Senior Corporate Communications Manager

Osborne Clarke has recently expanded our Communications and Brand team and are now hiring for a  Senior Corporate Communications Manager to be based in London.

This is a key and transformative role, supporting the firm's strategic objectives by promoting and protecting the firm's reputation through a comprehensive communication strategy with a strong focus on media relations and integrated communications including digital content and internal comms.

Osborne Clarke

Osborne Clarke is a future-focused international legal practice with a global turnover of over €442m and more than 1,600 talented lawyers in 26 offices around the world. We have an incredible client base ranging from FTSE 100 companies to disruptive start-ups, spanning some of the most cutting-edge sectors of business.

We achieve our continued success through a deeper understanding of our people and clients, a collective vision, and a focus on innovation and maximising the opportunities of change.

What you'll do

• Work with the Director and Head of Corporate Communications to develop and drive the firm's communications strategies to support and align with business objectives.
• Coach, Manage and inspire a large team with responsibility for PR, digital content, and internal communications.
• Develop a proactive media outreach strategy and build strong media relationships with business, trade, and mainstream media.
• Build and manage a comprehensive internal communications and employee engagement plan that reinforces OC's brand and attracts, retains, and develops talent.
• Guide the firm's social and digital content to align with the brand, corporate narrative, and EVP.
• Play a key role in any incident, issue, or crisis management to ensure coverage and commentary are accurate and fair.
• Ensure ongoing measurement of all team activities and support a continuous improvement culture.
• Work closely with BD, Knowledge, and Marketing teams to ensure that media coverage complements the firm's go-to-market strategy.
• Contribute to a positive and collaborative environment.

What we're looking for

• A motivational and inspirational team leader
• Proven track record of leading PR and integrated comms strategy in a corporate communications role.
• Significant strategic media relations experience in a corporate or professional services environment, with established media relationships as a result.
• Significant reputational risk management, crisis communications, and issues management experience.
• Strategic/advisory expertise and ability to earn trust and influence senior executives.
• Excellent emotional intelligence, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills.
• Keen understanding of the role of social media in corporate communications.
• 360 approach to communications, considering non-media stakeholders (e.g. employees, clients).
• Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills.
• Planning, process, and project management strengths.
• Familiarity with AI and willingness to learn.
• Media training.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and flexible with the ability to embrace and capitalise on change.
• A calm and rational approach to problem-solving and critical thinking.
• International mindset

We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits. We value the health and wellbeing of our people and our wide range of initiatives and benefits support this.

Our recruitment process

We welcome direct applications for our opportunities - if you would like any further information about this role or the firm, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Please note that although we include closing dates for our roles as a guide, we review and progress applications on a rolling basis. At Osborne Clarke we do not make any recruitment decisions using automated decision-making.

We are committed to providing an environment where you can perform to the best of your abilities at every stage of your recruitment experience and beyond. If you require any adjustments to be made during the application stage, interview process, or when working with us, please let us know in confidence.