Manager - Public Relations

Want to do the best work of your life? Make your mark at Europe's leading entertainment brand. Our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work - a place where you can be yourself and let your skills shine.

The PR Manager is responsible for developing insight-led PR strategies with clear objectives for Sky's TV content. Leading on drafting strategies and managing the delivery of campaigns, including creative executions, media relations, talent management, influencer activity and events. This role will focus primarily on our original factual content.

**Please note this role is a 12M fixed term contract**

What you'll do:

- Devise and lead all aspects of the end-to-end delivery of PR strategies for priority TV content, focusing on original factual, ensuring work is insight-led, aligned to wider business objectives and the Corporate Affairs narrative
- Ensure that strategies/campaigns are digital first, creative and innovative - with a particular focus on creative placements/feature ideas
- Media liaison, including developing and maintaining great relationships with a broad range of print, online and broadcast media for the benefit of the business. Tactical planning to ensure the execution of impactful campaigns using a broad and diverse range of media choices
- Develop a close working relationship with broader Consumer Engagement Team colleagues in Social and Influencer teams to ensure fully integrated campaigns are developed and implemented - which in some instances should be Social first
- Build and develop key external relationships including independent production companies, talent agents and personal PRs
- Lead on responsibility for event management including media days and press events

What you'll bring:

- Experience of leading sophisticated and high-profile PR campaigns, with experience of publicity, possibly in TV.
- Clear passion and curiosity about TV and factual content.
- A keen instinct for issues and risks within communications, and an ability to draft mitigation plans and statements.
- Excellent writing skills, including quotes/statements, copy, press releases, speeches, presentations and reports.
- Excellent communicator, able to handle senior business and external partners with sensitivity and nuance. Able to offer guidance and advice at senior levels.
- Track record of working closely with talent including briefings and issue management.
- Proven media liaison skills across print, broadcast, online and social media with strong established contacts.

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

- Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
- A generous pension package
- Private healthcare
- Discounted mobile and broadband

How you'll work:
We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique 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:
Osterley:
Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There's also plenty of bike shelters and showers.

On campus, you'll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

Inclusion:
We take pride in our approach to diversity and inclusion: we've been recognised by The Times and Stonewall for this, and we've committed £30million to support the fight against racial injustice. We've also set ambitious targets for increasing ethnic diversity and representation throughout our organisation.

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.

Why wait?

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