As Director, Global Corporate Media Relations, you will be an expert in this audience (the media) and use your experience and skills to manage and develop our key media relationships globally
Job Summary
As Director, Global Corporate Media Relations, you will be an expert in this audience (the media) and use your experience and skills to manage and develop our key media relationships globally.
Be a trusted counsellor on a) the media, b) story generation and c) media handling to members of the Communication and Government Affairs (CGA) function Operating Committee, other GSK departments and senior executives up to and including the Chief Scientific Officer (CSO), as well as other members of the company’s R&D Leadership Team (RDLT) and Executive Committee (ExCom).
Handle crisis communications in a calm manner applying judgement and being trusted by executives in such situations.
Matching Summary
As Director, Global Corporate Media Relations, you will be an expert in this audience (the media) and use your experience and skills to manage and develop our key media relationships globally.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Global corporate media relations
Manage media relationships globally
Develop proactive strategies
Handle crisis communications
Senior executive briefing
Issues management plans
Nice-to-have
Agile working culture
External and market insights
Drive media handling best practice
Open to change and new ways of working
Key Requirements
Significant experience in corporate communications
Specialism in media relations
Experience of pharma industry or similarly highly regulated industry is a plus
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree preferred
Secondary qualification in journalism or media relations is a plus