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Global Media Relations Senior Specialist
Arup
Designs and engineers innovative, sustainable infrastructure and buildings worldwide.
Drive proactive media engagement, pitch and place stories, and write inspiring content for external publication to build and protect the reputation of the firm.
London, Greater London, United Kingdom | London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Office Full-Time
Company Size
17,000 Employees
Service Specialisms
Engineering
Architecture
Design
Consulting
Project Management
Urban Design
Sustainability
Transport
Sector Specialisms
Transport
Energy
Water
Property
Data centres
Cities
Science
Healthcare
Role
What you would be doing
client management
content creation
cross-regional collaboration
project management
audience management
brand communications
Develop trusted relationships with journalists, particularly those working for Tier 1 and strategically important trade and specialist publications.
Proactively identify and pitch stories that support Arup’s strategic priorities and align with our business goals.
Collaborate across regions with communications and marketing colleagues to amplify campaigns and share learnings.
Assist in the daytoday management of planning and communications grids, external agencies, including briefing in, and helping to monitor deliverables. Is this role right for you? You will be a talented and driven media professional with a nose for a good story and the ability to turn technical information into accessible content for an external audience. You will be able to spot external opportunities as well as areas of potential reputational risk for the firm. You will be used to working with journalists and editors to successfully land stories in their publications. You will have experience in handling challenging press enquiries and an instinct for seeing areas of potential reputational risk.
Build, maintain and segment journalist/media outlet lists for maximum impact.
Advise internal clients and partners on how to increase newsworthiness of content and announcements.
Work with colleagues across marketing, communications, corporate affairs and business development to partner with senior global leaders and our businesses’ priority subject matter experts to raise their profile and secure coverage in “top tier” media and relevant sector titles. Create, edit and review mediaready content including press releases, interview briefs and bylined articles.
Support the planning and delivery of global, multichannel campaigns, coordinating with regional teams and tracking progress to ensure strong execution and coverage.
What you bring
media relations
global exposure
communications degree
stakeholder management
story creation
personable style
Experience in being part of a global media relations/PR team with an appreciation of how different markets engage with media.
Comfortable analysing media metrics and distilling insights to demonstrate campaign success
Demonstrated PR experience with a strong media relations focus; global or multimarket exposure preferred.
Undergraduate or further degree or post graduate professional qualification in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Confident and credible working with senior stakeholders; able to provide advice.
Excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills, including advanced understanding of English grammar and usage (English as a first language is not a requirement).
Effective in working with a communications agency and other thirdparty suppliers – including designers, copywriters and research organisations. Skills and attributes:
Able to identify and create story and campaign ideas out of business priorities and technical work, and to translate complex technical or research content into clear, compelling stories.
Previous inhouse and agency role experience is ideal.
You have previous experience working within a corporate communications role or similar and are passionate about the ability of corporate communications to build engagement and create brand awareness.
Ability to understand the intersection between external and internal messaging, to spot the connections and ways in which each can amplify the other.
Personable and collaborative working style with good listening and interpersonal skills and a commitment to positive stakeholder management and effective partnering with peers.
Benefits
You would relish a working culture that will support your skills and career development.
Training + Development
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Interview process
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Visa Sponsorship
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Security clearance
the company may perform background checks to demonstrate campaign success and ensure trust with journalists and media outlets.
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