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Communications Lead

Communications Lead

​An international drilling organisation with operations across the globe is looking for a seasoned Communications professional to join its team. This is a broad communications position, covering both internal and external channels and the successful candidate will be a self-starter, comfortable liaising with multiple stakeholders, using multiple channels.

Key responsibilities:

Communications Strategy

  • Contribute to the creation and delivery of a cohesive Communications Strategy.

  • Support business customers to translate strategies into actionable communication plans.

  • Proactively identify communication opportunities and gaps and raise them to leadership.

  • Continuously innovate to deliver messages more effectively and efficiently.

  • Understand and embrace the opportunity to influence culture and morale.

  • Ensure all communications align with high-level strategy and objectives and ways of working.

Business Partnering

  • Support the Business Partner for select external-facing support functions, for example Commercial and Investor Relations.

  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders.

  • Maintain an informed knowledge of the oil and gas industry, including offshore drilling and future technology developments.

  • Deliver function- and campaign-specific communications plans; set clear objectives and develop an action-oriented plan to achieve them with a project mindset.

  • Utilize available channels effectively to maximize message uptake and achieve objectives.

  • Educate key stakeholders on communications best practices.

  • Make recommendations on the most appropriate/cost-effective communication channels for target audiences.

Content Production

  • Deliver campaigns that are accessible to all in the company, bridging the language gap between technical and business teams.

  • Develop print materials and branding strategies for employee, customers, investors, and partners use on time and on budget.

  • Collaborate with stakeholders, Comms Team, and agencies to deliver various publications, newsletters, copy for websites, press releases, and articles.

  • Conduct qualitative and quantitative research with employees to tailor messages and campaigns; ensure the narrative is being understood.

  • Help launch and manage the social media strategy, implementation and monitoring.

  • Continually seek new ways of information-sharing and stay up-to-date with global media trends.

Project Management

  • Project manage the end-to-end delivery of special communications campaigns, and assist others within the team on the delivery of their projects, as required.

  • Manage meetings with a diverse range of stakeholders and working with members of other businesses or programme teams as appropriate.

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