Job Title
Head of Communications & Engagement (9-12 FTC)
A DAY IN THE LIFE
As a member of our UKI Corporate Affairs & Engagement (CA&E) team, you will contribute to building and protecting the reputation of the L'Oréal Groupe and its consumer brands. You will lead the team's work on integrated paid media campaigns and support our day-to-day involvement across issues and risk management. You will support all brand issues management, including advice and guidance to our divisions. You will also support our work on corporate advocacy and influence and be responsible for leading and delivering our For Women in Science (FWIS) communications strategy and activation.
The role reports into the Director of Communications & Engagement.
Main responsibilities
* Drive forward and deliver the CA&E team's paid media strategy for our corporate brand, with responsibility for end-to-end delivery of paid campaigns. As part of this area of responsibility, you will ensure an integrated approach with our earned and own channel plans.
* Other responsibilities across paid media include:
1. Manage paid sponsorship opportunities that build corporate reputation.
2. Global corporate paid media campaigns: liaison and coordination with Europe zone and global teams; management of local relationships with our Digital Marketing Centre of Expertise and our media and creative agencies; responsibility for agency briefing; budget management; local asset adaptation and sign-off; post campaign measurement and reporting.
3. UKI corporate paid media campaigns: work closely on plan development and delivery with Director of Communications & Engagement. This includes:
+ Supporting the delivery of content creation, as required.
* Define the team's advocacy and influence approach to support corporate brand building. As part of this, deliver targeted opportunities to leverage advocacy and influence in support of the team's reputation building plans.
* Lead our For Women in Science project and annual activation, with responsibility for planning, recruiting and managing one contractor and ensuring impeccable end-to-end project delivery. You will also be responsible for paid and earned media plans to support the promotion of the project's objectives.
1. Work closely with the Director of Communications & Engagement to support the CA&E team's work across brand issues management, including the provision of advice and best practice to divisional colleagues and senior leaders. Establish relationships and work collaboratively with divisional advocacy and influence colleagues in the UKI, as well as colleagues in our CA&E Europe zone and global teams.
2. The Head of CA&E is also responsible for ensuring robust monitoring, tracking and timely and accurate reporting of all brand issues management.
* Review brand marketing collateral, assessing potential reputational risk.
* Act as Deputy Chair of our UKI Editorial Board, ensuring CA&E are leveraging appropriate brand news for corporate news and channels.
* Establish and forge strong relationships across corporate and sector-relevant media. This includes proactively supporting the CA&E team's media relationship management plans; identifying new/relevant journalists for the team; and ensuring ongoing media engagement opportunities are in place throughout the year.
* Help ensure accurate tracking of the external budget.
* Deputise for the Director of Communications & Engagement.
WHO YOU ARE
We're looking for an enthusiastic, reliable, and responsible individual to join our team!
Our ideal candidate:
* Will be a multi-faceted professional, a brilliant organiser and communicator, a natural problem solver and relationship builder. You're proactive and hands-on, with a drive and determination to succeed.
* Is a person who acts with integrity and discretion. And someone who appreciates how integral reputation is to growth and how powerful the combination of traditional and paid media can be to build reputation.
* Has a track record in project management and the resilience to deliver within a matrixed organisation.
* Has superb interpersonal and influencing skills and the confidence to build relationships at all levels.
* Is a great lateral thinker who enjoys making connections across the full range of the team's work, so we can ensure a collaborative, holistic, 360 approach to everything we do.
* Loves working in a cross-disciplinary approach covering traditional and paid media. Are you passionate about corporate communications and digital marketing? This role could be right for you.
* Has experience of working on corporate social channels to build reach and engagement.
* Is calm under pressure, thrives in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment and prioritises effectively.
* Knows how to deliver complex ideas in concise, powerful prose.
* Has excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail and follow through.
* Thrives in a collaborative work environment and is a 'doer' who loves to get stuck in and lend a hand.
* Enjoys learning and has a proactive problem-solving attitude.
WHAT WE OFFER
Our industry-leading, award-winning benefits package shows how much we value our people. We know they're at the heart of L'Oréal Groupe's success, so we offer a fair and competitive package to help you thrive.
Enjoy perks like money-saving offers, free mortgage advice, share options and an enhanced pension plan. Love our brands? You'll get up to 60% off iconic names like YSL, CeraVe, Armani, Kiehl's and Garnier! Because health matters, we offer private medical and dental insurance, discounted gym memberships, and onsite mental health support. We also provide enhanced family leave for all and up to 4 weeks of paid fertility leave, so you can prioritise what matters most.
Learning is in our DNA at L'Oréal. We'll help you master your role, build skills, and access top-notch leadership programs and monthly expert talks. And there's lots more too!
WHO WE ARE
L'Oréal Groupe is present in 150 markets on five continents. For more than a century, L'Oréal has devoted itself solely to 'Create beauty that moves the world'; it is now the industry world leader with €29 billion consolidated sales. Together, we solve complex challenges at scale, while making sure we stay committed to making the world a more inclusive and a better place for everyone & our planet. Experience the excitement of agility to shape the future of beauty; where diversity and purpose come together to create meaningful impact.
We have a 4000+ strong workforce in the UK & Ireland. It's a fast-paced and dynamic environment in which you'll have visibility over our four Divisions and play an integral role in building our reputation to support business growth and protect our license to operate. Our founder Eugène Schueller once said that 'a company is not walls and machines, it's people, people, people'. Joining our corporate teams means joining the world leader in beauty, at the cutting edge of innovation. But above all, it means becoming part of a team of talented and inspiring people.
HOW WE RECRUIT
At L'Oréal Groupe, we take pride in creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and their contributions are valued. When we recruit, hire, train, promote or engage in any other employment practice, we are committed to being an inclusive employer regardless of race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, socioeconomic status, medical condition or disability, or any other protected status. When we look for talent, we welcome difference - different backgrounds, experiences, personalities and perspectives. The beauty we find in our differences gives us the freedom to go beyond. That's the beauty of L'Oréal Groupe. #J-18808-Ljbffr