Director, Communications in London

Responsibilities

• Translate company vision, values, and strategy into clear and compelling corporate, medical and consumer communication.
• Support and evolve the brand narrative, positioning, tone of voice, and messaging framework.
• Lead public relations strategy, including media relations, thought leadership, press releases, and crisis communications.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with media, agencies, and key external stakeholders.
• Drive proactive messaging / thought leadership around proactive healthcare.
• Input into content strategy across brand campaigns, editorial, social, and owned channels.
• Partner with Marketing, Product, and Growth teams to develop integrated brand and communication campaigns.
• Ensure storytelling is insight-driven, culturally relevant, and audience-centric.
• Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing brand communications team.

Requirements

• Proven experience in brand communications, PR, leading consumer communication strategy and projects.
• Strong background in media relations, storytelling, and content leadership; strong network and built relationships with media.
• Experience building and leading high-performing teams.
• Experience in a fast-growing, global, and matrixed environments.
• Crisis communication and reputation management experience.
• Strong expertise in digital, social, and emerging communication platforms.
• Strategic thinking with creative problem-solving and focused execution.
• Strong editorial judgment and storytelling instincts.
• Strong stakeholder management experience paired with leadership through influence skills.
• High cultural awareness to drive community relevant initiatives.
• Data-driven decision-making combined with brand intuition.