Communications Advisor

**Communications Advisor - Media and Reputation**
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**Job title**:Communications Advisor: Media and Reputation

**Location**:Options include Glascoed, Portsmouth, Washington, Barrow, Scotstoun, Filton, or Frimley. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

**Salary**: circa £40,000 depending on experience

**What you’ll be doing**:

- Working with business stakeholders to understand our audiences and contribute to the development and delivery of effective media and external communications
- Implementing our communications strategies through the delivery of content across a range of traditional and emerging external channels to enhance the reputation of BAE Systems
- Evaluating the success of external communications channels and activities to tailor and maximise our impact
- Maintaining a broad understanding of our business to develop issues briefs, proactive messaging, news releases and lines to take
- Developing creative ideas for engagement activities and campaigns, including across thought leadership opportunities
- Building relationships with relevant media contacts and maintaining a sound understanding of the UK media landscape

**Your skills and experiences**:

- Strong communication, stakeholder management and media handling skills
- Excellent content creation, copywriting and creative communications planning ability
- Knowledge of the UK media landscape and experience generating positive media coverage
- Educated within a communications related discipline or considerable work experience in an appropriate role

**Benefits**:
You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

**The Maritime & Land Communications team**:
Employing in excess of 24,000 highly skilled colleagues across its Submarines, Naval Ships, Maritime Services, Munitions and Australia businesses the Maritime and Land Sector is growing; and in order to best position itself to meet future challenges its Communications function is evolving to enhance and realign the delivery of integrated and proactive communications.

As a result, we have created a number of brand new Communications Advisor positions across our team to support the planning and delivery of our all aspects of communications, including through this role which will enhance our reputation through the development and delivery of media and reputation strategy; showcasing our people and the solutions, systems and products they deliver.

Working in a brilliant team of enthusiastic communications professionals, colleagues joining us will have an exciting opportunity to enhance the engagement of colleagues and grow our external reputation.

**Why BAE Systems?**

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.”

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Primary LocationGB-ENG-SRY-Frimley

Other LocationsGB-ENG-BST-Filton, GB-Various-Various, GB-SCO-GLG-Scotstoun, GB-ENG-CMA-Barrow-in-Furness, GB-ENG-HAM-Portsmouth, GB-WLS-Gwent-Glascoed, GB-ENG-Tyne & Wear-Washington

Closing Date 20/Jan/23, 5:59:00 PM