Global PR and Marketing Manager - Maternity cover

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and lead the global marketing department, including direct reports: Global Digital Marketing Manager and Global Marketing & PR Executive.
• Act as the primary liaison for marketing across multiple global studios, fostering engagement and alignment across regions.
• Lead the global marketing strategy, acting as a figurehead and driving team performance.
• Manage the global marketing calendar, ensuring balanced representation across regions and bring structure, clarity, and consistency to global marketing operations.
• Guide strategic PR relationships, overseeing all press releases, thought leadership, and comment opportunities.
• Act as the primary point of contact for all external PR relationships, ensuring alignment across agencies, markets, and internal stakeholders.
• Oversee and manage relationships with all external partners, driving collaboration.
• Approve all external communications across multiple channels (inc monthly global newsletter) and collaborate with stakeholders on key agency news, ensuring all published content meets brand standards and quality expectations.
• Support in gathering case studies, project imagery, and news from local markets to support global content.
• Drive the strategy for the FYI content series, partnering with internal stakeholders to develop ideas, identify speakers, and oversee events that support thought leadership goals.
• Lead and shape the global strategy for awards and events, ensuring alignment with the company’s vision and objectives.
• Oversee and guide the strategic direction of global LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and website content, maintaining tone of voice, visual identity, and brand guidelines.
• Edit and refine copy, imagery, and video submitted by local teams.
• Oversee the corporate website, including case studies, news updates, and SEO best practices.
• Maintain knowledge-sharing platforms to ensure best practices and outstanding work circulate across offices.
• Monitor and oversee analytics, identify engagement trends, and refine strategies to maximise global reach.
• Act as the main point of contact for all marketing queries across the organisation and uphold a consistent, credible, and inspiring global brand presence.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Proven experience in marketing within agencies, with previous hands-on PR experience.
• Working with international teams and managing projects across multiple regions and deadlines.
• Senior-level B2B marketing experience with a track record as a brand guardian and editor.
• Previous team management experience.
• Exceptional copywriting, editing, and content quality management skills.
• Proficiency in social media management (LinkedIn, Instagram) and CMS platforms is preferable.
• Highly organised, proactive, and solutions-focused, with a strong attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the confidence to work with senior stakeholders and multiple teams.