Editor / Speechwriter

What’s the role

Strategic Communications and Brand is an integrated team of communications, employee engagement, and brand professionals that combine compelling storytelling, creative content and data‑led insights with media, campaign, and reputation strategy. Strategic Communications and Brand is accountable for engaging our employees to drive performance and for telling the story of Shell to the world – enabling the character and competence of our company to be seen and understood by priority audiences. We want them to understand our investment case, our culture, our values, the things we believe, the decisions we make and the actions we take. As part of the Strategic Communications and Brand team, you’ll support a single, core narrative for Shell. There will be a focus on integrating across teams and ensuring we share a consistent story that we amplify across platforms and campaigns. This is an exciting time to join the team, as we test new opportunities, foster a learner mindset and continue to embrace new ways of working.

Editor/Speechwriter – responsibilities

Reporting to the Head of Group Content, the Editor/Speechwriter writes and edits content capable of delivering maximum impact across a wide range of channels. The Editor/Speechwriter writes flagship speeches and other content for Executive Committee (EC) or Board members, aligning with the corporate narrative and maintaining a consistent tone of voice. The Editor/Speechwriter researches, plans, and develops content in support of our external corporate campaigns and communications, and edits other content developed by colleagues. You work closely with the wider Group Content, Campaigns, Digital Strategy & Channels, Financial, Business and Internal Communications teams, and with agency support when required. The Editor/Speechwriter also helps develop the team’s capabilities, including through mentorship of more junior colleagues.

What you bring

• Significant experience of writing and editing corporate and regulatory content, with a track record of high-quality, high-profile work often to tight deadlines.
• Significant experience of speechwriting for senior leaders in a corporate or government setting.
• Significant experience of working with senior stakeholders to research and distill complex topics into engaging, accurate content suitable for a variety of mediums and audiences.
• Highly collaborative, with extremely strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Self‑starter able to operate amid ambiguity, and to be proactive.
• Strong strategic‑thinking skills and an ability to exercise sound judgement.
• Courage to try new initiatives and ways of working to enable Shell to deliver content that cuts through.
• Demonstrate a learner mindset: role‑model curiosity and reflection and encourage people to learn from their mistakes and successes.
• Enable the best possible performance by collaborating and working across teams to achieve maximum commercial value for Shell as a whole.

What we offer

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself. Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead. Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices. Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise. Achieve your balance in a values‑led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.

Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working. Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world. Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents. Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply. Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams. Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.

Shell is working to advance an inclusive, psychologically safe and accessible environment where people with disabilities can excel. If you require any accommodations or accessibility adjustments (e.g. assistive technology, communication support, any other) during the application or interview process, please let us know directly via careers@shell.com.

Shell in the United Kingdom

Shell is a vital contributor to the UK, supporting energy security, jobs and economic value. We provide energy to fuel homes, hospitals, schools, vehicles, machinery and factories. Our history here dates back over 125 years. A UK‑headquartered global energy leader, and leading FTSE multinational, we are active across the country’s energy system. In the years ahead, as the UK looks to strengthen energy security and deliver its 2050 net‑zero goal, Shell UK aims to play a crucial role. We aim to be a major investor in the UK energy system by helping our customers decarbonise with a focus on transport and industry.

Equal Opportunity

Shell is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you need any assistance or support while applying for a job, please contact us at careers@shell.com. Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies, employing 96,000 people across more than 70 countries. Whether they work on our platforms and pipelines, or in our offices and research labs, people are key to our success. They collectively determine our culture and we expect them to behave according to our values: honesty, integrity, and respect for people.