Corporate Communications Media Manager

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and offer workplace adjustments to ensure you have the support you need to succeed in your role. This is a Corporate Communications Media Manager role with responsibility for building and managing M&G's reputation with corporate media audiences, third parties and other key external stakeholders. The role sits within M&G's External Relations team as part of the Corporate Affairs, Brand and Sustainability (CABS) team reporting to the Head of Media Communications.

We are looking for an individual who enjoys working in a team and is passionate about securing media coverage and is equally comfortable managing reputational issues. The ideal candidate will have experience operating within a media team of a financial services, a highly regulated environment or relevant agency experience. They will have a strong understanding of the media demands facing a FTSE 100 company, including the financial reporting cycle, corporate issues shaping M&G's external environment, UK political developments, regulation and sustainability-related issues.

• Building relationships with journalists to raise M&G's share of voice across corporate, City and business media and specialist trade media, including sustainability media publications.
• Managing the delivery of major corporate announcements with the media, including M&G plc's financial calendar, profiling our leadership team and initiatives to support the Group's strategy, including corporate campaigns.
• Managing and responding to media requests and producing relevant briefing material for use by senior business spokespeople.
• Proactive management of reputational risks and corporate issues to minimise adverse media coverage and ensure timely correction of inaccuracies where possible.
• Developing M&G's perspectives on industry themes and prominent public policy initiatives that cut across Group, Life and Asset Management for use with media.
• Owning the administration and governance related to the Group's media policy, including all compliance and audit requirements, press coverage monitoring and measurement and overseeing our internal media training process.
• Drive the use of AI tools, including agents, to support and improve the wider media team's work.

• Act as company representative at press briefings and external events, including but not limited to conferences and trade shows.
• Produce press releases, media briefings and relevant Q&A for a range of corporate issues and industry themes, including political developments, regulatory and public policy and sustainability topics.
• Perform out-of-hours duties as on-call press officer in line with a rota agreed within the team.
• Evaluate the success of media activity and contributing to broader evaluation metrics, by reviewing coverage generated on an ongoing basis and for each project or campaign or associated KPIs.
• Manage, direct, and evaluate the activities of all other suppliers working on campaigns or ad-hoc projects to time and to budget.
• Work with the wider Corporate Affairs team on and to deliver specific projects and activities as directed by the Head of Media Communications or Head of External Relations.

• In line with the External Relations strategy, and with the direction of the Head of Media Communications, devise and implement media relations programmes and strategies in City and business, regional, national, trade, sustainability and broadcast media to support the delivery of the Group plc plan.
• The ability to translate business strategy into actionable media plans and align the Media Relations team's activity with the wider strategy. The role holder will play an integral part in amalgamating forthcoming media activity to ensure strong coordination, collaboration and integration with colleagues across the Corporate Affairs and Brand department.
• Work with the wider Corporate Affairs, Brand and Sustainability (CABS) team, and other key stakeholders and wider teams, to own and develop M&G's corporate messaging for use with media audiences.
• Working with the Head of Media Communications…