Corporate Communications Executive

Job Description

Position Title: Corporate Communications Executive

Division: Discovery UK & Ireland

Location: London

Department: Corporate Communications UK

Reports to: Senior Corporate Communications Manager UK

General Summary:

The Corporate Communications Executive is responsible for supporting Discovery UK's corporate communications team including media relations, digital communications, CSR, event management, reporting, coverage evaluation and internal communications. Discovery is a major commercial broadcaster in the UK with 15 channels across pay and free-to-air television, and streaming service discovery+. This position plays a key role in the team supporting the core goal of promoting and reinforcing the Discovery brand to stakeholders inside and outside the organisation.

Responsibilities
• Source and draft press releases for the UK business and EMEA where required (e.g. commissioning news, commercial partnerships, and affiliate deals).

• Manage communications calendars, identify speaking opportunities and coordinate award entries for the UK.

• Provide coverage reports for UK business announcements and summarise key media and business news for company management.

• Assist with corporate social media communications, designing creative and copywriting materials for digital platforms.

• Maintain and update communication toolkits for the UK (e.g. press lists, biographies, boilerplates) .

• Support internal and external events on an ad hoc basis.
• Provide support for UK CSR initiatives including 'Impact Day', a global initiative where employees volunteer their time to help local charities.
• Support the SVP Communications EMEA, Senior Director Communications EMEA and Senior Manger Internal Communications as needed on ad hoc projects.

• Perform other duties as assigned including administrative tasks such as processing invoices.

Requirements
• 2-5 years' experience in corporate communications/PR

• A passion for the broadcast and media industries

• Fluent in English with excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Proactive, highly-organised and a hard-working team player

• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office; additional design skills beneficial (Photoshop)

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-roqjnp-13-58-151-231-42 in your application.