Corporate Content Lead

London, England, United Kingdom

12/20/2024

Hello, we're Starling. We built a new kind of bank because we knew technology had the power to help people save, spend and manage their money in a new and transformative way. We're a fully licensed UK bank with the culture and spirit of a fast-moving, disruptive tech company. We're a bank, but better: fairer, easier to use and designed to demystify money for everyone. We employ more than 3,500 people across our London, Southampton, Cardiff and Manchester offices.

We're looking for an experienced, creative and authoritative writer for a newly-created position in our Corporate Affairs team. Working at Group level, reporting to the Director of Corporate Affairs, you will help position Starling Bank and sister companies to a range of external and internal audiences, in the UK and abroad.

Your work will take many forms, from senior executive speeches, op-eds, white papers and LinkedIn posts to video scripts presenting financial concepts in clear and simple language. You'll be equally comfortable leading an editorial project team in Starling's offices and drafting a topical briefing at home.

You'll be passionate about Starling Group's mission to change banking for good. And you'll share our mission of demystifying banking and banking technology through content that is precise, jargon-free and human.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities:

• Writing senior executive op-eds, speeches, thought leadership articles, reports, presentations and briefings
• Supporting the Corporate Affairs team in producing C-suite creative social media content that articulates the bank's strategic goals and initiatives
• Developing content for the company's external engagement campaigns with a variety of stakeholders, nationally and internationally
• Developing supporting materials (e.g. infographics, reels) in collaboration with Starling's Studio design team
• Collaborating closely with colleagues from other departments, both to acquire insights and to understand their commercial objectives
  
  
  

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as English, Economics, History, Politics (a master's degree is a huge plus)

Experience in journalism, corporate communications, public relations or politics.

At least 5 years of experience in:

• Creating compelling material for internal and external audiences
• Writing for and interacting with business leaders
• Producing copy for a variety of channels, including social, broadcast, podcast, and video
• Proven ability to:
• Capture authentic stakeholder voices in remarks, speeches, presentations, and other written material
• Identify suitable stories and messages and pitch them to senior leaders
• Work in an agile fashion under tight deadlines
  
  
  

Benefits

• 25 days holiday (plus take your public holiday allowance whenever works best for you)
• An extra day's holiday for your birthday
• Annual leave is increased with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off
• 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
• Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
• Life insurance at 4x your salary
• Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton
• Generous family-friendly policies
• Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks
• Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work and Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships
  
  
  

About Us

You may be put off applying for a role because you don't tick every box. Forget that! While we can't accommodate every flexible working request, we're always open to discussion. So, if you're excited about working with us, but aren't sure if you're 100% there yet, get in touch anyway.

We're on a mission to radically reshape banking - and that starts with our brilliant team. Whatever came before, we're proud to bring together people of all backgrounds and experiences who love working together to solve problems.

Starling Bank is an equal opportunity employer, and we're proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity & inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Starling Bank are considered without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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