Senior Leadership Communications Strategist

EY UK; Southampton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

EY UK is seeking a Senior Executive Communications Manager to shape leadership narratives and produce speeches, scripts, messages and briefings for internal and external events. You will advise senior leaders and collaborate with partners across the business to ensure clear, credible communications.

This role centers on writing and advisory work, developing impactful leadership narratives and ensuring messages align with firm priorities, performance insights and stakeholder needs.

Qualifications

• Experience in professional services or another large, complex organisation.
• Strong record of delivering senior leadership communications across internal and external audiences.
• Experience writing speeches for senior leaders.
• Strong stakeholder management and a high standard of written work.

Responsibilities

• Develop clear leadership narratives with strong, distinct points of view, supported by data and insight.
• Write scripts, speeches, leadership emails, briefings and presentations for live, recorded and written channels.
• Write in a voice that remains personal to each leader and consistent across channels.
• Provide Partners with clear, timely information about the firm’s strategy, performance and priorities.
• Prepare senior leaders for Partner meetings, town halls, webcasts and other firmwide engagements through insight, messaging, materials and rehearsal.
• Advise the firm’s most senior leaders, offering clear recommendations and constructive challenge when needed.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across internal, external and corporate communications to align leadership positioning across all channels.
• Contribute to a collaborative, inclusive and high‑performing team culture.
• Deliver high‑quality work at pace.

Skills

Excellent writing

Stakeholder management

Advisory to senior leaders

Collaborative working

Delivery under pace

Job description

EY UK is seeking a Senior Executive Communications Manager to shape leadership narratives and produce speeches, scripts, messages and briefings for internal and external events. You will advise senior leaders and collaborate with partners across the business to ensure clear, credible communications.

This role centers on writing and advisory work, developing impactful leadership narratives and ensuring messages align with firm priorities, performance insights and stakeholder needs.