Senior Manager, Global Brand Public Relations, Beauty & Wellbeing

Unilever; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global consumer goods company in London is seeking a Senior Manager for Global Brand Public Relations in Beauty & Wellbeing. The role requires an innovative communications leader with a proven track record in PR, specifically within the beauty sector, to shape narratives and drive brand strategies. Candidates should have 8+ years' experience, strong writing skills, and a strategic mindset to manage crises and influence stakeholders. Flexible working options are available.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in external PR/Communications.
• Experience managing brand PR/Comms campaigns end-to-end.
• Hands-on experience in issues management and crisis response.

Responsibilities

• Define the future of Brand PR in Beauty & Wellbeing.
• Partner with global brands to deliver integrated campaigns.
• Lead the integration of AI and LLM-driven insights.

Skills

Strategic mindset

Consumer and beauty PR

Deep understanding of diverse global audiences

Skilled writer and communicator

Strong project management

Issues and crisis management

Influencing senior leaders

Organised and collaborative

Job description

Job Title: Senior Manager, Global Brand Public Relations, Beauty & Wellbeing

Location: 100VE

JOB PURPOSE

Unilever Beauty & Wellbeing (B&W) is a €13bn business and home to some of Unilever’s most exciting categories including Skin Care, Hair Care, Prestige, and Wellbeing with brands including Dove, Clear, Vaseline, Hourglass, K18, Liquid IV and Nutrafol.

This is a pivotal role redefining the future of Brand PR — shaping global narratives, building integrated campaigns, and advancing our Large Language Model (LLM) strategy for communications.

You will partner with iconic beauty brands to craft breakthrough stories that resonate with culture and drive brand love.

We are looking for an experienced, creative, and agile communications leader who thrives on innovation, collaboration, and storytelling. You will bring exceptional writing and media skills, strong beauty PR experience, and an interest in leveraging data and technology to shape global conversations.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Define the future of Brand PR in Beauty & Wellbeing, developing best practices and forward-thinking approaches for the discipline.
• Partner with global brands to deliver integrated campaigns and build communications strategies and toolkits for markets.
• Create assets for key global campaigns including press releases, key messages, and reactive Q&A’s.
• Lead the integration of AI and LLM-driven insights into communications planning.
• Act as the lead on issues and crisis management, offering senior counsel and response strategies.
• Provide strategic counsel to senior stakeholders and brand teams on PR initiatives.
• Manage global PR agencies and partnerships.
• Support local market teams with playbooks, guidance, and best practice sharing.
• Partner with brands to set and track annual OKRs, ensuring accountability and impact.
• Build internal campaigns for key launches to create hype and buzz within Beauty & Wellbeing.

ALL ABOUT YOU

• Strategic mindset with the ability to translate brand ambition into global PR strategies.
• Proven track record in consumer and/or beauty PR related activity, as well as experience in media relations and a strong understanding of all communications channels.
• Deep passion for beauty, lifestyle, and cultural trends.
• Awareness and understanding of diverse global audiences and inclusive storytelling practices.
• Skilled writer and communicator able to craft clear, compelling narratives across formats.
• Deep understanding of earned-first, social-first, and influencer-driven PR.
• Strong project management skills and a record of delivering measurable results.
• Experience in issues and crisis management, with sound judgment and resilience.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and align complex stakeholder groups.
• Highly organised, adaptable, and collaborative, with a bias for action.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE

• A minimum of 8 years’ experience in external PR/Communications within a large organisation or PR agency, ideally within the beauty industry.
• Demonstrated success managing and executing brand PR/Comms campaigns end-to-end.
• Experience leading multiple projects or events simultaneously.
• Proven experience managing agencies and senior stakeholders.
• Hands‑on experience in issues management and crisis response.
• Experience working across global markets and adapting strategies for diverse audiences.

What we offer

Whilst the role is advertised on a full‑time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We strive to achieve a family‑friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all.

Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. We are also more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process to enable you to be present your best self. To find out more, including about our Employee Resource Groups, please click here Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (unilever.com).

Location

In June 2020 we announced our plan to consolidate a number of Unilever’s offices across the South East of England into a new Unilever campus in Kingston-upon-Thames in or around early 2025. However, on the 08 August 2024 we announced to our existing staff our proposal to retain our central Head Office in London, 100 Victoria Embankment (“100VE”) until our lease expires in 2027. As a result of this new proposal, we will be consulting with our existing staff, and new joiners who join during this period of consultation at 100VE, on the proposal made in August 2024. During consultation we will clarify the future location of each team and function. This means your role will either be based in 100VE until 2027 or in Kingston-Upon-Thames from early 2025. As we are yet to commence consultation on the proposal you agree, until such a time when consultation has concluded, your normal place of work as set out in the enclosed Statement of Terms & Conditions will be 100VE. You agree that on the conclusion of the consultation your place of work will be 100VE or 100VE until early 2025 and then Kingston-upon-Thames (“the locations”) and you will be notified of which of the locations will be your place of work after that consultation ends.