Communications Lead / Manager
The Comms specialist / manager role requires a candidate with excellent writing and media handling skills, able to provide informed counsel to clients when developing stories or handling complex issues, liaising with journalists directly on developing stories, and coaching junior team members.
Ability to manage workload is vital, as well as the ability to project manage campaigns, play a central role in coordinating between internal stakeholders and agencies, and oversee the quality of work produced.
This is an in-house role which will include internal comms covering internal stakeholder and community management as one of the priority communications audiences and corporate comms with extensive stakeholder management.
In addition, event / executive comms will be a key part of the role to ensure agencies and writers are able to cover key messaging with relevant industry / news context.
We are looking for bi-lingual (English and Arabic) candidates with a minimum of 8 10 years experience in the B2B industry space, and any regional experience is also welcome.
Responsibilities Include
- Supporting the Head of Marcomms, the head of comms and the Oxagon marcomms department across the execution of its communication strategy (proactive and reactive comms) across all of Oxagon's business units.
- Media relations including story and message development, creating and driving outreach plans, speaking to journalists regularly to secure coverage/briefings, briefing spokespeople, and ongoing development of own media contacts for Oxagon
- Playing a key role in the research, planning and development of news stories and campaigns and driving these forward
- Overseeing quality and operational performance of tactics executed, producing content; writing/editing press releases, thought leadership articles, PR plans and reports.
- Providing support on announcements and in-market planning research, slide and content development.
- Supporting with onsite events in NEOM / Oxagon or outside as and when required.
- Basic understanding of reporting / admin and financial planning to manage agencies workstreams and finances
The Ideal Candidate For This Role Will Have
- Desire to work as part of a large team in a busy, fast paced and highly motivated working environment
- A deliver-driven manager and creative problem solver that looks at collaboration, takes on board feedback and can prioritize key action items
- Ability to service multiple stakeholders and manage workload whilst managing/coaching junior team members
- Team player that can manage both up and down and take overall responsibility of day to day execution
- Experience of integrating and collaborating with different practices/teams on cross-business work
- Excellent verbal and written skills (including MS office, agora and similar platform capabilities); with the ability to articulate with confidence, and an understanding of how to incorporate earned, owned paid and social media in holistic communications plans
- Interest in current affairs, news, international business, and consumes media in all forms
- Proven track record with comms projects / roles that require government stakeholder engagement and B2B specialization; additional background in energy / sustainability / destination / and industry is an added bonus
