Corporate PR & Communications Executive

at  Pernod Ricard

PR & Communications Executive
Your Manager: Kate Power
Team: Communications
Location: Chiswick, London. We operate a smart working approach, which allows you to manage your time between home and office. In practice, you will be required to be present in the office for 2-3 days a week
Be part of something big
We are Pernod Ricard, a leading company in the global wines and spirits industry. We own 16 of the world’s top 100 Spirits Brands and hold one of the most prestigious and comprehensive brand portfolios in the industry with 240 premium brands available in over 160 countries, including: Absolut vodka; Ballantine’s, Chivas Regal, Royal Salute, and The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies; Jameson Irish whiskey; Martell cognac; Havana Club rum; Beefeater, Malfy and Monkey 47 gins; Malibu liqueur; Mumm and Perrier-Jouët champagnes; as well Jacob’s Creek, Brancott Estate and Campo Viejo wines
Here in the UK

In the UK, Pernod Ricard is made up of 3 businesses:

• Pernod Ricard UK, which markets, sells and distributes our products in the UK market
• Chivas Brothers, the largest brand company in the Group, responsible for the production and management of our award-winning Scotch whisky portfolio
• Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail, the global and EMEA home of the group’s duty free, air travel and cruises business.

We are an organisation of 2,000 employees in the UK, headquartered in London, in a brand-new office designed with sustainability, ‘conviviality’ and collaboration in mind. We also have offices in Scotland and various distilleries and production sites across the UK from Plymouth to London to Speyside.
Your new team
This position sits in our Chivas Brothers business. At Chivas Brothers, our 1,800-strong team across 27 sites is committed to upholding the heritage of Scotch and ensuring its sustainable future, as well as opening it up to new audiences across the globe.
The dynamic Communications Department at Chivas Brothers brings together a team of talented individuals with expertise in global brand, corporate and internal communications, workplace culture, social and environmental sustainability. Responsible for driving engagement across the full suite of stakeholder groups, the Communications team is adept at relationship building, message crafting and storytelling, finding new and innovative ways to develop compelling narratives, engaging experiences and creative content about our company and our wonderful range of spirits brands. The result is advocacy and third party endorsement internally and externally.
Together the team sits at the heart of our company, reporting to the Chairman & CEO while providing consultancy and support for the entire business.
Your unique contribution
Role purpose:
To support the activation of the Corporate Communications and Portfolio Programme strategies in conjunction with the PR & Communications Manager and Senior PR & Communications Manager.
To manage the social media plan, content development and delivery for Chivas Brothers’ social channels (prioritising Instagram and LinkedIn) in addition to supporting content development for our executive team including our Chairman & CEO.
To support the broader team in developing and implementing corporate and portfolio communications campaigns and activations

Key Responsibilities:

• Corporate Communications

Support the PR & Communications Manager in the delivery of Chivas Brothers-specific corporate communications events and initiatives, including:

• Release of financial results in February and September
• Working collaboratively with our agency partners on executive leadership positioning opportunities
• Annual media networking events such as at Christmas

Manage the Chivas Brothers digital and social channels, working closely with internal and agency teams to ensure content is engaging and supports the broader strategy in alignment with our company values

• Act as a key conduit for broader business functions to story mine for content
• Maintain and update the Chivas Brothers website
• Work in close collaboration with communications and social media counterparts at HQ (Paris) and other UK-based affiliates to coordinate social campaigns as needed
• Support the PR & Communications Manager in managing the retained social media agency’s work-plan, budget and performance against objectives
• Global Portfolio Communication

Support the delivery of the Portfolio Programme, which aims to raise the profile of the Chivas Brothers portfolio: increase engagement levels with the media and key influencers to drive relevance for the corporate brand through its world-renowned key strategic brands. To include:

• Act as first point of contact for all media enquiries and develop responses in conjunction with direct team, agency and company spokespeople
• Scrutinise inbound visitation requests and make recommendations; help coordinate and host site/brand home visits where required
• Actively manage the annual Awards & Accolades Strategy and associated assets
• Manage day-to-day brand award entries, liaison with awards bodies and brand teams on communication of results, and timely submission of samples for tastings
• Insights and Reporting

Support implementation of industry-leading media monitoring, analysis and evaluation tools to help the team achieve its strategic objectives

• Regularly review all media hub systems, processes and assets to ensure they are ‘best in class’, and propose new ways of working where required
• Liaise with our retained reporting agency and other partners to ensure quarterly insights are leveraged to inform strategic communications recommendations throughout the year

Who you’ll be working with
Internally, you’ll work with colleagues across the full business, bringing together cross-department messaging to develop the Chivas Brothers corporate and portfolio narrative.
Externally, you will work with a variety of agencies including managing our digital partner. You will also be visible to key industry press.
Your blend of talent

This position could be right for you if you:

• have communications experience (either via agency or in-house), social media expertise, excellent writing skills, interpersonal skills, a can-do attitude, highly-organised and well-developed planning skills and confidence to deal effectively with internal and external stakeholders (including executive management)
• The role also requires understanding of media relations and press office duties. Specifically, the skill and judgement to handle sensitive press enquiries in a diplomatic and timely manner
• Experience within the alcoholic drinks industry, luxury sector and additional languages would be an advantage

Our mix of benefits
For your health, we offer private medical insurance, critical illness cover, a health cash plan and dental insurance.
Our lifestyle benefits include your employee pension, share incentive plan, family care, seasons ticket loans, gadget insurance, free mortgage advice, payroll giving and more!
You can access lots of gifts & discounts, including £444 each year to spend on our brands in our staff shop, gifts on your marriage and birth of a child and employee discounts from a range of high street retailers.
We take our conviviality seriously: we have weekly events in our very own office bar, regular sports classes and a variety of tools and resources to help you focus on your wellbeing.
Conviviality: the Pernod Ricard Way
We have our own way of doing things. We call it conviviality! It’s our way of being, and something unique you feel and experience when working for Pernod Ricard.
We’re committed to conviviality, and with this, you’ll be Proud to Belong to our Pernod Ricard family. You’ll be Empowered to Perform, supported to succeed, and acknowledged for the value you bring.
We combine all this with our Commitment to Care: we are unlocking the magic of human connection to transform our industry and make a positive impact on the world though our strong focus on sustainability and responsibility.
We’re committed to diversity and inclusion
People are at the heart of everything we do at Pernod Ricard and are the foundation of our collective spirit as ‘Créateurs de Convivialité’.
We promote diversity and inclusion throughout our business and supply chain. In our teams, we proactively foster a diverse work force and an inclusive culture – an environment where we can truly be ourselves.
We will assess your application for this role based on your skills, experiences and achievements, not your gender, age, ethnic or educational background or any other such factors. Please feel free to leave these off your CV and application form if you so wish.
Similarly, if you would like to discuss opportunities for flexible working or require accommodations or support to complete our application process, please let us know.
Job Posting End Date:
2024-09-30
Target Hire Date:
2024-10-01
Target End Date

• Corporate Communication