Communications Manager

We are hiring a Communications Manager for South East Asia to support the Communications team. You will work alongside the policy team and help to educate the public about the Community, highlight the positive social and economic impact of our platform, and help highlight in press how we work together with regulators and tourism organisations on common-sense rules for home sharers. You will also manage efforts to promote our consumer campaigns, corporate reputation, supporting the release of earnings to local media, executive profiling and issues management.

You will leverage your knowledge of the media and complex policy situations to develop relevant proactive comms strategies that make a significant positive impact with our stakeholders; our community, policy makers and press. You will also leverage your expertise on local consumer trends, insights and cultural moments to develop engaging campaigns that resonate across diverse audiences. Maintaining strong relationships with internal stakeholders and building effective cross functional campaigns is crucial to the success of the role.

You will be working directly with journalists, managing media enquiries and helping to deliver communications plans. We're looking for a passionate, articulate and savvy communicator who can work under pressure within tight deadlines.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the cross functional team to develop robust and effective consumer, corporate and policy communications strategies that drive favourability and positive awareness
• Be responsible for executing complex campaigns to drive proactive positive results and be adept at problem solving
• Draft written materials - story pitches, press releases, messaging guidelines, Q&As, briefs, presentations, speeches etc.
• Manage agency partners in all markets
• Prepare briefings for media interviews and public speaking engagements
• Develop influencer engagement strategies
• Understand the media market and develop relationships with key reporters 
• Handle a busy press office
• Work closely and seamlessly with the consumer comms manager and local policy team as well as the international policy and communications teams

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree
• 6+ years consumer, corporate and / or policy comms experience, either working in a communications agency or in-house
• Excellent writing and strong verbal communications and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in Thai or Bahasa, though not necessary, is an advantage given the regional scope
• Experience in media relations with an established media network
• Ability to initiate, manage and deliver proactive press projects including research/data-led stories, campaigns, press events, press trips
• Experience with complex regulatory issues in a political environment
• Experience working on projects in a fast-paced environment
• Experience across SEA is preferred
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Maintaining enthusiasm and calm demeanor in stressful situations
• Passion for our and the mission of the company
• Ability to travel, sometimes on short notice