Head of Communications - Brighton, United Kingdom - MPB

MPB

Verified Company

Brighton, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Do you want to take a central role in shaping the corporate storytelling of a company committed to empowering visual storytellers?

MPB is the platform where photographers and videographers come to buy, sell and trade their kit.

Enabled by technology and data capabilities, MPB makes the circular economy a reality by extending the life of products and enabling more people to pursue their talent by accessing the kit they need, from beginners to experienced professionals.

We're hiring for a Head of Communications to lead our corporate storytelling, convey our narrative and work in partnership with our marketing teams across North America and Europe to shape our consumer storytelling and grow MPB's reputation.

Reporting to the CMO you will have the chance to set the global corporate narrative and PR strategy, manage our corporate communications agency relationship and work closely with the execs and senior teams to build their and the company's profile.

If you're looking for a role where you can see the impact of your work and where you can utilise your collaboration skills, this is it.

This position is based in our Brighton office for 2 days per week, with the rest of the time spent working remotely.

What you'll be doing:

Developing corporate comms strategy and narrative in conjunction with our corporate comms agency, and aligned with our business strategy
Managing profile raising activity for the company and our brand
Supporting the exec and senior team in profile raising and storytelling
Working with internal teams (including pricing, data and analytics) to create and publish thought leadership on the photo/video industry, the technology and retail marketplace sector, sustainability/circular economy
Working closely with the marketing team to deliver and grow corporate comms activity and call on team resources when necessary (working with other MPB teams on areas such as copywriting, content creators, SEO etc)
Collaborating on consumer comms strategy, PR strategy and working closely with Regional Market Heads to govern and amplify execution
Tracking and measuring our corporate and consumer comms/PR impact
Leading on communications, working closely with other departments and exec, for any crisis or issues management
Leading on external communications for any future financial events (such as annual results)

Skills you'll need:

Relevant media relationships and experience building up a media relations function
Ability to work with and influence senior stakeholders across the business to ensure a consistent MBP story is told
Maintain collaborative relationships with exec in order to closely manage and build profile raising activity
Comfortable working in a fastgrowth environment with multiple projects at once
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with great attention to detail
Experience of crisis and issues management planning and execution

Experience in leading corporate communications for fast growth companies including VC/PE backed consumer brands and experience of managing communications through financial events, is a big plus.

If you're passionate about storytelling and want to work for a growth focused company on a sustainability mission, then we want to hear from you.

This is your opportunity to shape a corporate communications strategy and utilise your experience in a creative company.

Benefits
At MPB we support our staff and their careers in every way we can.

We provide 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, 4% employer contributory pension scheme, private healthcare from your start date.

You will also have access to our EAP, a range of employee discounts, a buzzing social calendar and a dog friendly workplace.