Communications Manager

Itero is looking for a proactive, creative Communications Manager to elevate our brand and help drive system change in plastics circularity. In this role, you will work with our UK and Netherlands teams to lead our communications strategy, steward the Itero brand, and guide the development of our new website and evolving visual identity. You’ll create high‑quality content, ranging from thought leadership to press releases, manage our social and online presence, and keep our communications calendar running smoothly. You’ll also support our participation in industry events, strengthen communication both internally and externally, and ensure our sustainability and impact goals are woven through everything we say and do.

We are a recycling technology company working on solutions for a circular future for plastics. Our proprietary technology is a process for chemical recycling, a growing and innovative industry that offers new solutions for plastics and differs from traditional methods of recycling plastics. Chemical recycling, sometimes also called advanced recycling, converts otherwise non-recyclable plastic waste into resources for producing virgin-quality plastic products. This is a unique opportunity to join a growing team in the growing sustainability sector. This role would suit a self-starter with a passion for clean technology and the circular economy, who wants to have a central role in shaping Itero’s direction, culture, and growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Defining and executing the strategy of the Communications Function within Itero to support business needs, objectives, and development; working closely with senior team members.
• Oversight and quality management of the overall Itero brand identity and visual presentation, including internal training on the correct implementation of the Itero brand identity across business functions.
• Development and implementation of new website build with external agency, including evolution of Itero brand visual and written identity.
• Lead the development of content across channels, including written thought leadership pieces, working closely with senior team members.
• Manage and monitor external channels, including social media and online presence.
• Management of internal and external key communication calendar.
• Writing compelling press releases and managing media lists for the most effective cut-through and coverage, with an understanding of the Dutch media landscape.
• Support and strategic development of our presence at industry events and speaking opportunities, including monitoring of event opportunities.
• Support in ad hoc communications tasks, including PowerPoint presentations, proposals, and visual presentations.
• Connecting the communications function to other departments in the business and the senior team and providing communications support to the whole Itero team.
• Integrating sustainability and impact goals into the communications of the business.

Desired Experience

• Fluent Dutch with professional use, and strong copywriting skills.
• Proficient in Adobe InDesign.
• Experience communicating across multiple countries or markets.

Personal Qualities

• A proactive and can-do attitude – willing to push yourself out of your comfort zone.
• Creative approach to ideas and problem-solving.
• Ability to work with little supervision, and lead a communication function.
• Ability to independently define and deliver work packages.
• Proactive, flexible, and ready to contribute beyond core responsibilities when it supports shared goals.

25 days holiday (not including public holidays). Flexible working (including working from home). Fun & dog-friendly Central London office (current location includes gym and bar). Cycle to work scheme. Potential for international travel.

Our Company Culture

As we are committed to creating the best possible engineering processes, we are also committed to building a great workplace. We strive to foster an environment of trust and opportunity, where ambitious people can take pride in their work as individuals and as a team and are supported to grow. At all levels of our company, there must be flexibility and independence. We trust employees to make their own decisions, and we value those who can work independently and take initiative. We want to support our team in both their personal and professional lives and understand this means different things for different individuals. With Itero, you’ll have high exposure to other parts of the business, you won’t be boxed into a particular position or level, and we’ll invest in your career development.

Our approach

Part of being a great place to work is finding the right people and ensuring they have the conditions to thrive. For us, that means practicing inclusive and non-discriminatory hiring practices, as we believe talent can be found anywhere, but acknowledge that it is not always recognised or uplifted. Our approach to inclusive hiring is something we are actively learning and developing. We are open to feedback on how to improve.