Head of Media

• Right across infrastructure theres a requirement to not only maintain but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage youre at in your career with us youll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life while being safety first and client and customer centric in a friendly fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

  Where youll be working

  M Group is a 3bn business and the UKs leading infrastructure services company. It serves clients across markets including energy water technology & communications and transport.

  As Head of Media you will lead and shape M Groups external media strategy helping to build and protect our reputation through proactive and reactive communications. Acting as a trusted advisor to senior leaders you will foster strong relationships with journalists client media teams and key stakeholders while leading our approach to media relations crisis and issues management and high-profile corporate publications.

  Working collaboratively across Marketing & Communications you will ensure a coordinated and impactful approach to external communications aligned to our business strategy. You will also oversee media budgets measure performance and drive continuous improvement to maximise the impact of our earned media activity.

  What youll be doing

  • Take responsibility for all M Groups earned media coverage.
  • Create and own the M Group earned media strategy ensuring it is consistent with the overall Marketing & Communications strategy and the company strategy.
  • Maximise the positive benefits of proactive stories and take opportunities presented by topical events to promote M Groups narrative.
  • Minimise the impact of reactive negative stories with positions prepared in advance when possible and robust horizon scanning.
  • Help drive the companys newsgathering and storytelling efforts sourcing stories from around the business to promote the brand and company achievements. Use understanding of what makes news to select stories for press releases and coach colleagues in what to look for.

    EssentialSkills & Experience

  • Extensive experience managing corporate reputation with demonstrable experience of successfully finding and promoting positive stories.
  • Proven ability to mitigate negative stories and manage issues and crises.
  • Evidence of effective promotion of company set-piece events such as financial results or report publications.
  • Strong collaborative ethos with evidence of building relationships internally and externally with client media teams and journalists.
  • Manage competing demands in a fast-paced environment keeping stakeholders informed and managing expectations.
  • Intellectually capable of handling stories across multiple different industries and topics all with their own complexities.
  • Own the news preparation for significant company events or proactive stories with Q&As and interview preparation. Maintain a database of lines to take.
  • Take responsibility for the ownership and maintenance of M Groups Crisis Communications Plan and act as the principal point of contact with the Groups risk management and business continuity function. Review and develop the companys on-call approach to issues.
  • Own the relationships with client media teams ensuring we collaborate on both proactive and reactive news stories and build positive relationships with target journalists.
  • Work with Marketing & Communications colleagues to ensure a joined-up approach to content and stories particularly significant company publications such as the annual report and ESG report.
  • Develop regular thought-leadership pieces for the CEO to promote brand presence and understanding of M Groups offering.
  • Establish and track suitable metrics for earned media coverage. Ensure robust and timely media monitoring and maintain our access to essential media applications and journalist database.

    Desirable

  • Experience of working with internal communications public affairs and digital owned channels to ensure stories are promoted in a coordinated and collaborative fashion.
  • Experience of utilising AI to support successful and productive outputs.

  Whats in it for you

  We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work some of which include;

  • Matched or contributory pension scheme
  • Online GP service 24 hours a day 365 days a year
  • Employee assistance programme
  • My Rewards portal access to 1000s of retail discounts
  • Life assurance
  • Cycle to work salary finance and give as you earn schemes
  • Enhanced maternity paternity leave and adoption leave
  • Reward and recognition scheme

  In addition this role offers;

  • Company car or allowance and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
  • My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
  • Private health care and health care cash plan for you and your family
  • Discretionary bonus scheme
  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Recommend a friend get rewarded for introducing people to us!

  About us

  We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work attracting diverse and talented people who join us and make a difference. Were one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

  Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind to ensure your aspirations and ways of working align with ours.

  • Wereresponsibleand go further for our people clients communities and the planet
  • Wereopenand seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
  • Weretogetherand as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
  • Wereambitiousand embrace opportunity to lead essential infrastructure services for life

  Whether youre a trainee apprentice or graduate or progressing through your career our people benefit from industry recognised programmes training and development.

  Its an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

  Please note:Occasionally job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

  For certain roles successful candidates will be subject to 3rdparty background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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