Director (Corporate Communications & Reputation)

Lexington; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

25 days' annual leave

Hybrid working

Job summary

Lexington Communications, based in London, seeks a Director for Corporate Communications & Reputation to lead UK and international client programmes, shaping our market offering and driving growth.

You will advise senior leaders on reputation strategy, develop integrated campaigns across media, digital and public affairs, and actively win new business while mentoring a high-performing team in a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Significant senior-level experience in strategic communications or PR consultancy.
• Deep knowledge of the UK corporate comms and media landscape.
• Substantial international communications experience including US markets.
• Proven track record of winning new business.

Responsibilities

• Shape direction and growth of Lexington's Corporate Communications & Reputation team.
• Advise senior executives on corporate positioning and reputation management.
• Lead integrated UK and international campaigns across earned media, digital and public affairs.
• Identify and secure new business opportunities.
• Oversee revenue growth, budgeting and resourcing.
• Mentor and develop colleagues across practices.

Skills

Senior leadership

UK corporate comms

International experience

New business wins

Integrated campaigns

Commercial acumen

Job description

Director – Corporate Communications & Reputation

Location: London (Hybrid)

Company: Lexington Communications

Lexington is a leading independent strategic communications and public affairs consultancy. We are looking for an ambitious and commercially minded Director to play a senior leadership role in our Corporate Communications & Reputation team, helping to strengthen and grow our UK business while expanding our international communications capabilities.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced communications leader with a strong track record in corporate reputation, integrated communications and business development. We are looking for someone who can provide outstanding strategic counsel to UK clients, build and grow senior relationships, and bring the experience and networks to deliver sophisticated communications programmes across international markets, particularly the US.

Our Corporate Communications & Reputation team works with organisations across a range of sectors, helping them build, protect and enhance their reputations in an increasingly complex media, political and stakeholder environment. We combine strategic insight, creative thinking and an understanding of the issues shaping business and society to help clients tell compelling stories, navigate challenges and engage the audiences that matter.

As part of the team, you will help shape the next phase of our corporate communications offer, working with UK and international clients on challenges ranging from corporate positioning and reputation management to thought leadership, issues management and integrated communications campaigns.

About the role

As a Director, you will sit on the agency’s Senior Leadership Team, and play a central role in the leadership and growth of our Corporate Communications & Reputation practice, combining responsibility for developing our UK client base and capabilities with helping to build our international communications offer.

You will be a trusted adviser to senior clients, providing high-quality strategic counsel on complex corporate communications and reputation challenges. You will lead integrated communications programmes, develop and grow client relationships, and help identify new opportunities across sectors and markets.

A key part of the role will be strengthening our position in the UK market, bringing fresh thinking, strong media and industry relationships, and the commercial drive to develop new business. Alongside this, you will draw on your international experience to advise clients with cross-border communications needs, build relationships with international partners and support the delivery of multi-market campaigns, particularly those involving the US, EMEA and APAC.

You will work closely with senior colleagues across Lexington, drawing on expertise in public affairs, digital, stakeholder engagement and other disciplines to deliver integrated solutions for clients.

You will also play an important role in leading and developing the team, contributing to the wider business strategy and helping to shape the continued growth of Lexington.

Key responsibilities

• Strategic leadership: Help shape the direction and growth of Lexington's Corporate Communications & Reputation team, strengthening our UK market position while developing our international capabilities and opportunities.
• Senior client counsel: Act as a trusted adviser to senior executives and leadership teams, providing expert advice on corporate positioning, reputation management, media engagement and complex communications challenges.
• Integrated communications: Lead sophisticated UK and international communications programmes, bringing together corporate communications, media relations, digital, public affairs and stakeholder engagement to deliver measurable outcomes.
• Media relations and reputation: Oversee proactive media strategies, corporate storytelling, thought leadership and issues management, drawing on strong knowledge of the UK and international media landscapes.
• Business development: Identify, pitch and secure new business opportunities, building senior relationships, growing existing accounts and developing partnerships in the UK and internationally, particularly the US.
• Innovation and proposition development: Anticipate evolving client needs and emerging opportunities, including those created by AI and new technologies, and help to develop distinctive, commercially viable propositions and solutions in response.
• Commercial management: Take responsibility for revenue growth and financial performance, including account profitability, budgeting, resourcing and forecasting.
• Team and agency leadership: Lead, mentor and develop colleagues, fostering a collaborative, high-performing culture and working across Lexington's practices to strengthen our integrated offer and contribute to wider business strategy.

About you

We are looking for an experienced communications leader who combines excellent strategic judgement with strong commercial instincts, deep knowledge of the UK communications landscape and meaningful international experience.

You will ideally have:

• Significant senior-level experience in a strategic communications, corporate affairs or PR consultancy, with a strong track record in corporate communications and reputation management.
• Deep knowledge of the UK corporate communications and media landscape, with established relationships and experience advising senior business leaders on complex reputational challenges.
• Substantial international communications experience, including leading integrated, multi-market programmes, with a strong understanding of the US communications market and experience working with US clients or delivering campaigns in the market.
• A proven track record of winning new business, growing client relationships and contributing to the commercial success of a communications practice, supported by strong UK and international networks.
• Experience developing and leading integrated communications campaigns across earned media, digital, public affairs and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong commercial acumen and an entrepreneurial mindset, with experience managing budgets, profitability and business growth.
• Proven leadership and people management skills, with the ability to mentor colleagues, build high-performing teams and work collaboratively across disciplines and markets.

Above all, we are looking for someone who combines the credibility and experience to lead senior UK client relationships with the international perspective to help our clients navigate an increasingly interconnected world. You will bring strategic insight, commercial ambition and a collaborative approach, with the drive to strengthen our existing business and help shape its future growth.

Alongside a competitive salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Discretionary annual bonus
• 25 days' annual leave, plus additional tenure-based leave
• Half-day off for your birthday
• Early finish every Friday throughout August
• Free breakfast in the office
• Summer and Christmas parties, plus regular team socials
• Ongoing professional development through external training, internal learning programmes, coaching and Lunch & Learns
• Statutory employer pension contribution
• Hybrid working, with an expectation of three days per week in our London office

Lexington is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability.