The Role
European press officer – Netherlands & Germany
When it comes to innovation and achievement there are few organisations with a better track record than us. Over the last 24 years, we have changed the way people travel, leading the way in the short haul airline market across the UK and Europe. With a growing fleet of over 300 aircraft, annual passenger numbers in excess of 90 million and an unparalleled network of over 1,000 routes, our aim is to make travel easy and affordable for our customers. Then it’s our people and passion which sets us apart. Highly talented, forward-thinking people with a real sense of fun. We are generation easyJet, joined together by our “Orange Spirit”.
The Job
As a vital member of easyJet’s international communications team, the European Press Officer will play a pivotal role in delivering the airline's corporate communications strategy in the Netherlands and Germany.
Working closely with senior leadership and local teams, you will protect and enhance easyJet’s reputation by communicating key themes to our customers, media, and stakeholders. Through your efforts, you will help drive the company’s leadership in sustainability and corporate responsibility while supporting consumer and brand PR efforts across these markets.
What You Will Be Doing
- You will manage easyJet’s external corporate communications in the Netherlands (80%) and Germany (20%).
- Serving as a strategic advisor for easyJet in the market, you will identify key opportunities and challenges, propose and implement PR/PA plans that protect the brand’s reputation and drive key messages forward.
- Ensure a highly effective press office function in the Netherlands, handling reactive media inquiries whilst proactively shaping company messaging and crafting impactful communications materials.
- Manage sustainability communications and advocacy efforts for the airline in country, helping to deliver on easyJet’s commitment to reaching net zero by 2050 through a mix of fleet renewal, operational efficiency, airspace modernisation, and the introduction of zero-emissions aircraft technology, in particular hydrogen-powered aircraft.
- Oversee local corporate communications, facilitating high-level engagement between senior management (C-level) and media. Lead the dissemination of financial communications, ensuring clarity and consistency around easyJet’s strategy as a FTSE100-listed business.
- Develop consumer communication campaigns to improve brand positioning, working closely with the marketing and trading teams on initiatives such as press trips or brand activations.
- Manage crisis communications and issue management in markets as well as forming part of the company-wide on-call rota for out of office media enquiries across the UK and Europe (approximately once every 7-8 weeks).
- Effectively guide the Dutch PR and PA agency, and work closely with the Senior PR & PA Manager Germany to manage agency support in Germany, ensuring we work together as one team.
The Role
European press officer – Netherlands & Germany
When it comes to innovation and achievement there are few organisations with a better track record than us. Over the last 24 years, we have changed the way people travel, leading the way in the short haul airline market across the UK and Europe. With a growing fleet of over 300 aircraft, annual passenger numbers in excess of 90 million and an unparalleled network of over 1,000 routes, our aim is to make travel easy and affordable for our customers. Then it’s our people and passion which sets us apart. Highly talented, forward-thinking people with a real sense of fun. We are generation easyJet, joined together by our “Orange Spirit”.
The Job
As a vital member of easyJet’s international communications team, the European Press Officer will play a pivotal role in delivering the airline's corporate communications strategy in the Netherlands and Germany.
Working closely with senior leadership and local teams, you will protect and enhance easyJet’s reputation by communicating key themes to our customers, media, and stakeholders. Through your efforts, you will help drive the company’s leadership in sustainability and corporate responsibility while supporting consumer and brand PR efforts across these markets.
What You Will Be Doing
- You will manage easyJet’s external corporate communications in the Netherlands (80%) and Germany (20%).
- Serving as a strategic advisor for easyJet in the market, you will identify key opportunities and challenges, propose and implement PR/PA plans that protect the brand’s reputation and drive key messages forward.
- Ensure a highly effective press office function in the Netherlands, handling reactive media inquiries whilst proactively shaping company messaging and crafting impactful communications materials.
- Manage sustainability communications and advocacy efforts for the airline in country, helping to deliver on easyJet’s commitment to reaching net zero by 2050 through a mix of fleet renewal, operational efficiency, airspace modernisation, and the introduction of zero-emissions aircraft technology, in particular hydrogen-powered aircraft.
- Oversee local corporate communications, facilitating high-level engagement between senior management (C-level) and media. Lead the dissemination of financial communications, ensuring clarity and consistency around easyJet’s strategy as a FTSE100-listed business.
- Develop consumer communication campaigns to improve brand positioning, working closely with the marketing and trading teams on initiatives such as press trips or brand activations.
- Manage crisis communications and issue management in markets as well as forming part of the company-wide on-call rota for out of office media enquiries across the UK and Europe (approximately once every 7-8 weeks).
- Effectively guide the Dutch PR and PA agency, and work closely with the Senior PR & PA Manager Germany to manage agency support in Germany, ensuring we work together as one team.
Business Area
Group Markets
Primary Location
Netherlands-Amsterdam-Amsterdam Schiphol
Organisation
Group Markets
Schedule
Full-time
Unposting Date
18/10/2024, 5:59:00 PM