Senior Manager - Corporate Communications and Sponsorship

Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 7 countries, make your mark at Europe's leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky and NOW a truly exciting and inclusive place to work.

The Corporate Communications and Sponsorship Manager will be part of the team protecting and building Sky's reputation. The role will be focused in particular on delivering external communications plans that align with Sky's business strategy and corporate narrative.

Responsibilities:

• Proactively identify opportunities for Sky to utilise the sponsorship of the Women's and Men's National Team that supports Sky Ireland's corporate narrative
• Lead on Sky Ireland's Public Affairs and External Communications Strategy, including crafting key messages, with a particular focus on the sponsorship.
• Develop and execute strategic and innovative activation plans for Sky to promote our sponsorships, ensuring maximum brand exposure and engagement, as well as events to support Sky's position in the telecoms/audiovisual sector; and Sky's contribution via our 'Bigger Picture' initiatives including Sky Cares and Sky Up
• Regular media engagements, including developing and maintaining great relationships with business media, sports media and news editors
• Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure cohesive brand messaging and communication strategies that align with Sky's brand values and objectives
• Supporting senior leaders in Sky with engagements including events, meetings and media appearances

Experience/skills:

• Candidate with significant experience in a similar role, either in-house or agency that has an excellent track record in corporate communications.
• Proven experience of building and maintaining relationships within the media landscape in Ireland
• Knowledge and experience in utilising sponsorship or similar to enhance corporate reputation.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, the chosen candidate will be working closely with senior leaders in Sky and will be expected to build relationships across Sky Group and with key external stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills, the chosen candidate will need experience of drafting key messaging, scripts and reports
• Ability to think pro-actively and strategically and can develop long-term plans that align with corporate objectives
• An appetite to embrace a large, demanding and fast-paced environment and can adapt to changing priorities

The Rewards:

There's a reason people can't stop talking about #Life At Sky . Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:

• Sky Stream, for the TV you love all in one place
• Sky Glass at an exclusive rate
• A generous pension package & private healthcare
• Discounted broadband
• Access a wide range of outstanding Sky VIP rewards and experiences

How you'll work:

We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our outstanding office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home!

We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You'll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process.

Your office base:

Dublin

Our striking Ireland HQ has an A-list location on Burlington Road, walking distance from central Dublin. Grand Canal Dock and Pearse train stations are both around 1.5km away, and we're a short stroll from the buses of Baggot Street, Leeson Street and Waterloo Road. There's plenty of parking for cyclists too.

Inclusion:

Recognised as an 'Inclusive Top 50 Employer' and a 'Times Top 50 Employer for Women', we're working hard to ensure we're a truly inclusive place to work. At Sky we don't just look at your CV. We're more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we're happy to discuss flexible working.

And we'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Why wait?

Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can't wait to hear from you.

To find out more about working with us, search #Life At Sky on social media. A job you love to talk about.

Just so you know: if your application is successful, we'll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.