Communications Officer, Solihull - 12 Month FTC

Solihull, England, United Kingdom

1/3/2025

REQ ID: 127486

JOB TITLE: Communications Officer, Solihull - 12 Month FTC

SALARY: Competitive

POSTING START DATE: 03/01/2025

POSTING END DATE: 17/01/2025

LOCATION: Solihull

In a commercial role at JLR, you can reimagine the future of modern luxury. In teams focused on extraordinary customer experience, sustainability and forward-thinking. You’ll work alongside strategically-minded problem-solvers supporting the transformation of our iconic house of brands – Range Rover, Defender, Discovery, and Jaguar – and our heritage-rich JLR Classic range. Becoming a proud creator of the exceptional starts here.

What To Expect

The role of Communications Officer sits in JLR’s global Corporate Affairs and Motorsport (CA&M) chapter. CA&M owns the corporate communication strategy for the JLR business, ensuring high quality, integrated and impactful communications to engage, align and influence stakeholders. That includes internal (employee) and external (media, government, supplier) audiences through the effective management of JLR’s corporate communication channels.

JLR is a business undergoing fundamental change through the exciting Reimagine strategy. Set against a canvas of true sustainability, JLR will become the proud creator of the world’s most desirable luxury vehicles and services for the most discerning of customers – a strategy that is designed to create a new benchmark in environmental, societal and community impact for a luxury business.

Within manufacturing, internal communications has a critical role to play because effective communications have a direct impact on engagement, productivity and quality. With very limited access to email and digital channels, manufacturing communications requires a unique approach to ensuring all shopfloor colleagues have effective mechanisms to receive and respond to communications.

Key Accountabilities And Responsibilities

• Leading core communication channels at the plant, including the weekly Team Talk, Town Halls, new model launches, tactical plant campaigns newsletter, digital TV screens, face-to-face briefing materials and managing business critical employee briefs
• Delivering written, film and photography assets to support planned and reactive plant communications including production and supplier communications and working with colleagues to develop, collate and identify compelling stories and features
• Managing local events and producing digital content (videography and photography)
• Sourcing and writing compelling stories for a manufacturing audience, reflecting our Reimagine strategy and Creators’ Code values and behaviours and supporting the global Corporate Affairs team with news, campaign and internal communications
• Producing and maintaining key communications across channels including email briefs, digital screens, One Team Fifteen briefs and the ‘Our JLR’ App
  
  

What You'll Need

• Possess a solid understanding of internal communications channels and measurement, including working knowledge and experience of software tools such as Poppulo, MailChimp, SnapComms
• Have a passion and purpose to deliver exceptional results in a high-performing teams
• Have the ability to plan communications campaigns and allocate work to the team to support delivery
• Demonstrable experience producing internal communications that are relevant and engaging
• Possess the ability to identify and produce good stories from across the business
  
  

Creating Modern Luxury requires a modern approach to work. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work. Some roles require more on-site work, but details of this can be discussed with the hiring manager during the interview stage.

We work hard to nurture a culture that is inclusive and welcoming to all. We understand candidates may require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Please discuss these with your recruiter so we can accommodate your needs.

Applicants from all backgrounds are welcome. If you’re unsure that you meet the full criteria of a role – but you're interested in where it could take you – we still encourage you to apply. We believe in people's ability to grow and develop within their role – it’s what makes living the exceptional with soul possible.

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.