Minor Hotels Europe and Americas

Assistant Communications Manager

Minor Hotels Europe and Americas

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: London • United Kingdom

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About the role

  • Assist the Head of Communications in developing PR strategies aligned with KPIs and company objectives.
  • Line-manage, coach and develop the Communications Graduate, ensuring clear delegation of tasks, prioritisation and high-quality output.
  • Oversee day-to-day operations of the Communications team, ensuring efficient processes, deadlines are met and information flow is strong across the team.
  • Identify new opportunities for brand visibility across press, influencer, partnerships and digital channels.
  • Provide insights and recommendations based on industry trends, competitor analysis and digital channels.
  • Maintain and develop strong relationships with media contacts across the beauty and lifestyle industry.
  • Oversee the creation and distribution of seasonal press releases, trend notes and media materials.
  • Ensure PR materials and press assets are consistently maintained and optimised by the team.
  • Lead the monthly Global PR Report, ensuring quality, narrative insight and strategic alignment, while delegating compilation and data consolidation to the Communications Graduate and providing final review and sign-off.
  • Manage the Global PR Impressions tracker at a leadership level, delegating day-to-day entry while maintaining oversight of accuracy, methodology and monthly performance analysis to support global reporting.
  • Oversee agency tracking of media coverage, ensuring insights and summaries are accurate and delivered to leadership on a monthly and quarterly basis.
  • Leverage and optimise listening and monitoring tools (e.g., Lefty, Onclusive and Radarly) to analyse coverage performance and generate actionable insights.
  • Manage the planning and delivery of launch campaigns, press send-outs, creative mailers and media moments, ensuring alignment with brand focuses.
  • Drive the development of innovative concepts to elevate brand launches, gifting programmes and influencer activations.
  • Collaborate with internal teams (Marketing, Prive, Brand & Creative) to ensure messaging consistency.
  • Work closely with global PR agencies and VIP relations teams, coordinating deliverables, supporting strategic direction and ensuring clear communications.
  • Review agency materials and output, providing feedback and escalating larger issues to the Head of Communications when needed.
  • Lead and support the organisation of brand events, press trips and campaign activations, overseeing creative conception, logistics, guest list curation, scheduling and attendee experience.
  • Liaise with venues, suppliers and partners to ensure seamless operations.
  • Oversee accurate tracking of event media output and compile post-event reports.

Requirements

  • Minimum 3 years’ previous experience in a Communications, PR or Events role, ideally within the Beauty industry but is not essential.
  • Personable and professional service and media relations.
  • Experience of collating and analysing information to determine success and insights.
  • Exceptional communication skills – written and verbal.
  • Creative, proactive, and able to use initiative.
  • Highly organised, with strong attention to detail.
  • Self-motivated and deadline-focused.
  • Genuine interest in the beauty industry and the UK/global media landscape.
  • Proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint; experience working with analytical tools such as CISION media monitoring (or similar), Diary Directory and Google Analytics.
  • Enthusiastic team player!
Benefits
  • A competitive compensation & benefits package
  • An entrepreneurial, creative and welcoming work culture
  • A range of learning and development opportunities
  • An international company with plenty of opportunities to grow
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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