Media Relations Assistant Manager

Please Note: The deadline for applying is 23.59 the day before the job posting end date.

Job Title: Media Relations Assistant Manager

Location: 100VE

Work-Level: 1C

JOB PURPOSE

The Global Media Relations team works to strengthen Unilever’s reputation as one of the world’s leading and most trusted suppliers of Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care, Nutrition and Ice Cream products through earned media coverage.

This is an exciting role for someone who is eager to uncover and tell impactful stories that illustrate progress against the company’s strategy and build trust among a range of influential corporate audiences.

The ideal candidate will have a blend of creativity, agility, stakeholder management skills and attention to detail. The role requires exceptional written and verbal communication skills. Experience in media relations is preferable. Strong judgement is key.

We’re looking for a newshound who thrives in a collaborative environment, with a genuine passion for the media - particularly across business, current and consumer affairs. You should enjoy consuming all types of media and have a newsroom mentality, monitoring key trends and the different stories journalists are writing.

Working alongside a driven and agile team, you will help to build a pipeline of standout stories, and leverage opportunities to highjack the news agenda, as well as support the effective running of the global press office.

This position offers access to senior stakeholders, a truly global perspective of Unilever, and the opportunity to work across many different areas of the business on stories for some for the world’s most famous brands.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Deliver a regular drumbeat of coverage on key focus areas – brand and marketing excellence, innovation backed by science and technology, leadership in sustainability and best-in-class business performance.
• Help to drive a newsroom mentality – including high-quality media insight and spotting newsjacking opportunities.
• Help position Unilever and its spokespeople as thought leaders.
• Act as a trusted advisor to teams across the business, as well as prepare colleagues for media engagements – interviews, panels, roundtables, keynotes etc.
• Identify new media platforms and methods to communicate Unilever’s message to external audiences.
• Help manage the global press office by taking part in a weekend press office monitoring rota and delivering daily coverage summaries (approximately one in every six/seven weeks).
• Work with our PR agencies to deliver impactful coverage

ALL ABOUT YOU

Key interfaces:

• Corporate Affairs & Issues
• Business Group Comms teams – Personal Care, Beauty & Wellbeing, Home Care, Nutrition, and Ice Cream (until ice cream separation)
• Functional Comms teams
• Content Team
• Sustainability Team

All about you:

• Delivery in a fast-paced environment
• A passion for high performance
• Excellent written skills and attention to detail
• Creative thinking and ability to spot media opportunities
• Discretion when dealing with confidential matters

NOTES

Please apply via this portal as e-mail applications may not be processed and include your Future Fit Plan if possible.

By applying for this vacancy, you are confirming that you have made your Line Manager aware of your application and that you are at a point in your career with Unilever where it is appropriate for you to be applying for other positions.   

Should you require additional information or reasonable adjustments to allow you to present your best self during this process, please contact your Talent Partner Chris Carr on Chris.carr@unilever.com

What we offer

Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all. 

Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. We are also more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process to enable you to be present your best self. To find out more, including about our Employee Resource Groups, please click here Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (unilever.com).

Location

In June 2020 we announced our plan to consolidate a number of Unilever’s offices across the South East of England into a new Unilever campus in Kingston-upon-Thames in or around early 2025. However, on the 08 August 2024 we announced to our existing staff our proposal to retain our central Head Office in London, 100 Victoria Embankment (“100VE”) until our lease expires in 2027. As a result of this new proposal, we will be consulting with our existing staff, and new joiners who join during this period of consultation at 100VE, on the proposal made in August 2024. During consultation we will clarify the future location of each team and function. This means your role will either be based in 100VE until 2027 or in Kingston-Upon-Thames from early 2025. As we are yet to commence consultation on the proposal you agree, until such a time when consultation has concluded, your normal place of work as set out in the enclosed Statement of Terms & Conditions will be 100VE. You agree that on the conclusion of the consultation your place of work will be 100VE or 100VE until early 2025 and then Kingston-upon-Thames ("the locations") and you will be notified of which of the locations will be your place of work after that consultation ends.

Relocation to the UK

Please be aware if you are applying for this role from outside the UK, if successful, your application will be treated as a self-initiated Change Location Outside of Country (CLOC) transfer. This means any relocation costs must be self-funded with the potential to reclaim some specific pre-approved expenses up to £5,000. Please speak to your Talent Partner if you have any questions.