Senior Director PR, EMEA

Senior Director, Public Relations – EMEA

London (Battersea) with 2 days per week home working available

SharkNinja is the maker of class-leading Shark home and beauty products, and the innovative line of Ninja kitchen appliances. Our mission is to delight our customers with innovative products, and to positively impact lives in every home across the globe.

Following a period of significant growth for the Shark and Ninja brands across EMEA, and based from our exciting new office within Battersea Power Station, we are seeking a Senior Director of Public Relations to lead our EMEA media relations programme and to build on this momentum. You will be an inspiring team leader and a natural creative with a proven track record for developing and executing successful campaigns, increasing brand awareness, and delivering impactful communication across varied customer touch points.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the strategic direction, development and execution of earned media across the EMEA region

• Develop, drive and coordinate the strategy and execution of SharkNinja’s corporate brand activity across the EMEA region

• Manage external agency partners across EMEA – including overseeing agency resources, ensuring they are briefed in a timely manner and campaigns deliver against business goals

• Manage and oversee the PR budget allocation across EMEA – ensuring effective use and impactful ROI

• Manage internal stakeholders and co-ordinate the wider teams in SharkNinja to create impactful 360 campaigns

• Provide strategic PR counsel to the wider SharkNinja business and senior leadership team

• Co-ordinate with our global teams to ensure synergy in activity

• Leverage existing media relationships and cultivate new contacts

• Manage media inquiries and high level interview requests

• Create content for press releases, byline articles and keynote presentations

• Manage crisis situations and comms to ensure best practice

• Monitor, analyze and communicate PR results – developing comprehensive reports to communicate results for key PR campaigns and initiatives to executive team and key stakeholders

• Evaluate opportunities for partnerships, sponsorships and advertising on an on-going basis.

• Build relationships with thought leaders to grow industry awareness
• Maintain a keen understanding of industry trends and make appropriate recommendations regarding communication strategy surrounding them

Requirements

• Extensive senior-level public relations experience, including team leadership, required

• Proven track record designing and executing successful public relations campaigns at a local, national and international level

• Experience working across EMEA markets

• Fluent in German, French or Spanish a plus but not essential

• Experience of managing agencies (or coming from agency side at a senior level)

• Experience in acting as a company spokesperson; comfortable and skilled in both broadcast and print media interviews

• Exceptional writing and editing skills

• Solid experience with social media including blogs, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn etc.

• Event planning experience

• Creative thinker

• Self-starter who can hit the ground running
• An agile approach to a fast and ever-changing environment

What we are offering

• Open plan office with modern facilities, with home working available

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

• Benefits package including pension, healthcare and dental cover
• Staff discount across all of our products
• We strive to get smarter and are dedicated to integrating DEI in our processes, practices, and policies. Some of our benefits include 4 Global DEI subcommittees, 8 Affinity Groups, 5 Business Resource Groups, Cultural Celebrations, Summer Half Day Fridays, Volunteer Impact Day/Activities, Mentorship & Coaching Programs more.

At SharkNinja, our purpose is to positively impact people’s lives every day in every home around the world. We work very hard to provide our consumers with high quality, exciting 5-star products that make life easier. We thrive on passion and innovation, and are looking for great people, with great ideas, who want to create the next big thing. We take a team approach to our projects, where everyone has a voice. We want individuals to push limits, look outside the box and think the unthinkable. With the explosive growth we have been experiencing, we’re looking for motivated individuals to join us on our exciting journey. People need to think big, move fast and want to make a significant impact. Are you ready?