Media Relations Manager (One-year fixed term contract)

Job Location: Luxembourg Company description

Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella®, Tic Tac®, Ferrero Rocher®, Raffaello®, Kinder Bueno® and Kinder Surprise®. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 40,000 dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.

Diversity Statement

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.

About the Role:

Ferrero Group Headquarters is looking for a Media Relations Manager to join the Group Press Office and Corporate Communications Competence Centre with a one-year fixed term contract.

As the Media relations Manager you will manage Group Press Office activities, ensuring timely and effective management of global media relations, including issues management. Moreover, you will be responsible for executive counselling as well as media training. In this role you will ensure media engagement and the definition of the editorial calendar and events/speaker programs for Ferrero while ensure adequate support to regions/countries.

Main Responsibilities:

Covering this role, you will manage the day-to-day activities of the Group Press Office, ensuring timely and effective management of global media relations.

You will be responsible for international media handling and ensuring timely and effective management of all inquiries concerning Ferrero Group. You will also identify and handle media partnerships.

In this role you will deal with issues management, protecting Ferrero’s reputation by mitigating risks in coordination with internal stakeholders.

Moreover, you will support and/or lead all high-stake media relations activities (e.g. financial reporting, special projects, etc.) and strengthen relationships with global media outlets.

As the Media Relations Manager you will identify and handle media opportunities for key executives and subject matter experts and develop editorial calendar and events/speaker programs for Ferrero.

In relation to media insights and analytics, you will provide structure and co-manage a communications agency to provide media monitoring reports. In addition, you will provide insight-led recommendations, ensuring that media monitoring translates into actionable strategies for Ferreros communication efforts.

You will also act as a point of contact, providing communications guidance and counsel to regions/countries.

Who we are looking for:

You will bring your knowledge from a degree in Communications, PR, Journalism or a related field, combined with 6-8 years of experience in Communications, PR or consulting companies or FMCG companies.

You will succeed in this role thanks to your in-house and/or agency communications experience at international and/or national level. Your specific writing and content development skills, including press releases, reports, statements, interview briefings, key messages and Q&A, will be key as well. Your experience in project and events management and your knowledge about digital channels will help you meet this role’s objectives.

Your passion and knowledge will be highly valuable, as will your competence in project management and reporting. Additionally, you possess excellent written and oral communications skills, strong attention to details and a result-oriented mindset.

Your innovative spirit and collaborative approach will help you drive things forward with respect to the Group’s way of working. Your proficiency in MS Office and fluency in English and your strategic global mindset allows you to work effectively in a HQ and international context interacting efficiently with internal and external high-level stakeholders.

If you are interested to work in a dynamic environment with the opportunity to create engaging content and build impactful relationships, then this might be the role for you.

Don’t miss the chance to apply!

How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero:

Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.

Requisition ID 65027 Job function Affari Istituzionali e Comunicazione Corporate Country Luxembourg City Luxembourg

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