PR & Corporate Communications Lead — Media & Storytelling

East West Banking Corporation; Taguig; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Competitive compensation

Incentives & recognition

Mentorship

Career progression

Job summary

East West Banking Corporation, a leading Philippine bank, seeks a Corporate Communications and PR Lead to shape external reputation through storytelling, media engagement, and executive visibility. Onsite in Taguig, you will manage press releases, speeches, and multi-channel campaigns with cross-functional teams.

You'll drive thought leadership, award submissions, and stakeholder communications while navigating regulatory and reputational considerations to strengthen brand credibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, or related field.
• Strong writing and editing skills for press releases, speeches, and social content.
• Experience in banking or financial services is a plus.
• Ability to manage media relations and reputational risk.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute EastWest’s media relations and publicity strategy by building strong partnerships with journalists, editors, influencers, and key media stakeholders, while managing press releases, feature stories, media advisories, and PR events.
• Craft and oversee executive speeches, statements, interviews, and institutional communications, ensuring consistent, brand-aligned messaging across all public-facing content and campaigns.
• Drive executive visibility and thought leadership initiatives by identifying speaking engagements, media features, industry recognition opportunities, and award submissions that strengthen the Bank’s market presence and credibility.
• Lead post-event communications, campaign coverage, and editorial content development to showcase key business milestones, institutional initiatives, and corporate achievements.
• Partner with Legal, Risk, Customer Service, and business units to manage reputational issues, crisis communications, public advisories, and stakeholder messaging while ensuring adherence to regulatory and governance requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver award submissions, investor and corporate materials, institutional campaigns, press kits, and other strategic communications assets that support the Bank’s objectives.

Skills

Writing

Editing

Media relations

Crisis communications

Executive visibility

MS Office

Meltwater

Canva

Photoshop

Illustrator

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Communications/Journalism/Marketing

Tools

Meltwater

Canva

Photoshop

Illustrator

Microsoft Office

Job description

East West Banking Corporation, a leading Philippine bank, seeks a Corporate Communications and PR Lead to shape external reputation through storytelling, media engagement, and executive visibility. Onsite in Taguig, you will manage press releases, speeches, and multi-channel campaigns with cross-functional teams.

You'll drive thought leadership, award submissions, and stakeholder communications while navigating regulatory and reputational considerations to strengthen brand credibility.