Communications & PR Manager

Communications and PR Manager 

St Austell, Cornwall

£43,250 per annum

Full Time, 37 hours per week 

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Communications and PR Manager who will promote the company's mission, values and business and enhance the company's brand image and reputation. 

As the Communications and PR Manager you will act as the Ocean Housing Groups link for Communications and Public Relations with the Ocean Housing's Head of Standards and Performance and the Gilbert & Goode's website and social media content creator.  

The role would involve the creation of engaging content for various channels, including corporate documents, press releases, articles, blog posts, social media posts and website content, along with promoting the Company values and behaviours, the role will create productive networks and develop positive working relationships with partner organisations and agencies. 

It is the responsibility of the Communications and PR Manager to ensure the operational management of the following: 

• Design and develop a Communications and PR Strategy working with the Group Director of People & Culture and Ocean Housing Ltd's Head of Standards and Performance


• Pro-actively develop an annual external and internal communication Action Plan and Policies for multi-channel key business messaging


• Lead the management and development of Ocean’s Brand Guidelines, ensuring consistent use of the guidelines and promotion of their use


• Have responsibility for the creation and management of a media library, with stock photos/images and the central management of all key company and performance data for consistent use in corporate communications 


• Develop and manage internal communications to ensure consistent, clear, unified and positive messaging and alignment across all communications and departments 

It is essential you hold a Foundation Degree or equivalent Level 5 qualification and have experience of leading and managing communications and PR service delivery.

You will have experience of managing communications and PR strategies in a fast paced and pressured situation and have an understanding of media relations and social media management on different platforms and channels and their respective audiences. 

You will have exceptional writing and editing skills with the ability and a keen eye for detail and accuracy. 

You will be organised and able to prioritise your workload, set work programmes, meet tight deadlines, budgets and use your own initiative.   

Your benefits at Ocean include:

• 27 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays) (pro rated)


• Occupational Sick Pay at 3 months Full Pay and 3 months at Half Pay 


• Company Pension: 4% Employer Pension Contribution (includes Death in Service Benefit of 3x annual salary)


• Health Cash Plan (inc Dental and Optical cover)


• Health and Wellbeing initiative includes yearly Flu Jab


• Employee Assistance Programme


• Cycle to Work Scheme


• Family Friendly Policies

We offer a dynamic work environment offering hybrid working. We believe work is what you do, not where you go and therefore colleagues deliver their work where it best suits the need, whether that be in the office, home or around a local area or site using local facilities. Colleagues are agile and work or have meetings in any place to suit the need and task

Closing date: Wednesday 5th February at 12 noon

1st stage interviews to be held on 13th February via Teams

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible