Location: any European location

Reference Number: E-04/2025

What we offer:

• As Senior Communications Manager Europe, you will report directly to the COO Europe and make a valuable contribution to an international, successful, and financially stable company as part of their European leadership team.
• This is a unique opportunity with the potential for professional growth into the Head of Communications positions within the next years.
• A dynamic, supportive, and inclusive work culture that values innovation and encourages collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Empowering your skills through targeted training opportunities
• A competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package
• Modern work environment (e.g. gym, company canteen)
• Hybrid work model and 30 days annual leave

Your responsibilities:

• Design and oversee internal communications campaigns for Europe to drive employee engagement, change management, and leadership visibility and fostering a positive working environment through transparent communication.
• Develop content for newsletters, websites, social media and other materials, as well as coordination of photo shootings and video productions.
• Craft executive communications such as speeches, high quality executive presentations, emails, town halls supported by scripts as well as speaking notes.
• Align external communications with corporate and local Comms such as press releases, media statements, and interviews and monitor media sentiment.
• Serve as the lead for crisis communications in Europe, developing and executing crisis communication measures and training, preparing, and continuously monitoring media and social networks.
• Collaborate and engage with team of regional communication professionals across multiple countries to ensure high-quality, culturally adapted messaging maintaining brand tone and consistency.
• Manage central communications budget for Europe and oversee agency relationships, ensuring performance, cost-effectiveness, and brand alignment.

Your profile:

• Bachelor’s or similar degree in Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Journalism, or a related field.
• 8-10+ years of experience in corporate or regional communications roles in an international context.
• Excellent writing, editing, and verbal communication skills in English; additional European languages is a plus.
• Strong project management and organization skills.
• Proficiency in preparing presentation materials (e.g., ppt) and executive speeches.
• Proven track record to manage internal communications, ensuring alignment with company values and mission.
• Experience in collaborating with international teams and agency partners.
• Experience in event planning and management.
• Hands on approach and flexibility to adapt to a dynamic, fast-paced environment as well as ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Willingness to travel Europe wide.

Does this describe you, and are you interested in this position?

Then we look forward to receiving your application in English via e-mail (in PDF format, max. 2 MB) to recruiting.europe@messergroup.com   
We hereby inform you that your applicant data will be forwarded to our parent company Messer SE & Co. KGaA in Germany as the hiring process is conducted by Messer SE & Co. KGAA and the reporting line of the position you applied for is also at Messer SE & Co. KGaA.
Information about the company and further job offers can be found on our www.messer.cz

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Messer is the world‘s largest privately owned specialist for industrial, medical and specialty gases. Under the brand‚ Messer - Gases for Life‘, the company offers gases and services in Europe, Asia and America. The cooperation between the more than 11,500 highly qualified international employees is based on mutual respect. Messer pays particular attention to diversity and inclusion.