Media Relations Manager

HSBC; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global bank in Birmingham seeks a Media Relations Manager to drive brand attraction and manage external communications. The role involves collaborating with senior stakeholders to execute media strategies effectively. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills and experience in managing communications teams. This position offers a hybrid work model and is committed to diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Experience working with journalists and PR agencies.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Strong leadership skills and experience managing communications teams.

Responsibilities

• Drive business growth through brand attraction.
• Manage external communications and reputational media issues.
• Provide guidance on UK media relations strategy.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Leadership skills

Communications

Media relations

Job description

If you’re looking for a career where you can make a real impression, join HSBC and discover how valued you’ll be.

HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

We are currently seeking an individual to join the team as Media Relations Manager.

The role of HSBC’s Communications Businesses and Markets team is to protect and strengthen the bank’s reputation through communications strategies that help advance our customers’ goals and our own. This role works with senior UK business stakeholders to support and deliver its media relations programme.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for driving business growth through brand attraction that gains the attention of customers and colleagues.
• Manage external communications and the handling reputational media issues.
• Work collaboratively to provide guidance to communications teams on the local execution of the UK media relations strategy.
• Develop and deploy effective positioning for proactive media campaigns and strategic announcements.
• Provide insight, analysis and counsel to senior managers and the Head of Media Relations HSBC UK & Head of Communications HSBC UK and CMB.

Qualifications

• Experience working with journalists and PR agencies.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with an ability represent HSBC with key national and regional media at senior levels.
• Strong leadership skills and experience of managing complex communications teams.
• Ability to communicate and present information whilst understanding board level requirements.
• Broad knowledge of communication trends and best practice.

This role is based in Birmingham, Hybrid.

At HSBC, we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best. We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

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