Manager - Corporate Communications & PR at Maxx Marketing in London, England, United Kingdom

Responsibilities

• Corporate Communications & Brand Voice
• Own YuMe and Maxx Marketing’s corporate presence on LinkedIn, including publishing approved content and managing public-facing engagement.
• Sharpen our corporate brands’ tone of voice and visual identity in the context of B2B communications pieces.
• Draft and manage corporate editorial content, ensuring full internal approval prior to publication.
• Own internal quarterly newsletter drafting, editing, and distribution.
• PR & Media Relations
• Maintain strong relationships with B2B and B2C trade, consumer, and online media outlets.
• Identify opportunities to increase share of voice in the US and key European markets.
• Draft and distribute press releases with direct media follow-up.
• Identify awards, gift guides, and feature opportunities and manage submissions.
• Editorial, Advertising & Partnerships
• Draft creative briefs and coordinate development of advertising artwork.
• Manage editorial and artwork deadlines to ensure opportunities are not missed.
• Negotiate advertising rates and packages within approved budgets.
• Track delivery of negotiated editorial and advertising commitments.
• Manage the trade publication advertising budget.
• Negotiate and manage approved trade partnerships and sponsorships for industry events.
• Executive, Events & Reputation Management
• Coordinate executive interviews (written and in-person) and corporate features, including drafting talking points and attributed quotes.
• Support event-related press communications, launches, and announcements.
• Attend key tradeshows to brief media, manage photoshoots, and support executive briefings.
• Manage crisis communications in alignment with senior leadership, escalating issues as appropriate.
• Planning & Reporting
• Develop and maintain the company website news/blog section.
• Plan and recommend strategic corporate news beats in alignment with the Director of Global Marketing.
• Produce and circulate monthly corporate communications reports company-wide.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Journalism, or a related field.
• 5–8 years of experience in corporate communications, PR, or media relations, ideally within consumer products, toys, licensing, or entertainment industries (experience in toys or entertainment licensing is a plus but not required).
• Proven experience managing media relationships and delivering consistent PR coverage.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to tailor messaging for executive, trade, and consumer audiences.
• Highly organized with strong project management skills and attention to detail.
• A proactive problem-solver mindset with the ability to navigate ambiguity and manage risk.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally with Sales, Creative, and senior leadership.
• Self-starter with a strong work ethic and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work on occasional weekday evenings, and periodically on weekends for special events and tradeshows
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); familiarity with media monitoring tools is a plus.

Skills

Required

• Highly organized
• attention to detail
• proactive problem-solver mindset
• comfortable working cross-functionally
• self-starter
• strong work ethic
• ability to manage multiple priorities
• media monitoring tools