Senior Communication Specialist – Executives and Media Relations (Corporate Communications)

Location: Obernai, France; permanent position with flexible working arrangements and opportunities for mobile working.

Company

hirify.global is an international company operating in electrical and industrial solutions, with communications activities across multiple countries and business functions.

What you will do

• Act as the primary media contact in France and build relationships with journalists, editors, institutional stakeholders, business leaders, and external audiences.
• Develop and implement media relations and communication strategies aligned with hirify.global’s positioning, priorities, and business objectives.
• Identify media opportunities, trends, and reputational risks, and manage interviews, press conferences, briefings, press visits, agencies, and communication partners.
• Create press releases, speeches, articles, presentations, briefings, interviews, and internal or external news materials.
• Shape senior-leader positioning, advise top management, and implement executive communication and stakeholder engagement initiatives.
• Support corporate communications in France and contribute to crisis communication preparedness and response.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing, Political Sciences, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in media relations, public relations, editorial content, corporate communications, or journalism-style storytelling within an international environment.
• Experience in an industrial, services, energy, construction, project, solutions, or B2B environment.
• Strong expertise in developing and implementing media relations and communication strategies supporting business objectives and corporate positioning.
• Excellent knowledge of the French media landscape, including an established network in trade, business, and economic media.
• Experience advising senior executives and developing executive communication strategies and content.
• Strong writing, editing, storytelling, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills, including the ability to translate complex business topics into compelling narratives.
• Native-level French and English communication skills are required.

Nice to have

• German language skills.

Culture & Benefits

• International communications team working across several locations.
• Collaborative environment with flat hierarchies and a high level of personal responsibility.
• Flexible working arrangements and opportunities for mobile working.
• Personalized onboarding, learning and development through Hi University, and internal career opportunities.
• Employee benefits through the corporate benefits programme and close cooperation with senior leaders on Group-level topics.

Hiring process

• After CV selection, an initial phone exchange with a recruiter is followed by an interview with the hiring manager and recruiter.
• A second interview is held with the N+2 and HR manager.
• Applications must be submitted in English.