Corporate Communications Manager

About the Role & Team

We are looking for a Corporate Communications Manager to join our team that’s based in Hammersmith! Please note this is a 7-month fixed-term contract with an anticipated start date of Mid-September 2026. Reporting to the Corporate Communications Director, the successful postholder will lead corporate PR campaigns that build and protect Disney’s reputation and drive both owned and earned coverage from flagship brand moments like the holiday spot and Week of Wishes. This role also involves day-to-day media relations, issues management and integrated campaigns that connect with fans across EMEA. We’ll be based in our London Hammersmith office, 4 days a week, with either Monday or Friday working from home.

Values

You’ll join a team grounded in our Disney values — acting with Integrity, welcoming everyone through Inclusion, embracing boundless Creativity, working together through Collaboration and caring deeply for our Community. These values shape how we work and how we support one another every day.

What You Will Do

• Campaigns and media relations: Shape Disney’s brand storytelling through earned media and digital channels ensuring alignment with marketing priorities including Christmas. Develop and lead corporate PR campaigns for major brand activations such as Disney’s annual holiday advert and CSR initiatives such as Week of Wishes. Deliver high-profile comms campaigns across the UK and wider EMEA markets, supporting localisation while maintaining brand consistency. This includes agency management. Own relationships with key consumer, business and trade media across the UK. Partner with teams including marketing, CSR, Disney+, studios and consumer products.
• Crisis and issues management: Act as deputy to Corporate Communications Director on crisis communications, developing messaging and media management plans in response to issues that Disney may face. Work closely with the executive team to deliver a stakeholder engagement plan, including organising events uniquely Disney. Lead speaker engagements for UK and EMEA leadership, overseeing messaging, speechwriting, and audiovisual materials.
• Budget and reporting: Define KPIs, assess campaign effectiveness, and apply insights to future campaigns. Ensure efficient budget management, overseeing trackers and securing resources to support PR initiatives. Host quarterly comms summits to share best practices and align efforts across EMEA markets. Potential travel required as business dependencies dictate.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• You love entertainment and bring a clear understanding of what’s needed to secure brilliant outcomes for a campaign that cuts through in the corporate sphere.
• Proven experience in consumer and corporate communications, ideally at Senior Account Director level or above (if agency).
• Exceptional writing across formats: press releases, speeches, messaging, and strategy documents – you understand the difference in styles and what can cut through best.
• You’ll be adept at providing strategic comms advice - outlining internally what works in earned media - both consumer and corporate.
• A track record leading earned media campaigns end to end with results you can point to.
• You are skilled at shaping a story so it earns coverage not just pitches it.
• A strategic comms mindset that looks at the bigger picture for a campaign and thinks about how to get the best outcomes.
• You challenge the norm, and think of new ways to cut through.
• Strong organisation and project management abilities, with a proactive, problem-solving mindset.
• Experience owning a crisis, big or small, from reactive planning through live media handling while managing senior stakeholders.
• Leadership skills – ability to mentor junior team members and manage agency partnerships effectively.
• A background in in-house comms for a streaming service or media company would be preferred but not essential.

The Perks

• 25 days annual leave.
• Private medical insurance and dental care.
• Free Park Entry: you will have the opportunity to enter any of our parks with your family and friends for free.
• Disney Discounts: you are entitled to discounts on designated Disney products, resort F&B and ticketing.
• Employee Resource Groups – WOMEN @ Disney, Disney Mosaic, Disney PRIDE, our disability & neurodiversity focused group - ENABLED, and our Mental Health & Wellbeing Group, TRUST.

The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. Disney is committed to forming a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.