About the role
Have a passion for storytelling and communications? Are you seeking a new challenge?
We have a fabulous opportunity at DS Smith for a motivated, energetic and experienced communicator to join us as Internal Communications Manager for our UK & Ireland Packaging, Paper and Recycling business. This is a fantastic role for the right candidate with a real opportunity to drive our internal communications agenda forward in a dynamic and fast paced business.
You will be the lead in developing and executing communications around activities, projects and campaigns designed to engage our workforce with key business initiatives. You will also, actively contribute and lead on the delivery of strategic initiatives driven by the UK Leadership team and their functional specialists, to deliver high impact employee communications across a range of business topics.
You will manage the development and delivery of the internal communications plan including calendar content management through developing engaging and impactful communication assets, adopt a proactive approach to storytelling and an innovative approach to channels and formats to ensure you reach all members of our workforce.
This role requires excellent stakeholder management skills at all levels of the organisation with the ability to influence and enthuse those around you. Experience of sourcing, writing compelling content and deploying communication materials across multiple channels is the key to being successful in this role, alongside being a passionate and energetic advocate for high quality communications across the business
So, if you are detail-orientated, with strong project management skills and a flair for creativity then we might be looking for you!
About you
1. Degree or equivalent in related field (Comms/Marketing/Journalism)
2. Relevant experience working in a Comms/Journalism/PR role
3. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
4. Passionate storyteller & Content creator
5. Able to work independently while maintaining strong working relationships with colleagues around the business
6. Pragmatic, detail-orientated & delivery focused
7. Adaptable mindset to manage reactive issues as well as planned activities
8. Confident, highly motivated and results orientated
Benefits
9. Competitive salary
10. 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
11. Pension scheme, life assurance and income protection
12. Employee Assistance Programme
13. Employee Discounts
14. Cycle to work scheme
Location: This is a home based role, with the need to travel to our site network across the UK.
About us
We’re DS Smith, the company who are redefining packaging for a changing world. We believe a better, more sustainable tomorrow is possible with the right people, who challenge and support one another to enact positive change. Today, we operate in more than 30 different countries, supporting customers across sectors like FMCG, industrial, and e-commerce. We deliver on quality, service, innovation, and added value to deliver market-leading sustainable packaging solutions our customers need. Our industry needs to transform, and we’re building the team to drive change across Europe and North America
To fulfil our purpose of redefining packaging for a changing world, we aim to build a diverse, motivated, and engaged workforce. Our goal is to create a culture of inclusion where everyone is treated fairly, differences are valued, and everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed.
Our people come from diverse backgrounds, bring different perspectives, ideas and experiences to generate unique solutions focused on present and future sustainability challenges. We welcome all candidates to apply, even those not meeting all criteria.
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