Date: Aug 27, 2024

Company: Wizz Air Hungary Légiközlekedési Korlátolt Felelős

Location:Budapest, HU, H-1103

WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY!
Wizz Air is a leading European low-cost airline. Our mission is to provide affordable and reliable air travel to everyone, everywhere, while minimizing our environmental impact. We are proud to foster a diverse and inclusive team of over 8,000 employees from more than 100 nationalities, who share our values of inclusivity, positivity, dedication, integrity, and sustainability.

As a rapidly expanding airline, we offer exciting career opportunities across a range of functions, from flight operations to engineering, customer experience, finance, and more. We provide extensive training and development opportunities to help our employees grow and succeed in their roles. Joining Wizz Air means joining a team that is passionate about aviation, dedicated to excellence, and committed to making air travel accessible and sustainable for all. If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding career in the aviation industry, we welcome you to explore our job opportunities and become a part of our success story.

Corporate Communications Manager
Based in Budapest

Purpose of the position:
As the manager responsible for corporate communications (PR), the job’s primary purpose is to manage the company's external communications activities. This includes developing positive brand awareness, creating a regional communications strategy and nurturing relationships with local and international media. This person will work closely with our PR agencies to oversee activity and ensure the company's reputation is built and maintained.
This role requires close collaboration with central resources, including the Head of Communications.

What we offer:

• Base salary and employee bonus scheme
• Unlimited number of significantly discounted and confirmed seating tickets, giving access to a continuously growing network of destinations
• Relocation package (if applicable) – expense budget, Temporary accommodation, Administration support
• Life insurance
• AYCM sport pass contracting possibility
• Instant impact, from any level of the organisation, exposure to C-suite management
• Fast career progression, internal mobility and talent management supported by training opportunities (Wizz Academy and bespoke trainings)
• True international and multi-cultural work environment, passionate, driven and diverse teams

Responsibilities:
Corporate Communications (PR):

• Cultivate relationships with key business partners and journalists in national and trade publications across different markets
• Write clear and compelling communications materials such as press releases, presentations, boilerplates and data sheets, ensuring the department archive is maintained
• Develop compelling story angles
• Update key messages and media FAQs
• Management of external agencies. Assist production of events, including pre and post-production
• Coordinate response to media requests and enquiries in a timely manner
• Pitch stories to media that will achieve the highest visibility in online, print and media

General:

• Keep up to date with communication trends, innovations, techniques and media regulations
• Identify and manage local PR/creative/media/event agencies in alignment with the Head of Communications, assessing whether local leverage and knowhow outweighs scale benefit provided by central agencies
• Maintain efficient working relationships with all local agencies and business partners, stakeholders and government entities
• Leverage central media agency resources and recommend where new central resources may be required
• Effectively allocate resources to ensure the best ROI
• Monitor all relevant communications, including brand, digital and offline media KPIs connected to areas of responsibility
• Cooperate with the rest of the communications and commercial teams to set priorities according to network strategy, understand market and brand strengths and weaknesses and quickly develop action plans to address them
• Keep local contact databases up to date
• Coordinate tenders with the central purchasing team

Requirements:

• Min. 5 years of experience primarily in corporate communications
• Experience in managing complex projects in multi-market operations
• Mastery in communications, customers, market understanding and digital marketing, either agency or client side
• Native Hungarian speaker with excellent verbal and written communications skills both in Hungarian and English
• Creative and confident with strong interpersonal skills and attention to detail
• Resilient and have a passion for working in a dynamic airline industry
• Ability to work well under pressure to ensure tasks are prioritized and goals are met
• Has stamina and good presentation skills
• Results-oriented, persistent, dependable and consistent
• Shows innovation, creativity and good lateral thinking
• Self-motivated and proactive, willing to take initiative and shoulder responsibility
• Proficient in MS Office applications
• University / college degree
• Ready to travel up to 50% of their working time

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When applying, please only provide valid information regarding your educational background and certificates, as the original documents will be requested during the hiring process.

We look forward to meeting you and learning more about your skills and experience. Join the Wizz Air team and discover the world of opportunities.