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Posted April 21, 2022
BritBox International

SVP PR & Corp Comms

BritBox International
New York, NY, USA ⚠ [Archived] No Longer Accepting Applicants

Role: SVP PR & Corp Comms

Location: Hybrid

Reporting to: BritBox International CEO

BritBox Office Hub: New York or London based

We are creators and champions of brilliant British telly, and home to the world’s best and largest ever collection. It’s our mission to bring the best and most relevant British TV experience to fans all around the world. We are expanding fast in the media industry's liveliest sector of streaming.

We’re the lovechild of BBC & ITV – so we have inherited their best traits, however as the cheeky upstart of the family we set out to be different and stand out from the crowd. We always put fans first, (because we are huge ones ourselves!) so we’re relentlessly creative as well as commercially savvy and never say no to a challenge, or an adventure.

Ideas are our lifeblood so we’re welcoming and open to all of them - new shows, ways of working, new audiences, new technology and new ways to shout out to the world about British TV & what we do. This is where you come in…. we are on the lookout for talented individuals to join our BritBoxer family and help us to lead and navigate the adventures ahead.

Job Purpose

Reporting to and working closely with the CEO & senior management team The SVP PR & Corporate Communications BritBox International will be responsible for establishing the global and regional communications and earned media function to build the reputation and success of the company among key stakeholders, in particular the media, subscribers, commercial partners and shareholders/ investors. The role will build the team & reputation of the company among key stakeholders, in particular the media, investors and commercial partners.

Skills and Personal Attributes

  • Self-starter and determined approach to achieve success in new environments and structures
  • World class written and verbal communications skills as well as influencing and persuasion.
  • Strong collaboration skills to enable productive creative and strategic partner support
  • Excellent strategic and tactical judgement in pressurised situations
  • Flexibility and adaptability of style to strategic, creative, corporate and stakeholder audiences
  • Enjoys working with diverse and distributed teams (AUS/US/SA/ Nordics/ UK)
  • Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently requiring excellent organisational skills
  • Deep understanding of evolving audience requirements and the wider media industry
  • Leadership, direction and collaboration with pan regional colleagues will require some flexibility to work outside of normal UK business hours
  • Knowledge of and passion for British TV, talent & influencer/ opinion former base

Qualifications and Experience

  • Seasoned global communications and reputation management across all forms of earned media- traditional and digital channels, consumer & industry events
  • Strategic & tactical experience across corporate & consumer stakeholder leadership & execution
  • Excellent media outlet, opinion former, influencer, event rand commercial partner relationships
  • Demonstrable knowledge of the international TV & streaming landscape and demonstrable ability to shape long and short term company narrative and reputation
  • Extensive understanding of traditional, digital (inc social), event and sponsorship landscape in streaming
  • Extensive Talent management expertise
  • Crisis management
  • Internal comms

Responsibilities

  • Devise and create global BritBox Corporate, Consumer & Internal Comms strategy to drive growth and reputational transformation. Leading direct and indirect teams across all earned and reputational comms channels including Press, Broadcast, Digital Press, Events, Sponsorship & Social Media
  • Establishing and set up of global function via org and tools across press office, monitoring, talent management and community management.
  • Provide communications leadership for BBI in NA, AUS, SA, Nordics & New Market launches. Develop and execute consumer & corporate communications strategy for those countries with publicity teams and communication partners in the region. Oversee all global publicity activities and tactics including the national, regional and targeted press out-reach
  • Oversee development of global communications strategies and campaign materials – press releases, key messaging, Q&As, fact sheets, investor presentations, speeches, corporate presentations
  • Support Country Managers and global leadership team to build the external profile of BritBox including maintaining a regular dialogue with key influencers in NA, AUS, SA, Nordics, new markets and UK
  • Lead Global talent programme for access and support via campaigns and brand strategy
  • Communicate BritBox’s position on industry issues with the media and other stakeholders
  • Lead on reputational support for BritBox, including crisis communications
  • Build on existing relationships with key stakeholders, news outlets and advocacy partners and identify new industry partners in all markets and the production & creative community in the UK
  • Lead briefing materials for CEO & senior management to support media & shareholder/ investor engagement
  • Establish media and reputational monitoring all relevant press coverage across print media, broadcast, & online

This job spec is not exhaustive and may change from time to time in line with the evolving nature of a dynamic and growing business.