External Communications Specialist - Derby, United Kingdom - ASSYSTEM

ASSYSTEM
ASSYSTEM
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Derby, United Kingdom

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Company Description

Assystem is an international company with one mission: accelerate the energy transition around the world.


Every day, our 6,500 switchers located in 12 countries (Europe, Middle East, Pacific Asia & Africa) connect their six thousand billion neurons to tackle the task of the century: switching to low-carbon energy.

We are a collective committed to the actors who are making the energy switch. Sharing our knowledge, expertise and values allows us to innovate and think differently about the energy transition.

To ensure a viable, efficient, and reliable energy future for all.


Job Description:


Assystem are recruiting for an experienced
External Communications Specialist to work on our customers site in
Derby on a contract basis. 9-12 months.


Reporting into the Communications Business Partner, you will help raise awareness of the business's products, services, and projects among key media titles and external stakeholders in the UK & internationally.


Role Details:


  • Job title: External Communications Specialist
  • Location: Derby
  • Sector: Nuclear and Defence
  • Hours: 37 hours per week
  • Duration: 912 months
  • Contract type: PAYE via Umbrella

Key Accountabilities include but are not limited to:

  • Working with the Future Programmes and Innovation teams, you will design, create and deliver integrated communications campaigns that support the drive to cement the business as the Nuclear Thought Leader in the UK and beyond.
  • Identifying key media and marketing opportunities for the UK and Rest of World markets and presenting them in a compelling manner to influence key decision making both internally and externally as appropriate
  • Providing communications expertise across the business unit and maintaining effective working relationships and ensuring consistency with wider Defence and Corporate Communications teams
  • Supporting the business in events activity, providing collateral and ensuring maximum exposure.
  • Planning and executing short, medium, and longterm communications and media relations plans/strategies, aligned and in partnership with the Defence Communications team.
  • Engaging and building relationships with key stakeholders, including customers, industrial partners and media to promote and increase understanding of the business, its capabilities and priorities
  • Managing content for digital platforms, graphics and literature
  • Supporting the Head of Marketing & Communications in the capacity as Media Officer on the company's Incident Management Team, ensuring the prepared Crisis Communications plan is followed, drafting reactive statements and handling media enquires as required

Qualifications:


  • Media relations experience
  • Understanding of the Defence industry
  • Excellent at building and maintaining key stakeholder relationships both externally with media contacts and international partner companies, and internally across all levels of the organisation
  • Strong writing skills, with broad experience of drafting press materials, features for marketing brochures and magazines, event scripts and speeches
  • Experience creating and executing short, medium, and longterm communications and media relations plans
  • A high level of exposure of using digital and other media outlets

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