Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 6 countries, make your mark at Europe’s leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work.

We are looking a Corporate Comms expert with a track record in reputation management and delivering impactful comms to key corporate audiences. You will have enjoyed working in a high-pressure, fast paced press office, will be organised, good at managing systems and processes, and a natural at building relationships both internally and externally.

What you’ll do:
– Press office issues management, including responding and resolving media enquiries
– Regular media engagement, including developing and maintaining great relationships with business media, news editors, media writers and columnists
– Understanding and advising on the regulatory environments in which Sky operates
– Overseeing PR plans for individual campaigns – reviewing campaign strategies including objectives, key messages, media targets and KPIs, to ensure they are well thought out and will help deliver against the overall department and business objectives
– Building and developing external relationships, including key industry contacts
– Provide counsel to management and different business departments on corporate reputation, and ensure that they are appropriately supported and prepared for media activity and other external engagements
– Partner with public and regulatory affairs colleagues to support Sky’s policy objectives, managing our reputation in a dynamic environment
– Responsibility for some event management including media days, press events
– Budget setting and management

What you’ll bring:
– Significant corporate communications experience in a highly regulated organisation
– A deep understanding of media relations and reputation management
– Good relationships with relevant media across national and trade press
– Creativity and ability to proactively generate press coverage for priority campaigns
– Ability to take a lead on issues management
– Proven media liaison skills across print, broadcast, online and social media

The Corporate Communications team sits at the heart of the business. In this role you will have a particular focus on protecting and building Sky’s reputation, supporting the Corporate Comms leadership team with managing the always on press office and delivering external communications plans against the business strategy and corporate narrative.

The rewards:
There’s a reason people can’t stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:

– Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
– A generous pension package
– Private healthcare
– Discounted mobile and broadband
– Access a wide range of exclusive Sky VIP rewards and experiences

Where you’ll work:
Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There’s also plenty of bike shelters and showers.

On campus, you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

Inclusion:
We take pride in our approach to diversity and inclusion: we’ve been recognised by The Times and Stonewall for this, and we’ve committed £30million to support the fight against racial injustice. We’ve also set ambitious targets for increasing ethnic diversity and representation throughout our organisation.

At Sky we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, So we’re happy to discuss flexible working.

And we’ll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

Why wait?
Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.

To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. A job you love to talk about.

Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.