Senior Media Relations Manager
Ecocem Global
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Dublin • Ireland
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About the role
- Develop and execute global media strategy: Devise and deliver proactive media strategies to rapidly increase awareness and reach of the Ecocem story.
- Secure media coverage: Pitch stories and secure coverage across relevant print, broadcast, and digital outlets, including global top-tier media outlets, national and trade media.
- Build and maintain media relationships: Establish strong, trusted relationships with journalists, editors, and influencers.
- Identify opportunities: Proactively spot news hooks, commentary opportunities, and thought leadership angles to elevate and strengthen the organisation’s position in the market.
- Create media materials: Draft best in class press releases, media pitches, key messages, briefing documents, Q&As, and spokesperson talking points.
- Act as primary media contact: Manage inbound media enquiries and coordinate timely, accurate and appropriate responses.
- Prepare spokespeople: Brief and train executives and subject-matter experts for interviews, press briefings, and media appearances.
- Issues and crisis support: Support the management of sensitive issues and crisis communications, including holding statements.
- Monitor media coverage: Track coverage, sentiment, and share of voice; provide timely insight and reporting to stakeholders.
- Manage external agencies: Oversee PR agencies or media consultants to deliver against objectives.
Requirements
- Proven senior-level experience in media management with a minimum of three years’ experience in a similar role.
- Exceptional copywriting and editorial skills.
- Fluency in media engagement
- Proven track record pitching and securing top-tier media coverage.
- Strong strategic thinking with the ability to translate complex issues into media hooks
- Experience advising and preparing senior executives for a range of media engagements
- Track record successfully managing agency relationships.
- High degree of media fluency.
- Strategic and results focused.
- Creative and commercially aware with ability to multitask.
- Comfortable operating at both strategic and executional levels.
Benefits
- Culture built on our company values of Cohesion, Innovation, Tenacity and Empowerment
- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive benefits package including healthcare and pension
- Generous holiday allowance
- Life Assurance
- Friendly & welcoming multicultural team environment
- Learning & Development opportunities
- A career with a global company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
media strategy developmentcopywritingmedia pitchingcrisis communicationsmedia monitoringpress release draftingmedia materials creationstakeholder reportingexecutive briefingmedia engagement
Soft Skills
strategic thinkingrelationship buildingmultitaskingcreativitycommercial awarenessresults focuscommunicationadvisory skillsproblem-solvingleadership