Corporate Relations Manager/Senior Advisor

linklaters; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 95 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Linklaters is seeking a Corporate Relations Manager / Senior Advisor to shape and deliver the firm's global media engagement strategy and proactive campaigns. You will triage requests, advise senior stakeholders and support major corporate reporting and communications priorities.

As a senior adviser, you will protect the firm’s reputation, provide authoritative counsel, and ensure high-quality communications across jurisdictions while leading a global media team and cross-border initiatives.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in media relations and crisis communications for a global organisation.
• Proven track record advising senior leaders on high-stakes media engagement and proactive communications campaigns.
• Strong relationships with journalists and experience developing media strategies.

Responsabilités

• Act as a key point person for media relations for internal and external stakeholders, establishing a trusted source of strategic advice and best practice.
• Assess incoming requests strategically, using judgement and experience, while responding promptly and professionally.
• Develop and deliver global media strategies and communications campaigns supporting strategic priorities and external profile.
• Build and maintain relationships with journalists, external agencies and other stakeholders, leading proactive engagement.
• Advise senior leadership on major announcements, sensitive issues and reputational risks with clear messaging.
• Act as a senior escalation point for crises, coordinating rapid responses and governance.
• Design and improve global media policies, playbooks, Q&A documents and response frameworks.
• Lead drafting and QA of press releases, statements, briefings and campaign materials.
• Oversee global media monitoring and provide insights for executives and partners.

Connaissances

Media relations

Crisis communications

Strategic advisory

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Outils

Media monitoring

Data analytics

Description du poste

Purpose

The Corporate Relations Manager / Senior Advisor is responsible for shaping and delivering the firm's global approach to media engagement and proactive campaigns, triaging incoming requests from external sources, overseeing responses to sensitive and fast-moving issues, and supporting major corporate reporting and firmwide communications priorities.

Operating as a senior adviser and centre of excellence, you will protect and enhance Linklaters' reputation, provide authoritative counsel to senior stakeholders, and ensure consistent, high-quality communications across jurisdictions.

You will manage and develop talent across the global team, share best practice, and work closely with communications colleagues globally to deliver clear, compelling and impactful communications.

Your key responsibilities

• Act as a key point person for media relations for internal and external stakeholders, establishing a reputation as a trusted source of strategic advice, practical support and best practice.
• Assess incoming requests strategically, using judgement and experience, while responding in a timely and professional manner.
• Reporting into the Communications and Corporate Affairs Lead, develop and deliver global media strategies and communications campaigns that support the firm's strategic priorities and strengthen its external profile.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with journalists, industry commentators, external agencies and other key stakeholders, leading proactive engagement and managing significant media enquiries.
• Advise senior leadership and communications colleagues on major announcements, thought leadership, sensitive issues and reputational risks, ensuring clear, consistent and coordinated messaging.
• Act as a senior escalation point for crises and high-profile issues, providing counsel, coordinating rapid responses and ensuring appropriate governance, confidentiality and stakeholder alignment.
• Design, embed and continuously improve global policies, playbooks, Q&A documents, statements, toolkits and response frameworks for media relations and crisis communications.
• Lead the drafting, editing and quality assurance of key external communications, including press releases, statements, briefings and campaign materials, distilling complex issues into clear and compelling content.
• Oversee global media monitoring and analysis, using coverage, sentiment and emerging trends to provide actionable insights and briefings for executive and partner audiences.
• Oversee selected major corporate reporting and firmwide communications projects, ensuring content accuracy, transparency, compliance, brand alignment and effective delivery across teams.

Your experience

• Extensive experience in media relations, crisis communications and broader corporate communications for a global organisation, ideally within a leading agency or in-house within professional services or another complex or regulated sector.
• A proven track record of advising senior leaders and delivering high-stakes media engagement, crisis responses, major announcements and proactive communications campaigns.
• Strong relationships with relevant media and experience of developing media strategies and identifying opportunities to promote and enhance positioning.
• Experience of handling sensitive enquiries in order to protect organisational reputation, both handling matters with confidence and good judgement about when to escal
• Significant experience drafting and editing high-quality external communications, including press releases, statements, Q&A documents, executive briefings and thought leadership content.
• Strong experience coordinating cross-border, multi-stakeholder projects and working effectively across functions, jurisdictions and cultures, particularly during periods of scrutiny or change.
• Experience contributing to major corporate reports and a sound understanding of the legal, regulatory and risk considerations affecting external communications and public disclosures.

Additional Skills

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distil complex information into clear, precise and compelling messages for different audiences.
• Strong strategic, influencing and advisory skills, with the confidence and credibility to counsel senior leaders, build trusted relationships and engage effectively with external stakeholders.
• Calm, structured and solutions-focused under pressure, with excellent judgement and the ability to lead an effective response to sensitive or fast-moving situations.
• Commercially aware and proactive, able to identify reputational opportunities and risks and translate the firm's priorities into impactful communications.
• Advanced analytical skills and confidence using media monitoring, data, digital platforms and AI tools to improve insight, quality and efficiency.
• Excellent organisational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, contributors and deadlines while m