Communications Specialist

Sanoma Learning; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanoma Learning is seeking a Communications Specialist for a one-year fixed-term contract, based in Central Helsinki. You will drive external communications, manage Sanoma.com and social media strategy, and contribute to annual and sustainability reporting.

You will work in a hybrid model with a team of experienced colleagues, translating materials from English to Finnish and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to strengthen the company’s public presence.

Qualifications

• Academic degree in business/economics, law, communications or similar.
• Experience in corporate communications or communications consulting in a listed company setting.
• Excellent communication skills in English and Finnish (written and spoken).
• Knowledge of website platforms; Optimizely experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Own and develop Sanoma.com (Optimizely), content and usability, and Group pages; update Sustainability and IR sections.
• Own Group’s Social Media strategy; plan, create content, coordinate with SBUs, publish posts.
• Contribute to external releases and news; manage release distribution platform.
• Assist in annual/interim report preparations; coordinate visuals and translate texts English→Finnish.
• Implement IR and sustainability communications; update intranet, newsletters, and sustainability news.
• Maintain image library and develop document templates for PPT/Word.
• Support IR events organization; coordinate with service providers and stakeholders.

Skills

English proficiency

Finnish proficiency

Digital communications

Education

Degree in business/economics/law/communications

Tools

Optimizely

Job description

At Sanoma Learning, we all share a deep‑rooted passion for education and are committed to supporting teachers help all students reach their full potential. We are proud of the impact we make together across Europe, locally as well as internationally.

With learning and media impacting the lives of millions of people every day, Sanoma has a unique purpose. To continue developing our financial and external communications, we are now looking for a Communications Specialist for a one‑year, fixed‑term employment.

About The Position

In this position, you have a unique chance to make a difference in further developing Sanoma’s financial, sustainability and other external communication. We offer you an opportunity to learn more about the learning and media businesses and to gain extensive experience in communications of a large, listed company, supported by a team of skilled and engaged colleagues.

Key Responsibilities

• Owner of Sanoma.com, running and developing the platform (Optimizely), incl. content and usability maintenance and development, content ownership of the Group pages, as well as participating in development and updating of the Sustainability and IR sections
• Owner of the Group’s Social Media strategy and channels, incl. strategy development, content planning and creation, coordination with SBUs, publishing posts
• Contributing to and publishing of the Group’s external releases and news, key user for release distribution platform
• Preparations of the Annual and Interim Reports, e.g. participating in content creation, preparing templates, coordinating the creation of visuals, choosing pictures, translating texts from English to Finnish, transforming the content online
• Implementing internal and external IR and sustainability communications, e.g. updating relevant intranet pages, writing to newsletters, writing sustainability news
• Maintaining and developing image library for external communications and developing document templates (PPT, Word)
• Active role in organising of IR events as part of the team
• Coordination and cooperation with different service providers
• Active networking and coordination with internal and external stakeholders

About You

We are looking for a digitally savvy communicator, especially skilled in website and social media development, who will show great commitment and enthusiasm to further enhance Sanoma’s external communications across channels.

You have a hands‑on way of working, driving and moving things forward independently, using both your general judgement and previous communications experience to make the right prioritisations. You have attention to detail, a business‑minded approach and a strong developmental mindset, along with the ability to adopt to changing situations. You have strong interpersonal skills and an ability to network and build relationships that help you navigate a complex organisation.

Formal Requirements

• Academic degree in business/economics, law, communications or similar
• Relevant work experience in corporate communications or communications consulting, in a listed company setting
• Excellent communication skills, in English 'AND' Finnish (both verbally and in writing)
• Knowledge in using website platforms (experience in using ‘Optimizely’ as an administrator is considered an advantage)

What Sanoma Offers

As an employer, Sanoma offers a working environment where you are able and encouraged to show your best self, in a work environment that is result‑oriented but also very flexible and collaborative. We offer you a key position with interesting and challenging tasks and good opportunities for professional growth, in a renowned market‑leading company having a positive impact on the lives of millions of people every day.

Position Specs

• Location: Central Helsinki
• Work‑type model: Hybrid
• Contract: Temporary, full time (Oct 2026 – Sep 2027)
• Travelling: Limited (in Europe)

About Sanoma Learning

How do you prepare students for the world, engage their curiosity and inspire them to grow? That is the main question of teachers all around the world. At Sanoma Learning, it has always been our mission to help to find and develop best‑in‑class answers to this question. If you join us, it means that you embark on an exciting journey to help shape the future of learning for primary, secondary and vocational education. We believe that your journey is our success as a company.

Sanoma Learning is a leading K12 European learning company, operating in 12 countries. Our learning products and services enable and support teachers and schools to develop the talents of every child to reach their potential. By offering printed and digital learning content, as well as digital learning and teaching platforms for primary, secondary and vocational education, we want to grow our positive impact on learning across Europe. With over 3000 employees, we help shape the future of education for 25+ million of students.

So, are you ready to start your journey to help shape the future of learning and help teachers to support all students to reach their potential?

Sanoma Learning is an equal opportunity employer; we are committed to inclusion and diversity, ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other characteristics.