Senior Communications Manager

Senior Communications Manager – Consumer PR

London | Hybrid / Flexible | £43.26 per hour PAYE + holiday pay | 12-month contract

We're recruiting for a creative, culturally connected Senior Communications Manager to join a leading global travel and technology brand on a 12-month maternity cover contract.

This is an opportunity for someone who lives and breathes consumer culture, spots emerging trends, understands what gets people talking and knows how to turn bold ideas into standout earned-media campaigns.

You'll play a key role in shaping the brand's UK consumer communications, developing culturally relevant stories, driving media coverage and creating campaigns that resonate with younger audiences.

What you'll be doing

• Develop and execute bold, creative consumer PR campaigns that generate earned media coverage and brand conversation.
• Identify cultural moments, emerging trends and opportunities to create timely, newsworthy stories.
• Build and maintain strong relationships across UK consumer, lifestyle, travel, entertainment and emerging media.
• Collaborate with influencer, social, marketing and partnerships teams to deliver integrated campaigns.
• Develop creative partnerships, activations and compelling stories that connect with consumers.
• Drive proactive press-office activity, including reactive storytelling, newsjacking and data-led campaigns.
• Manage external PR agencies and work closely with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Measure campaign performance and use insights to optimise future activity.

What we're looking for

• 8–10+ years' experience in consumer PR and communications, gained in-house, agency-side or both.
• A proven track record of developing and delivering creative, culturally relevant consumer campaigns .
• Strong relationships across the UK consumer media landscape .
• An excellent understanding of pop culture, social trends, creators and younger audiences .
• The ability to turn cultural insights into original ideas and practical, newsworthy PR tactics.
• Experience integrating earned media with social, influencer activity and brand partnerships.
• Excellent writing, storytelling and stakeholder-management skills.
• A hands-on, proactive and resourceful approach , with the ability to develop ideas and personally drive their execution.

Experience within travel, lifestyle, entertainment, consumer technology or other major consumer brands would be particularly relevant.

If you're a creative consumer PR professional who knows how to make brands part of the cultural conversation, we'd love to hear from you.

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