External Communications Advisor, UK and Ireland

AtkinsRéalis; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering services firm is seeking an External Communications professional in the City of Westminster. The successful candidate will support external communications campaigns across the UK & Ireland, drafting press releases and managing media relationships. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in a corporate environment and strong writing and editing skills. This role offers competitive salary, rewards, and a hybrid working culture to promote work-life balance.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Employee rewards

Flexible holiday allowances

Training opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in external communications, ideally within a corporate or agency environment.
• Strong writing and editing skills with the ability to craft clear, engaging, and accurate content.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills with media and internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support the planning and execution of external communications campaigns across the UK & Ireland.
• Draft and edit press releases and other external communications materials.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with journalists, trade media, and key external stakeholders.

Skills

External communications experience

Strong writing and editing skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to manage multiple priorities

Familiarity with media monitoring tools

Relationship-building with media

Job description

Overview

In this role you will join our global network of communication and marketing experts as part of our Global External Communications centre of expertise (COE), and play a key part in supporting the delivery of activity across the UK and Ireland region. You will be responsible for creating compelling content, managing media relationships, and ensuring timely reporting and distribution of media coverage across the business.

Responsibilities

• Support the planning and execution of external communications campaigns across UK & Ireland.
• Draft and edit press releases and other external communications materials to create newsworthy content and alignment with corporate messaging.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with journalists, trade media, and key external stakeholders to secure positive coverage.
• Responsible for media monitoring platform, including analysis of media coverage, distribution of daily news monitoring across the business and preparation of regular reports for senior stakeholders.
• Ownership of media distribution lists & platforms: manage and maintain accurate media distribution lists and media stakeholder platforms to ensure effective outreach and engagement.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in external communications, ideally within a corporate or agency environment.
• Strong writing and editing skills with the ability to craft clear, engaging, and accurate content.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills with media and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver under tight deadlines.
• Familiarity with media monitoring tools and reporting processes.
• Work closely with internal teams, including marketing, digital, and business units, to ensure consistent messaging and integrated campaigns.
• Knowledge of the engineering, infrastructure, or professional services sector is desirable but not essential.

Company Information

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive - at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.