Communications Manager

Ryanair are currently recruiting for a Communications Manager to join Europe's largest airline group

It’s not every day you get the opportunity to manage the communications strategy of one of Ireland’s greatest success stories – Ryanair. Not only is Ryanair Europe’s largest airline group, offering low fares across our industry leading route network, but we’re continuing to grow over the next decade to carry 300 million passengers on a fleet of 800 aircraft.

To support Ryanair’s exciting and unrivalled growth, we are looking for a courageous Comms professionalto come onboard and join our best-in-class Communications Team in shaping Ryanair’s external communications narrative and managing our busy press office.

This is an excellent role for a driven and hardworking individual with a knack for writing and a genuine interest in all things current affairs. It’s a fast-paced and dynamic environment, but there really is no better place to build your career, with regular exposure to our senior leadership team and the opportunity to work with media across 40+ markets, managing press queries and pushing our key messages. Whether announcing Ryanair’s ongoing expansion across Europe, taking on Governments and institutions to encourage positive change or reacting to industry news, you need to be fast, confident and think strategically.

The successful candidate will be based in Ryanair’s Dublin Headquarters and report directly to the Head of Communications.

Duties include but not limited to;

• Delivery of Ryanair’s communications plan across our 40+ markets.
• Drafting press releases and other comms materials to promote key company messages.
• Establish and maintain relationships with key media contacts throughout our growing markets.
• Collaborating with Ryanair’s external PR agencies to plan media strategy and issue press releases.
• Daily press office duties, including managing media queries and interview coordination.
• Daily tracking of press coverage.
• Generation of positive press coverage for the business.
• Working closely with senior management to manage their media schedules
• Driving efficiency across the Communications function
• Ad-hoc duties as required

Requirements

• 3+ years experience working in PR/Communications or a similar field
• Exceptional written & verbal communication
• Impeccable attention to detail
• A strong understanding of the Irish & UK media landscape
• Comfortable working in an agile & fast-paced environment
• Excellent time management & ability to multi-task
• Good attitude & ability to work well within a team in a high-pressure environment

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Discounted and unlimited travel to over 230 destinations
• Defined Contribution Pension Scheme
• Death in Service Benefit – Up to 2 times of annual basic salary
• 20 Days Annual Leave – Increasing to 22 days after 12 months and 25 days after 3 years of continuous service.
• Option for up to 5 additional unpaid leave days per year
• Cycle 2 Work Scheme
• Unrivalled career progression