Global Corporate Communications Specialist

Main Responsibility

You’ll be working with the Global Corporate Communications Manager to evolve and deliver a world class corporate communications strategy, supporting the senior leadership team to communicate key messages and initiatives across all business functions. We are trusted advisors to the business and you’ll do this by developing engaging comms plans and creative communications assets for key company projects.

Effective writing is critical to the role - as a team we take pride in ensuring all communications are developed in line with our corporate identity, and all written materials are consistent with the in-house style guide. We also love to look outside for creative inspiration and welcome candidates who stay up to speed with external best practice to inject fresh thinking and elevate the function's outputs. You’ll support the ongoing development and creation of content for our owned channels - for example, our new industry-leading intranet, our corporate website and LinkedIn, as well as the various channels we use to communicate our company news.

It’s a fast-paced and high performing team, so you’ll need to demonstrate the ability to self-motivate and use your own initiative to progress projects with stakeholders but also be open to collaboration with partner agencies and the rest of the team. Increasingly we are looking to data to inform decisions, this role will support in the development of measurement matrix to ensure we are being as effective as we can be.

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is a priority for the business and for the team. A passion for supporting the global DE&I team plus our employee volunteer networks is a real positive, The Company aims to create and promote a diverse and inclusive culture at WG&S where ideas, differences and views are respected and where all employees are encouraged to create their own personal legacy.

Our Ideal Candidate

• Experience of leading and delivering significant internal and external activities.
• Desired experience: PR agency Senior Account Manager Level having worked with global business clients or similar in-house role.
• An understanding of and interest in best-in-class DE&I programmes.
• Extensive copywriting experience for internal and external audiences
• Experience working with employees at all levels within an organisation, especially senior management.
• Strict confidentiality.
• Creative mind-set, passionate about corporate communications and a good knowledge of current trends in communications
• Experience in social media tools and techniques, particularly LinkedIn
• Highly PC literate; MS office. Strong Word and PowerPoint skills are essential.

What we can offer you

• We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
• Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.
• Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
• Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
• Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues. 
• Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
• Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
• Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
• Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
• Learning resources to help you be your best self.

About William Grant & Sons

A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS

William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.

We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.

At William Grant & Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work.

OUR AGILE WORKING PHILOSOPHY

Our agile working philosophy is to “Have your best work day everyday”.
Built on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams.
We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.

INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive.