Communications Strategist

We are looking for a passionate and creative Communications Strategist to join our team.

• Lead the strategy, design, and execution of communications and organisational change initiatives that support a Corporate Innovation programme within a leading UK financial services company.
• Serve as the primary communications partner for C‑suite and senior leaders, as well as cross‑functional teams, ensuring alignment, consistency, and credibility in messaging.
• Design and deliver multi‑channel communication strategies and assets, including leadership updates, campaigns, briefings, and internal marketing materials.
• Organise town halls, roadshows, and targeted engagement initiatives that amplify the Corporate Innovation team's work and demonstrate its impact.
• Work closely with strategy, design, technology, product, and delivery teams to ensure communications reflect real outcomes and release rhythms.
• Help shape how innovation is understood, adopted, and championed across the organisation.

• Strong written, visual, and verbal communication skills, with an executive‑ready standard of delivery.
• Extensive experience in engagement, change, and internal communications within startups, Venture Capital companies, or large organisations.
• Confidence working with C‑suite stakeholders, with the gravitas to partner effectively with senior leadership.
• Comfort operating independently while collaborating closely within multidisciplinary teams.
• Hands‑on experience with enterprise communication platforms (e.g. SharePoint, Teams, Viva Engage, or equivalent platforms) and insight tools (e.g. Forms, Qualtrics, Medallia, or similar).
• Experience planning and delivering events that drive employee and stakeholder engagement.
• A portfolio showcasing impactful communication, engagement, or change initiatives that demonstrate strategic thinking and excellent execution.

At Designit, we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we’re happy to discuss flexible working.

And we’ll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our talent acquisition team, who will be happy to support you.

With Designit you will receive a competitive salary, benefits package and training & development in areas to help you improve.

Designit is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and makes all employment and employment‑related decisions without regard to a person's race, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by applicable law.

Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a Background Verification check (BGV).