One of the world’s leading cocoa companies is seeking a Communications Executive to join their global team. Reporting directly to the Senior Communications Manager, the Communications Executive will help deliver the global external and internal comms strategy for the business. Although the role is based in London, it involves working with colleagues across different time zones, so you need to be able to juggle multiple projects and have a keen eye for detail and accuracy. You will also be interested in current affairs and be comfortable dealing with the media. The work is fascinating and rewarding, as well as varied and fast-paced, ranging from sustainability and supply chain issues, to delving into consumer ingredient trends.

Key responsibilities:

Help deliver on the proactive comms strategy, both external and internal

Liaise and work with the communications agency on a daily basis and help manage the PR press office and build media relationships

Maintain content calendar of upcoming stories

Build relationships across the business to source new stories

Draft, edit and oversee the production of marketing collateral such as printed and e-newsletters

Monitor food consumption trends that are relevant to cocoa products, as well as global social and environmental issues

Manage comms requests from internal stakeholders

Support with monitoring and evaluation tools

Work collaboratively with the Cocoa Brand Manager, Head of Cocoa Communications and the wider comms team.

Required skills and experience:

Experience and track record in Corporate / B2B comms, either agency side or in-house

Able to demonstrate examples of successfully delivered multi-channel campaigns

Engaged and informed with current events and sustainability issues

Media relations experience across international business titles and trade press

A proven ability to draft copy for a variety of audiences and channels that combines news angles, key messages / business objectives

Excellent command of written and spoken English

Highly competent with MS Office Suite i.e., Word, PowerPoint, Excel

Experience dealing with third party suppliers