External Communications Executive

**External Communications Executive**:
**London - Hybrid Working**
**Permanent**
**Full-time**
**Grade 3**

At Currys we’re united by one passion: to help everyone enjoy amazing technology. As the UK’s best-known retailer of tech, we’re proud of the service our customers receive - and it’s all down to our team of 25,000 caring and committed colleagues. Working as one team, we learn and grow together, celebrating the big and small moments that make every day amazing.

We want to build enduring relationships and engage purposefully with agreed external stakeholder groups so they are inspired by how we are creating value for colleagues, customers, society and the planet. Communications that connect is at the heart of this. We’re always thinking about how we harness the impact of great communications to connect with all of our internal and external audiences and build a community of advocates. We’re proud of the way in which we communicate and we’re now looking to do more, to go further.

**Role overview**:
As part of this role, you'll be responsible for:

- Managing a busy press office (inbox) and be first point of contact for inbound media enquiries
- Drafting impactful content for all comms channels in line with the digital first strategy - assets ranging from press releases, reactive media comments and social content
- Maintaining and updating the corporate digital channels including the Currys plc website
- Daily monitoring of traditional and social media coverage on a range of topics, flagging issues to colleagues in the communications team
- Preparation of monthly activity reports and quarterly media/digital monitoring reports
- Responsible for the overseeing of professional processes in the External Communications team including:The updating of media statements and issues tracker, cross comms planning grid, imagery, collating of news coverage to be sent to appropriate stakeholders
- Leading the awards entry process, identifying key awards to enter, advising departments on awards to enter, and copy editing/proof-reading their submissions
- Arranging key media and public affairs events and supporting key financial reporting days

You will need:

- 2-4 years of corporate communications experience within a large organisation or leading communications agency
- Degree or equivalent
- Strong Microsoft Office skills
- Confident communicator with excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Effective organisational, time management skills to be able to prioritise and work towards deadlines, with the ability to multitask
- Skilled at using social media, and digital content creation to advance business priorities and amplify the corporate narrative
- Some knowledge and experience of PR and the media preferred
- A passion for/understanding of current affairs, social media and retail

We know our people are the secret to our success. That’s why we reward you with benefits that go deeper than just the day-to-day. Benefits that work for you, your lifestyle and your career.

They include:
Hybrid working
Holiday allowance
Competitive pension scheme
Access to discretionary company bonus scheme
Life Assurance
Staff discounts and offers

Beyond that, we'll be with you every step of the way, enabling you to get the most out of your role. We're building a team that brings technology to people, making their lives better, easier and fuller, and you can be part of it.

**Why join us**:
Join our team and we'll be with you every step of the way, helping you develop the career you want with new opportunities, on-going training and skills for life.

Not only can you shape your own future, but you can help take charge of ours too. As the biggest recycler and repairer of tech in the UK, we’re in a position to make a real impact on people and the planet.