Strategic Communications Manager

Bauer Media Group; London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Bauer Media Group seeks a Strategic Communications Manager to enhance their internal communication initiatives within a growing Publishing Communications team. This full-time, hybrid role in London aims to elevate communication standards, support transformation programmes, and ensure alignment across teams. Candidates should bring extensive experience in internal communications and a keen interest in digital trends.

Benefits

25 days holiday, bank holidays, and 2 volunteer days

Access to internal training provider - Bauer Academy

Enhanced Maternity/Adoption and Paternity leave

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in global internal communications within international organisations.
• Strong expertise in change and transformation communications.
• Up-to-date knowledge of tools and channels for internal communications.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage communications projects and campaigns from planning to evaluation.
• Take ownership of cross-country company updates and live events.
• Drive effective communication in Publishing’s transformation programmes.

Skills

Internal communications

Change management

Collaboration

Digital communication trends

Fluent English communication

Job description

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This newly created role within the Publishing Communications team works with the Strategic Communications Lead to develop a wide range of internal communications to the highest professional standards.

This is a full-time hybrid position based in London or Peterborough or Hamburg, offering the flexibility to work both from home and from our office as needed.

If you believe you’re a strong fit for this role, we’d love to hear from you and are committed to finding a working arrangement that suits you.

What you will do

• Lead and manage communications projects and campaigns end-to-end – from planning through execution to evaluation
• Take full ownership of cross-country company updates and live events – plan topics, source speakers, and deliver an engaging monthly report for all Publishing colleagues
• Drive compelling communication throughout Publishing’s transformation programmes
• Plan, write, and edit high-quality content across multiple internal channels
• Collaborate closely with country communication teams to ensure message alignment and channel coordination
• Support the measurement and evaluation of communication activities to demonstrate Return on Communications (RoC)

What you will bring

• Extensive experience in global internal communications within international organisations and a strong expertise in change and transformation communications
• Up-to-date knowledge of good practice in internal communications including tools, channels, message development, and Analytics
• Keen interest in digital communication trends, social media, and especially how AI is shaping the future of communication
• Good understanding of the media industry or the ability to quickly get up to speed
• Excellent collaboration skills and the ability to work cross-functionally with global Teams
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills in fluent English

About Bauer Media Group

We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe’s largest Publishers. From women’s and celebrities’ magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print. But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.

What’s in it for you

• You’ll have 25 days holiday, bank holidays & 2 volunteer days to use.
• Your development matters, so access to our internal training provider – Bauer Academy, is a huge win.
• We have enhanced Maternity/Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave Pay.
• You’ll have the opportunity for flexible working.
• And much more! Find the full details of our benefits here

If you have any feedback regarding our UK recruitment process, please email [e-mail] we would love to hear from you.

You can apply here! Your contact for this position is Laura (Mohr).

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Public Relations, Strategy/Planning, and Management

• Industries

  Media Production and Book and Periodical Publishing

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