PR & Digital Communications Lead

The opportunityOur client is looking to appoint a PR & Digital Communications Lead to build and lead a more strategic communications function that supports their reputation and commercial growth.This is a newly created role and represents an opportunity to join the business at a pivotal point in its growth journey.The roleThe business is looking for comms leader who can sit comfortably between the following areas:\n

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• Communications
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• Brand
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• Corporate Reputation
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• Commercial Growth
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The ideal candidate will be a strong communications and PR leader first and foremost but also needs to have a strong digital outlook by:\n

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• Understanding how Digital PR supports SEO
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• Understanding domain authority and organic visibility
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• Identifying PR opportunities
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Key areas of focus\n

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• Raise the Profile and Reputation of the business
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• Increase Executive Profiling & Thought Leadership
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• Stakeholder engagement
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• Media relations
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• Digital PR
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• Agency management
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• Crisis comms
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This role will own the communications strategy designed to elevate the profile of both the business and its leadership teamAbout youExperience within financial services is advantageous but our client will look at candidates from a corporate or regulated backgroundThe key requirement is strong experience across communications, stakeholder management, media relations and reputation management.