Communications Lead

AG Barr Group; Cumbernauld; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

34 days holiday

Flexible holiday trading

Living Wage Employer

Healthcare Cash Plan

PeppyHealth

Discounts & cashback

Gym memberships

Technology purchases

Life assurance

Save as you earn

Staff sales discount

Free AG Barr products

Pension

Annual salary review

Ongoing professional development

Job summary

AG Barr is seeking a Communications Lead to shape and build internal and external communications across a broad range of initiatives. You will predominantly focus on the internal audience (about 80%), owning the strategic execution of the internal events calendar and curating rich internal content streams to drive employee engagement, with a key external media and sponsorship support role.

You will delivery lead for corporate charity partnerships and internal channels, leveraging data to

Qualifications

• Experience creating and delivering high-production corporate events.
• Proven ability design internal marketing or culture campaigns that boost engagement.
• Deep proficiency managing active user engagement on internal platforms.

Responsibilities

• Channel management for internal platforms and two-way dialogue.
• Design and execute campaigns for brand launches, wellbeing, rewards and surveys.
• Draft and distribute timely BAU updates and enterprise communications.
• Own planning and execution of high-production events (Boardsessions, ExCo lunches, roadshows).
• Develop culture-building initiatives to boost morale across teams.
• Evaluate channel analytics to optimize reach and messaging.
• Manage corporate charity relationships and volunteering programs.
• Provide monthly strategic updates and risk reporting to leadership.
• Assist with media inquiries, sponsorships and crisis messaging.
• Oversee financial workflows including POs and occasional event support.

Skills

Event management

Internal communications

Media relations

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Communications/PR/Marketing

Tools

Fizz platform

Digital screens

CRM/Analytics tools

Job description

JobTitle:CommunicationsLead

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

Contractandworkingpattern:Hybridwith3daysonsite,permanent37.5hoursperweek

AreyoureadytoBeYourBestBarrNone?

LetsGrow!!!

WeareallaboutBeingYourBestBarrNoneandhavingacareerwithrealMomentsthatMatter!

Employingaround950peopleacrosstheUK,weareproudtobearesponsiblebusinessthattakescareofourpeople,valuesdiversity,givessomethingbacktoourcommunitiesandworkstominimiseourenvironmentalimpact.

For150yearsAGBarrhasbeenbuildinggreatbrandsandishometosomeofthenationsfavouriteflavours.

AtourcoreisIRN-BRU,launchedin1901andstillgoingstrongtoday,thevibrantRUBICONfruitbasedbrand,Boostmakingeverymomentbetterwithacaffeinekick,hydrationhitortastytreat,andFUNKINwhererealfruitmeansauthentictaste.

WealsohaveanumberofexcitingownedbrandswithinourportfolioincludingMOMA,whichcraftsqualityoatsintogreattastingoatdrinksandporridges.

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.