Airbnb Corporate Communications Manager UK & 

United Kingdom, England, London 

929655550

A Typical Day:

• Work closely with the UK&I team to develop robust and effective corporate and policy communications story ideas, campaigns and narratives that create positive awareness and impact with Airbnb stakeholders; our community, policy makers and the press.
• Manage the UK, Ireland & Nordics press office, handling all reactive Corporate, Trust & Policy media enquiries
• Understand the media market and develop and maintain strong relationships with key reporters
• Development of monthly coverage reports, evaluating and measuring coverage impact, weekly reporting on key news stories
• Management of Northern Europe corporate agencies
• Draft and review written materials - story pitches, press releases, messaging, Q&As, briefs, presentations, speeches etc
• Support with briefing execs and colleagues for media interviews and public speaking engagements
• Work closely and seamlessly with the UK&I policy teams, consumer comms team and the European and global corporate, policy and trust communications teams

Your Expertise:

• 6-8 years experience working in corporate and policy communications in an agency, inhouse or in high level public administrations
• Some experience with working on communications initiatives involving trust, crisis, policy, regulatory, corporate, and financial matters and working cross functionally
• Have an expert knowledge of the challenging and compelling UK media landscape, adept at working with reporters and editors on reactive and proactive stories, ensuring accurate reporting of Airbnb in national and regional media.
• Confident in advising internal teams on the media landscape, storytelling, how to maximise coverage opportunities and minimising negative media cycles
• Fluent English, spoken and written with excellent writing and strong verbal communications and interpersonal skills
• Strong media relations with an established media network, desire to forge relationships
• Flair for storytelling with experience of creating press office stories and multi-channel campaigns that build reputation and trust
• Can-do, proactive attitude, solutions focused, taking initiative to deliver impact whilst showing an appreciation for the structures and processes of a global matrixed business
• Experience working on projects in a fast-paced environment, keeping on top of processes, revisions to documents, and a keen eye for detail and delivery
• Maintaining enthusiasm and a calm demeanor in stressful situations
• Awareness of geo-politics and understanding and ability to distill and articulate complex topics that are nuanced across geographies and audiences
• Passion for Airbnb and the mission of the company

Offices: London, United Kingdom