We seek an experienced, highly organised Executive Personal Brand & Communications Manager to support a senior leader in building, protecting and amplifying their professional profile. You’ll drive strategic personal brand work, manage proactive media and communications, create high-quality content, engage stakeholders and help mitigate reputation risk. You’ll be a confident, discreet communicator who can operate quickly in a complex, high‑profile environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver a personal brand plan aligned to the senior leader’s objectives, values and priorities.
- Develop and execute a LinkedIn growth strategy to position senior leader as a recognized industry thought leader.
- Optimize the senior leader's LinkedIn profile for visibility and credibility.
- Manage LinkedIn newsletters, articles, polls, and other platform features.
- Manage and grow presence across owned channels and advise on channel selection and content cadence.
- Draft, edit and approve speeches, articles, LinkedIn posts, op‑eds, talking points and executive messages.
- Coordinate communications requests, manage inbox priorities and ensure consistent external messaging.
- Identify and secure media, speaking and thought‑leadership opportunities; prepare briefings and support media training.
- Build relationships with journalists, influencers, thought leaders and internal stakeholders to amplify the profile.
- Monitor coverage and produce regular reputation and engagement reports with recommended actions.
- Manage reputational risks and coordinate rapid response communications with corporate communications and legal teams.
- Oversee content production with designers, videographers and photographers to meet brand and quality standards.
- Plan and coordinate external engagements, including briefs and follow‑up communications.
- Mentor and manage supporting communications staff or external consultants as needed.
- Maintain confidentiality, exercise sound judgement and uphold the highest professional standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Public Relations or a related discipline.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in executive communications, personal branding, PR or senior content roles; experience supporting C‑suite or high‑profile individuals is essential.
- Proven ability to create engaging long‑ and short‑form content across digital and print channels.
- Strong media relations experience and an established network preferred.
- Excellent written and verbal communication with meticulous attention to tone, accuracy and detail.
- Strong judgement, discretion and the ability to handle sensitive information confidentially.
- Experience with social media tools, analytics platforms and content scheduling systems.
- Ability to prioritise competing demands, work under pressure and adapt to changing priorities.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at senior levels.
- Flexible approach to working hours to support events and international engagements when required.
Preferred
- Experience in corporate or technology sectors.
- Media training, crisis communications or public affairs experience.
- Familiarity with content production tools (basic video editing, audio recording) and CMS platforms.
- Postgraduate qualification in communications, marketing or a related field.