Senior Manager, Corporate Media
Aristocrat is seeking a highly experienced Senior Manager, Corporate Media to help shape the corporate reputation across Australia, New Zealand, and the broader Asia Pacific region. Reporting to the VP, External Communications, the role involves developing the corporate narrative, managing key media relationships, and advising senior leaders on complex communications opportunities and challenges.
The successful candidate will thrive in a fast-paced global environment and enjoy influencing at the highest levels of the organisation. This position requires a strategic communications professional capable of navigating both proactive and reactive media management to support business objectives.
- Assist the VP External Communications in crafting and delivering a corporate media relations strategy aligned with business goals.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to the Executive Steering Committee (ESC) and other senior leaders.
- Provide critical communications advice to key leaders to improve corporate reputation and foster strong employee engagement.
- Lead crisis communications preparedness, frameworks, and assist in scenario planning development.
- Manage media monitoring to ensure timely and accurate tracking of media coverage.
- Build and maintain strong media relationships to improve Aristocrat's reputation.
- Successfully implement reactive and proactive media management strategies to improve media coverage.
- Serve as the company spokesperson, confidently presenting Aristocrat’s messages to various media outlets.
- Build a compelling company narrative and coordinate and implement seamless global PR campaigns that align with business objectives.
- Develop strong working relationships with key media representatives.
- Develop and update dashboards for reviewing key performance indicators across major projects and initiatives.
- Track and communicate high-priority initiatives for the ESC, identifying any risks or challenges.
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, corporate affairs, public relations, journalism, marketing, or related field (required).
- Minimum of 8+ years of experience in a similar role, with a proven track record in developing and delivering media and public relations campaigns (required).
- Demonstrated experience leading crisis communications and complex media issues (required).
- Outstanding written and verbal communication abilities, capable of representing the company publicly (required).
- Proven experience managing effective international PR campaigns (required).
- Solid understanding of financial earnings requirements for public companies (required).
- Expertise on different social networks, including LinkedIn, Meta (Facebook), and Instagram (required).
- Ability to thrive in a diverse, fast-paced global organisation with high personal integrity and a strong team-oriented approach (required).
- Confidence in presenting new ideas, public speaking, and influencing business collaborators effectively (required).
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage competing demands and multiple projects with high attention to detail (required).
- Excellent collaborator engagement skills and experience in event planning and vendor management (required).
- Proficiency with the Microsoft365 Office Suite of applications (required).
- A comprehensive pay and benefits package designed to stay competitive in the market, support wellbeing, and recognise contribution to success.
- Annual bonuses and incentives.
- Health and wellbeing benefits.
- Paid time off.
- Retirement plans.
- Insurance coverage.
- Other local or statutory benefits.
Aristocrat Leisure Limited is an Australian gaming and technology company and one of the world's largest providers of gambling products. Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and headquartered in Sydney, it designs and manufactures electronic gaming machines and casino-management systems, and runs sizeable online real-money gaming (Aristocrat Interactive) and mobile games (Pixel United) businesses. Founded in 1953, the group employs more than 7,000 people across over 20 locations worldwide. It is the largest gaming-machine manufacturer in Australia and among the biggest slot-machine makers globally.