Internal Communications Executive

Internal Communications Executive 

Reporting to:     Internal Communications Manager

Location:            London 

Contract:            Permanent 

Type of work:    Hybrid

The role/The team: 

The Internal Communications Executive will report to the Internal Communications Manager to support the development and execution of the Group’s employee communications strategy, aimed at connecting our people to the company’s Purpose. This involves daily, weekly and monthly communications initiatives and oversight of company-wide communications tools and channels – including the global newsletters, intranet content, internal events, content creation etc..  As part of the Global Corporate Communications team the role will involve supporting the Corporate Communications Manager and Social Media & Digital Executive where appropriate.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Support the Internal Communications Manager to deliver effective and engaging employee communication routines to build an informed, collaborative and proud employee population that understands our purpose, strategic goals and how their work connects to the company’s growth. 

• Work cross-functionally to align on communication goals, channel strategy and messaging 

• Ensure consistent tone and messaging across all global communications 

• Take ownership and develop communication plans for internal campaigns 

• Write, edit, produce, and manage distribution of internal communications content featuring employee profiles and outstanding articles (news, interviews, videos etc.) 

• Activate and animate key internal communication tools (Intranet, Internal social media, emailing software) 

• Work with global functions including HR, IT, Legal and Finance to draft and send communications to different segments of the employee population 

• Maintain a calendar of global internal communications and advise on appropriate timing for messages 
• Act as a trusted advisor on tone, content and cadence of messaging across key topics including DE&I, Sustainability, company direction, organizational announcements, M&A, employee engagement etc.
• Draft and send messages or scripts from senior executives for communications to employees in written or spoken form 
• Track engagement and implement an effective way of measuring communications effectiveness through analytics
• Collaborate with the social media team to plan and create content that aligns with internal communication goals. 

Essential Skills and Experience: 

• This role may suit someone with a BA or master’s degree in communications, digital media, journalism, marketing, public relations or a related program 

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills – able to adopt the Fremantle tone of voice to land the message elegantly and appropriately 

• Able to work cross-culturally and with executive management 

• Have the creative flair to create high-quality, engaging copy from complex information 

• Able to work on several projects simultaneously from concept through completion 

• Good knowledge of various internal communications platforms, channels, and tools 

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365, in particular SharePoint and Teams Live 

• Strong project management skills 

• Strong organization skills 

• Able to build relationships and influence internal and external stakeholders to adopt best internal communications practice 

• Agility, proactivity, and pace to respond to unexpected dynamics 

• An innate curiosity and tenacity to get under the skin of future plans around the group as well as industry dynamics 
• Knowledge of latest social media practices, able to turn those into impactful communication to reach broad audiences on our communication channels 

Desirable Skills and Experience: 

• Knowledge of photography and video editing 

• Graphic design skills 

Fremantle is one of the world’s largest and most successful creators, producers and distributors of Entertainment, Drama & Film and Documentaries. Operating in 26 territories we are a proudly independent group of content creators. We produce and deliver high-quality multi-genre IP including some of the biggest entertainment formats, most watched international dramas, award winning films and hard-hitting documentaries, amplifying local stories on a global scale.

From Too Hot To Handle to Mosquito Coast, Game of Talents to The Hand of God, Farmer Wants A Wife to ‘Got Talent’, Family Feud to My Brilliant Friend and The Investigation to Arctic Drift, our focus is simple – we create and deliver irresistible entertainment.

We are also a world leader in digital and branded entertainment with more than 480 million fans across 1,600 social channels and over 40 billion views per year across all platforms.

Fremantle is part of RTL Group, a global leader across broadcast, content and digital, itself a division of the international media giant Bertelsmann.

For more information, please visit www.fremantle.com, follow us @FremantleHQ or visit our LinkedIn and Facebook pages.

Company: FremantleMedia Ltd - Distr. Division 

Country: United Kingdom 

State/Region: London 

City: London 

Postal Code: W1T 1AL 

Job ID: 279343