Global External Communications Manager

ICEYE; Espoo; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ICEYE is seeking an External Communications Specialist to lead corporate and business-line communications from Espoo, Finland, with a hybrid work arrangement. You will coordinate with global teams and report to the Head of Communications, shaping media relations and country-level messaging.

You will craft press materials, brief senior spokespeople, manage newsrooms, and drive fast, accurate external communications aligned with ICEYE’s growth strategy.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in PR or communications, at an agency or in-house at an international company.
• A record of national and international coverage.
• Strong writing and editing skills, with clean, accurate copy produced at speed.
• Rigorous attention to detail. Facts, figures and names are right every time.
• Experience preparing and advising senior spokespeople.
• Experience coordinating agencies and stakeholders across functions and countries.
• Fluent English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver external communications for corporate news, the business lines and support country communications teams.
• Run media relations day to day: pitch stories, handle inbound requests and build relationships with journalists across sectors.
• Prepare and brief spokespeople, including members of the CLT.
• Write and edit press releases, statements, articles, Q&As and briefing notes.
• Manage ICEYE’s owned channels, including the newsroom and website.
• Direct ICEYE’s global PR agencies: set the brief, review the output, hold the deadline.
• Judge when ICEYE has something useful to add to breaking news and respond quickly.
• Bring new ideas for stories, formats and channels.
• Work closely with Marketing, Social, Internal Communications, Legal and Product.
• Track coverage, report results with numbers and recommend next steps.
• Help build the processes and tools our communications team needs as ICEYE scales.

Skills

PR/communications experience

National & international coverage

Strong writing & editing

Spokesperson experience

Agency coordination across countries

Fluent English

Education

Degree in communications/journalism/PR

Job description

ICEYE is seeking an External Communications Specialist to lead corporate and business-line communications from Espoo, Finland, with a hybrid work arrangement. You will coordinate with global teams and report to the Head of Communications, shaping media relations and country-level messaging.

You will craft press materials, brief senior spokespeople, manage newsrooms, and drive fast, accurate external communications aligned with ICEYE’s growth strategy.