Corporate Communications Executive

Company Description

At Smiths we apply leading-edge technology to design, manufacture and deliver smarter engineering solutions for mission-critical applications, solving some of the world's toughest problems for our customers, our communities and our world.

We are a FTSE100, global business of around 15,000 colleagues, based in 50 countries. Our solutions have a real impact on lives across the planet, enabling industry, improving healthcare, enhancing security, advancing connectivity, and supporting new homes. Our products and services are often critical to our customers’ operations, while our proprietary technology and high service levels help create competitive advantage.

We welcome colleagues with a curious mind, who are happy with responsibility, enjoy a challenge and are attracted by the idea of working at a business with an almost 170-year history of innovation, and four global divisions, all experts in their field. 

Job Description

We‘re looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated Corporate Communications Executive to join our team that can turn ideas into compelling narratives and bring our brand to life across every channel. If you love crafting high quality content that connects, inspires, and drives action, this is the role for you!

You'll form part of the Group Communications team and be responsible for creating communications and innovative events for both our internal employee audience and our external media and social audiences. You will play a vital role in aligning our internal and external communications to build engagement with all our company stakeholders.

This role is a permanent and full-time position. Working 4 days per week out of our Central Birmingham office, with the option of working from home 1 day per week.

About The Role

• Be at the heart of our storytelling engine, shaping how we speak to our employees and the external world from informative newsletters to punchy social posts and long-form thought leadership, your words will help us stand out, spark conversations and build trust
• Collaborate with brilliant minds across the business to turn complex ideas into clear, engaging copy
• Champion our people and culture by supporting the evolution of our wellbeing and belonging initiatives and amplifying stories that matter
• Help grow our internal communications platforms, making it a vibrant hub for connection and engagement
• Deliver unforgettable events, both in-person and virtual, that celebrate Smiths and reflect our strategic priorities
• Oversee video content creation, working with teams and partners to produce powerful visual storytelling
• Support our external communications strategy, drafting materials that position Smiths as a leader in smarter engineering
• Manage our Group social channels – primarily LinkedIn and X
• Drive our owned content strategy forward drafting and collating high quality content for our channels, and lead our Shorthand development work
• Responsibility for maintaining the Group website including building stories on Shorthand platform
• Build and nurture media relationships, maintain our corporate media list, and pitch key stories that showcase our innovation and impact
• Support elements of corporate affairs / government relations approach
• Play a key role in communicating financial results and other corporate milestones, ensuring clarity and consistency
• Collaborate closely with our corporate communications and website agencies
• Help with work underway to build out a government affairs programme for the Group 

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts degree or a related degree in communications/marketing/PR
• Be energetic, driven and committed to a career in communications, journalism, marketing, or a related field
• A proactive mindset, a collaborative spirit and a passion for storytelling
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Well organised and detail orientated
• Strong stakeholder management and project coordination skills
• Good computer skills, including MS Office
• Proven experience in a similar communications role and can hit the ground running

Additional Information

With colleagues stretching across the globe, we are proud of our diversity. To foster inclusivity, we run employee resource groups (ERGs) to provide a safe space for employees to connect and support each other. Our cross-business ERGs include Veterans, Pride Network, Black Employee Network, Women@Work Network, and Neurodiversity. 

Across our company, we recognize excellence, culminating in the Smiths Excellence Awards, our annual celebration of the most extraordinary activities, people, and projects that best showcase our strengths and help drive our business forward. We announce these on our annual Smiths Day, a global celebration of Smiths around our network. 

Join us for a great career with competitive compensation and benefits, while helping engineer a better future. 

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

At no time during the hiring process will Smiths Group, nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation – including, but not limited to, interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our career’s website (Careers - Smiths Group plc)