑services environment, with established relationships as a result.
- Significant reputational‑risk management, crisis communications and issues‑management experience.
- Strategic/advisory expertise and ability to earn trust and influence senior executives.
- Excellent emotional intelligence, relationship‑building and stakeholder‑management skills.
- Understanding of the role of social media in corporate communications.
- 360° approach to communications, considering non‑media stakeholders such as employees and clients.
- Exceptional writing, editing and storytelling skills.
- Planning, process and project‑management strengths.
- Familiarity with AI and willingness to learn.
- Media training.
- Self‑motivated, proactive and flexible with the ability to embrace and capitalise on change.
- A calm and rational approach to problem‑solving and critical thinking.
- International mindset.
Salary & Benefits
We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits. We value the health and wellbeing of our people and our wide range of initiatives and benefits support this.
Equal Opportunity and Diversity
We are committed to providing an environment where you can perform to the best of your abilities at every stage of your recruitment experience and beyond. If you require any adjustments to be made during the application stage, interview process, or when working with us, please let us know in confidence.
At Osborne Clarke we value difference and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. We want everyone to feel that OC is a place where you can be yourself and belong, and our range of interest groups and diversity networks are part of making that a reality.
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