Media Relations Manager Birmingham, England
Job description
If you’re looking for a career that will unlock new opportunities, join HSBC and experience the possibilities. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.
The UK is a highly complex, regulated and consumerist banking market requiring considerable flexibility and experience to operate successfully within.
As an HSBC employee in the UK, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.
We are looking for a Birmingham based Media Relations Manager, HSBC UK who will be reporting to the Head of Media Relations, HSBC UK and be responsible for driving effective proactive and reactive media relations for HSBC UK. The Media Relations Manager should create a profile for HSBC UK that attracts customers and employees, drives business growth and promotes an equal and diverse workplace. This includes managing external communications and handling reputational media issues.
In this role, you will:
- Promote positive media stories across broadcast, print and digital, to support HSBC UK’s business strategy, themes and priorities.
- Handle media enquiries, issues and crisis management, horizon scanning for positive and negative opportunities.
- Act as a key advisor to business leaders and communications colleagues around media strategy, tactics and delivery.
- Work in close collaboration with the wider UK Communications team, Group corporate media relations team and global business teams, on both key issues of the day and longer-term communications planning.
- Work in close collaboration with UK Commercial Banking teams and other UK functions including marketing, government & public affairs, legal and compliance.
- Draft statements and press releases, as well as supporting message development around key corporate issues, group activations and reputationally challenging issues.
- Develop and maintain a strong media network, organising interviews for business leaders and managing end-to-end the process.
- Support media training with senior business leaders.
- Support HSBC’s Communications social media activity;
To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:
- You must have experience in either PR / or journalism as an essential criterion;
- Sufficient seniority and credibility to represent HSBC with key national and regional media at senior levels;
- Good leadership skills and experience of managing complex communications teams;
- Strong storytelling skills with proven ability to produce clear, engaging narrative;
- Strong presentation skills with understanding of board level requirements;
- Broad knowledge of communication trends and best practice;
- Broad knowledge of the financial service industry and global marketplace;
- Ability to manage budgets.
The base location for this role is Birmingham/Hybrid with an expectation to be in the office 60% of the time.
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