communications associate Heathrow, England
Job description
Together we will be building a world-class comms team. You will help bring our business to life- through expert storytelling and an ambitious channel strategy.
We are at the start of our communications journey, so you will play a key role in building the communications branding and infrastructure that helps IAG Cargo advance its ambitions beyond being a great place to work – to reach a global and remote workforce in the moments that matter. Your role will be pivotal in driving colleague engagement with the business vision, mission, and strategy.
You will have a passion for digital, channels and content – who thrives on a challenge and likes the freedom of being able to build something from scratch. With a creative flair you will help build and establish processes, channels and our become the custodian of our internal branding and style.
The day to day…
- Working in conjunction with the Senior Internal Communications Manager and wider comms team to develop comprehensive channel strategies that last the test of time. Developing branding, templates and processes that aligns to the business vision, mission and values.
- Work with external agencies to ensure creative and consistent brand delivery and use of the latest thinking – becoming a brand custodian for our look and feel across our channels.
- Working to develop local communications champions support central and local communications plans.
- Reporting on channels and content to drive improvement and educate the long-term strategy.
- Working with our designer and external agencies to manage internal communications and internal brand campaigns.
- Working collaboratively with the wider communications team to support business communications and projects as required.
- And of course, writing to a high standard across all channels.
It’s all about you….
- Demonstrable experience of digital, content and brand development.
- Ideally expertise and experience of planning and implementing a global intranet.
- Experience of highly matrixed and front-line and global workforces is highly beneficial.
- Team player with the ability to work autonomously when required; highly motivated, and enthusiastic, self-starter with a strong sense of ownership - not afraid to get stuck
- A creative flair and innovative thinker who is digitally savvy, with experience using the latest technologies to bring industry best-practice to
- A decisive and strategic thinker, with the ability to plan-ahead and embed processes and channels that will leave a legacy.
- Effective time management, ability to multi–task and with a meticulous eye for detail
- Unquestionable integrity and discernment when dealing with confidential
We’ll treat you right…
As well as a competitive salary, bonus, 26 days holiday, pension and ability to opt-in to a generous, life assurance and healthcare scheme, we also offer:
- For the budding traveler we offer incredible staff discounts at hotels, car hire and our staff travel flights are legendary
- Free fruit and a subsidised on-site café
- Onsite staff parking, electric charging points and free airport parking when you are off globe-trotting
- Up to 70% discount on the Heathrow Express with your staff pass
- All our colleagues get access to LinkedIn learning and Rosetta Stone Language courses
- For health and wellbeing we offer a free onsite gym facility as well as access to the UNMIND app and a community of Mental Health First Aiders
- Access to discounts on Apple, Cinema tickets and loads of other goodies through Perks at work
- As a communications team, we work on Apple Mac’s, and you’ll get access to the Adobe Creative Cloud suite.
A bit about IAG Cargo…
We are one of the world’s largest airfreight logistics organisations.
At IAG Cargo we are in the business of moving things. From antibiotics to rhinoceros, gold bullion to avocados and everything in between. Whatever people need, wherever they are. In an era of digital screens and closed borders, we open the skies and fly the world to bring people the things they really need.
As the logistics and cargo brand of the International Airlines Group, you will work across the globally recognised brands of Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia, Level and Vueling as we build and shape our business. With an ambitious transformational agenda on the cards, IAG Cargo is putting its people at the heart of it, and we’re looking for someone to help us make IAG Cargo a great place to work. If this sounds like your kind of thing, apply now!
