EMEA Communications Manager Media Facebook London

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Facebook is seeking an experienced Communications Manager to help lead strategic communications with the media industry. The role will support Facebook's News Partnerships team, and continue to help Facebook build strong relationships with our news partners. It will also deliver strategic communications to support Facebook’s news related products, especially News Feed. This person will also be responsible for product launches, managing communications for News Feed ranking changes, and staffing executive spokespeople to industry events.

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A key member of the EMEA Communications team, this individual will be responsible for proactive communications campaigns to reach a range of audiences and stakeholders, including industry press, media and tech influencers and third-party groups. This person will also be responsible for working on communications plans with our partners in the news industry, and our presence at industry events across the region. They will need to work with the wider EMEA comms team to deliver activity in a range of countries as well as working closely with our US based news and media team. The position requires a passion for the media industry and Facebook's products. Candidates should demonstrate an ability to build and lead scalable proactive communications programs, with tangible results. Excellent media and community relations, crisis communications, communications strategy, and content development skills are crucial, in addition to strong relationships within the news publisher and journalist communities.

The position will be located in our London office and will report to the new Head of Communications for Product and Partnerships.
Responsibilities

Devise and execute communications campaigns to articulate and support Facebook's relationship with news partners
Devise and execute communications campaigns to position and support News Feed, support product launches and ranking updates, develop and train spokespeople, and manage speaking engagements for executives
Develop and train spokespeople, and manage speaking engagements for executives
Build relationships with the media and engage with press, bloggers, analysts, influencers, and the general public as a Facebook spokesperson
Manage a broad range of proactive and reactive projects across the communications team and the region
Work closely with communications leads in key countries in the region to deliver campaigns
Work with executives and internal stakeholders across the company including cross-functional partners in product, marketing, policy and research
Work closely with external PR agencies to lead proactive and reactive PR campaigns, source speaking opportunities, and prep spokespeople
Develop creative strategies to drive positive press coverage around products and partnerships overseas
Minimum Qualifications

Minimum bachelors degree in communications or related field
Proven level of professional experience in public relations or journalism environment
Experience working with corporate, technology, consumer and business media and bloggers
Experience within the news industry or as a journalist
Experience managing projects and leading stakeholder projects

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