Integrated Communications Manager - Plant based

Danone; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global food & beverage company is seeking an Integrated Communications Manager to oversee marketing campaigns for Plant Based brands. The role requires managing project timelines, engaging with stakeholders, and ensuring successful campaign execution across channels. The ideal candidate will have strong project management experience in marketing and a passion for creative, data-driven solutions. This position offers a salary of £50,000 to £60,000 per annum with a hybrid working model.

Benefits

Bonus and benefits

Hybrid working model

Inclusion and diversity initiatives

Qualifications

• Strong project management skills with a track record in marketing, media or content production environments.
• Ability to manage projects from brief through to post-campaign review.
• Capable of integrating activation plans across multiple touchpoints.

Responsibilities

• Manage Integrated Communications Planning for Plant Based brands.
• Lead project management ensuring timely and budget-conscious delivery.
• Support cross-agency initiatives and stakeholder engagement.

Skills

Cross-functional project management

Creative idea generation

Digital and data utilization

Understanding of media asset production

Agile project management methodologies

Tools

Wrike

Job description

Integrated Communications Manager - Plant based

• United Kingdom
• London
• Hybrid
• Permanent Full-Time

About the job

Danoners are steering us to a more sustainable future, helping to make the world healthier. As a certified B-Corp, we have our Danone Impact Journey to 2026. This will only be possible with each and every one of our leaders. Do you want to be one of them? For more information on our Danone Impact Journey click HERE.

Role Purpose:

Manage Integrated Communications Planning for Danone UK&I Plant Based (PB) brands, delivering highly effective marketing campaigns and always-on activity TTL. Lead project management using Wrike to ensure best practice is applied where relevant and that comms are activated on time, under budget and with maximum efficiency.

Key Activities

• Implementing and managing the ICP process, which means ensuring teams and agencies are clear on the process, the templates and working with the Planning Manager and Experience team to ensure all key steps are being followed and planned with excellence to drive to the best, integrated output
• Campaign project management of UKI key communications initiatives for your category which includes:
• Supporting cross-agency and cross-functional weekly squad meetings to co-ordinate all parties and workstreams, including driving agencies, minutes & actions
• Ensure project timeline is being managed at every step within Wrike & actions/minutes captured.
• Managing the flow of the project through each stage of planning from brief through to post campaign review
• Making sure activation plans are integrated across touchpoints, including shopper + digital commerce.
• Ensuring clear KPIs are in place across all touchpoints, with regular reporting and optimisation
• Ultimately ensuring all projects are delivered right first time, on time, in budget
• Support in championing within the ICM team the production process and link to our in house production team to ensure SOW is scheduled & delivered.
• Supporting comms governance within the category which includes collating feedback after x-agency presentations, leading CCM meetings + ensuring key stakeholders are engaged to review and sign off plans at each step of ICP

About you

We would like you to demonstrate your following key skills:

Functional Capabilities

• Highly skilled in cross-functional and cross-agency project management, including track record leading 360 activation from brief to post activation review.
• Ability to deliver powerful creative ideas
• Can unlock power of digital and data
• Solid understanding of the production process of media assets
• Strong project management skills with demonstrable skillset in agile project management methodologies within marketing, media or content production environments, as well as experience of using a PM tool such as Wrike or equivalent.

Leadership Capabilities

• Highly organised but agile and able to work in fast pace/ evolving context
• Stakeholder management at all levels
• Cross-functional and cross-agency leadership

Salary Bracket: £50,000 to £60,000 per annum, with bonus & benefits.

About Danone

At Danone UK & Ireland, we are committed to delivering better health through better nutrition for millions of consumers and patients in our communities.

We believe in the benefits of working both in the office hub and at home. Time in the hub enhances community, problem solving and innovation, while home working supports focus, learning and wellness.

Our hybrid working framework is designed to help you perform your role in the most efficient way. Your manager will guide how you split your time between home and your nearest hub, based on your role and business needs.

The aim is to support you in doing your best work, while creating connection moments that matter.

Inclusion and Diversity (I&D) is deeply embedded in Danone's DNA, representing our core values and beliefs. We embrace diversity as a driving force for positive change, nurturing an inclusive workplace where every individual is valued.

The closing date for applications is 24/11, you will therefore hear about your application after this date.

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Job details

Dedicated to bringing health through food to as many people as possible, we are a leading global food & beverage company built on four businesses: Essential Dairy and Plant-Based Products, Waters, Early Life Nutrition and Medical Nutrition.