Communications Lead

A.G. Barr; Cumbernauld; Ibrido; GBP 60.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

34 days holiday

Flexible holiday trading

Living Wage Employer

Healthcare Cash Plan

PeppyHealth

Flexible benefits

Life assurance

Save as you earn

Staff sales discount

Free AGBarr products

Pension

Annual salary review

Professional development

Descrizione del lavoro

AG Barr is seeking a Communications Lead to shape both internal and external communications across a broad range of initiatives. The role focuses predominantly on internal audiences and event-led engagement, with a key support role in external media, sponsorships, and crisis communications.

Delivery of corporate charity partnerships and overseeing internal channels will be central to the role, alongside managing ExCo stakeholders and coordinating across UK hubs.

Competenze

• Experience personally managing high-production corporate events.
• Designing internal marketing or culture campaigns to improve employee engagement metrics.
• Deep proficiency managing active user engagement on internal platforms (Fizz/intranets), including multimedia formats.
• Ability to autonomously manage ExCo-level stakeholders under pressure without local supervision.
• Experience in media relations, sponsorships, partnerships, charity partnerships, and crisis communications.
• Experience managing external media contacts, charity partners, and sponsorship partners.
• Ability to travel across the UK 2-3 times per month as required.
• Eligible to work in the United Kingdom.
• Experience managing site leaders across UK hubs and senior internal teams would be an advantage.

Mansioni

• Channel Management: Day-to-day content and community engagement on internal platforms to drive two-way dialogue.
• Campaign Delivery: Design and execute strategic campaigns for launches, wellbeing, rewards, and surveys.
• Agile Messaging: Draft and distribute timely BAU updates and enterprise-wide reactive communications.
• Event Leadership: Own planning, logistics, and execution of high-production events.
• Culture & Morale: Develop culture-building initiatives and social events to boost morale.
• Data-Driven Optimization: Evaluate channel analytics to maximize reach and messaging.
• Partnerships & Impact: Manage corporate charity relationships and volunteering initiatives.
• Reporting & Risk: Act as Communications Pillar Lead with monthly strategic updates and risk reporting.
• PR & Crisis Support: Assist Head of Comms with media inquiries, sponsorships, and crisis messaging.
• Administration: Oversee financial workflows, including raising POs, with occasional event support.

Conoscenze

Corporate events

Internal comms

Media relations

Stakeholder management

Travel willingness

Strumenti

Fizz intranet

Descrizione del lavoro

JobTitle:CommunicationsLead

Location:AnyUKhub(Cumbernauld,MiltonKeynes,Middlebrook,Londonwithregulartravel)

Contractandworkingpattern:Hybridwith3daysonsite,permanent37.5hoursperweek

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Employingaround950peopleacrosstheUK,weareproudtobearesponsiblebusinessthattakescareofourpeople,valuesdiversity,givessomethingbacktoourcommunitiesandworkstominimiseourenvironmentalimpact.

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There'sneverbeenabettertimetojoinus!

Whatwe’relookingfor…

AsourCommunicationsLead,youwillshapeandbuildourinternalandexternalcommunicationsacrossabroadrangeofinitiatives.

Aspecialistrolededicatedtobuilding,engaging,andconnectingthe\"OneAGBarr\"communityculture,youwillpredominantly(approximately80%)focusonourinternalaudience-owningthestrategicexecutionoftheinternaleventscalendarandorchestratingrichinternalcontentstreamstodriveemployeeengagement-theremainingportionoftheroleisexternallyfacing.Inthiscapacity,youwillplayakeysupportiveroleinassistingtheHeadofCommunicationswithexternalmedia,sponsorshipandproductplacementenquiriesandcrisiscommunications.

Actingasthedeliveryleadforcorporatecharitypartnershipsandinternalcommunicationschannels(includingFizzanddigitalscreennetworks),thisroletransitionsthecompanyfrombasic\"broadcast\"updatestohighlydynamic,strategiccommunity-building.Thispositionreliesheavilyoninternalchanneldatatocontinuallyadjuststrategies,maximisereach,andprovideoperationalandreputationsupporttothewiderCommunicationsfunction.

AsourCommunicationsLeadyouwillberesponsiblefor...

• ChannelManagement:Manageday-to-daycontentandcommunityengagementoninternalplatforms(Fizzanddigitalscreens)todrivedynamic,two-waydialogue.
• CampaignDelivery:Designandexecutestrategiccampaignsforbrandlaunches,wellbeing,rewardandbenefits,performance,andcompanysurveys.
• AgileMessaging:DraftanddistributetimelyBAUupdatesandenterprise-widereactivecommunications.
• EventLeadership:Owntheplanning,logistics,andexecutionofhigh-productionevents,includingBoardsessions,ExColunches,Roadshows,andWellfest.
• Culture&Morale:Developculture-buildinginitiatives,colleaguegifting,andsocialeventstoboostmoraleandconnectionacrossteams.
• Data-DrivenOptimization:Evaluatechannelanalyticstotrackcampaignreach,usinginsightstorefinemessagingstrategiesacrossallUKhubs.
• Partnerships&Impact:Managecorporatecharityrelationships,coordinategroup-widevolunteeringinitiatives,andcreatevisualimpactreporting.
• Reporting&Risk:ActasCommunicationsPillarLead,providingmonthlystrategicupdates,risktracking,andreportingtoleadership.
• PR&CrisisSupport:AssisttheHeadofCommswithmediainquiries,sponsorships,productplacement,andcrisismessaging.
• Administration:Overseefinancialworkflows,includingraisingPOs,withflexibilityforperiodicout-of-hourseventsupport.

Whatyoubring...

• Experiencepersonallymanaginghigh-productioncorporateevents.
• Experiencedesigninginternalmarketingorculturecampaignsthatimproveemployeeengagementmetrics.
• DeepproficiencymanagingactiveuserengagementoninternalcommunicationplatformssuchasFizzorcorporateintranets,includingdeployingrichmultimediaformats.
• ProvenabilitytoautonomouslymanageExCo-levelstakeholdersunderpressurewithoutlocalmanagementsupervision.
• Experienceinmediarelations,sponsorshipcommunicationsorpartnerships,charitypartnershipcommunications,andcrisiscommunications.
• Experiencemanagingexternalmediacontacts,charitypartners,andsponsorshippartners.
• AbilitytotravelacrosstheUK2-3timespermonthandasrequired.
• EligibilitytoworkintheUnitedKingdom.
• ExperiencemanagingsiteleadersacrossUKhubsandseniorinternalteamswouldbeanadvantage.

Whatweoffer...

Webelieveincreatingadiverseandinclusiveculturewhereyourvoicecanbeheard.Ourskilled,loyalandcommittedpeoplearecriticaltothefuturesuccessofAGBarrwhichiswhywearecontinuallyinvestinginouremployeestodeveloptheirtalent.

Welookafterouremployeesbyofferingacompetitivesalaryandbenefitspackagewhichincludes;

• Upto34daysholiday(dependingonshiftpattern)
• Flexibleholidaytrading
• LivingWageEmployer
• HealthcareCashPlan
• PeppyHealth
• Flexiblebenefitse.g.discounts&cashback,gymmemberships,technologypurchasesetc
• Lifeassurance
• Saveasyouearnscheme
• Staffsalesdiscount
• FreeAGBarrproductsthroughoutyourworkingday
• Pension
• Annualsalaryreview
• Ongoingprofessionaldevelopment

Andmuchmore!

TofindoutmoreaboutwhatitisliketoworkforAGBarr,pleasevisitourcareersplatformhere.

Weareanequalopportunitiesemployerandhappytodiscussanyreasonableadjustmentsthatmaybeneededforsuccessfulcandidateswithadisability,healthormentalhealthcondition.

Ourlargefactoriesproducemultiformatsacrossanumberofhighspeedmodernlines,tohighqualitystandardswhilstmaximisingproductionoutputsandminimisingoverheadcostsandwhilstwehavehighlightedouridealrequirementsforthisrole,wearerealisticthatthesuccessfulcandidateprobablywon'tmeeteverysinglerequirementinthisadvert,butwearebigadvocatesofpeoplegrowinginrole.Soevenifyoudon’tmeeteverysinglerequirement,weencourageyoutosubmitanapplication-youmightjustwhatwearelookingfor!

Latestclosingdateforapplicationsis8thOctober

Please note, we may close vacancies early where we receive significant numbers of applications.