62800 - Communications Manager

Communications Manager

Location: London, UK
Length: 12 Months
Rate: £42.31 p/h (Inside IR35)
Hours: 9am-6pm (Hybrid, 3 days per week in office)

Role overview:
Our client is seeking a highly motivated Associate Communications Manager to create awareness and excitement for our wearable products, including Ray-Ban smart glasses, in Europe. Alongside our Communications Manager for RL, this person will work across an exciting range of AI-powered, wearable technologies, driving strategic communications and storytelling that resonate with our audiences. The ideal candidate is someone who has a good understanding of the media landscape across Europe, particularly in Italy and Spain, experience working on consumer hardware products, and a passion for AI and AR technology. This individual should have a track record of planning and executing announcements, reviewing campaigns and working cross-functionally across product, marketing and partners.

Responsibilities:

• Execute strategic plans and campaigns to drive awareness and adoption of our wearable products.
• Help shape messaging and tactics that will resonate with consumers in our key European markets
• Craft compelling narratives about our wearable technologies and their impact on users
• Implement integrated marketing communications across all channels, including owned, earned, and social media
• Create engaging content such as social media posts, blogs, pitches, and other creative materials to promote various announcements and milestones
• Manage press events in the region, prepare spokespeople, and develop briefing materials
• Work cross-functionally with product, marketing, policy content, and other communications teams
• Manage relationships with multiple agency teams.

Qualifications & Experience:

• 6+ years of experience in communications or a related field, with a focus on consumer hardware products
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to craft compelling narratives and messaging
• Strong understanding of the media and creator landscape across EMEA, and in particularly Italy and/or Spain, with existing relationships a plus
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with multiple priorities and deadlines Strong analytical skills, with experience analysing data and providing insights to inform future communications strategies
• Experience working with cross-functional teams, including product, marketing, social and policy

Top 3 Must have hard skills

• Fluency in both spoken and written Italian
• Consumer tech experience
• New Media Experience with creators & social publishers

Good to have skills

• Understanding of the Italian landscape
• Product & corporate comms team in EMEA
• Spans Aps & AI work

Communications Manager

Location: London, UK
Length: 12 Months
Rate: £42.31 p/h (Inside IR35)
Hours: 9am-6pm (Hybrid, 3 days per week in office)

Role overview:
Our client is seeking a highly motivated Associate Communications Manager to create awareness and excitement for our wearable products, including Ray-Ban smart glasses, in Europe. Alongside our Communications Manager for RL, this person will work across an exciting range of AI-powered, wearable technologies, driving strategic communications and storytelling that resonate with our audiences. The ideal candidate is someone who has a good understanding of the media landscape across Europe, particularly in Italy and Spain, experience working on consumer hardware products, and a passion for AI and AR technology. This individual should have a track record of planning and executing announcements, reviewing campaigns and working cross-functionally across product, marketing and partners.

Responsibilities:

• Execute strategic plans and campaigns to drive awareness and adoption of our wearable products.
• Help shape messaging and tactics that will resonate with consumers in our key European markets
• Craft compelling narratives about our wearable technologies and their impact on users
• Implement integrated marketing communications across all channels, including owned, earned, and social media
• Create engaging content such as social media posts, blogs, pitches, and other creative materials to promote various announcements and milestones
• Manage press events in the region, prepare spokespeople, and develop briefing materials
• Work cross-functionally with product, marketing, policy content, and other communications teams
• Manage relationships with multiple agency teams.

Qualifications & Experience:

• 6+ years of experience in communications or a related field, with a focus on consumer hardware products
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to craft compelling narratives and messaging
• Strong understanding of the media and creator landscape across EMEA, and in particularly Italy and/or Spain, with existing relationships a plus
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with multiple priorities and deadlines Strong analytical skills, with experience analysing data and providing insights to inform future communications strategies
• Experience working with cross-functional teams, including product, marketing, social and policy

Top 3 Must have hard skills

• Fluency in both spoken and written Italian
• Consumer tech experience
• New Media Experience with creators & social publishers

Good to have skills

• Understanding of the Italian landscape
• Product & corporate comms team in EMEA
• Spans Aps & AI work