Head of Communications for Corporate Communications at TV 2

Copenhagen/Odense

Ongoing

Do you want to stand at the heart of the public conversation – where journalism, commercial DNA, societal relevance and strategy meet – and ensure TV 2's voice is heard clearly, credibly and with impact?

TV 2 Denmark is seeking a chief communications officer to secure the group's external communications and press efforts. You will have the overall responsibility for TV 2 group's corporate communications and handling of issues in a company that is among the most talked about – and most significant for Danes.

TV 2 has just launched a new 2030 strategy with clear visions and a clear direction: TV 2 must be number 1 in Danes' everyday life. It requires communications that both protect and develop one of Denmark's most visible brands – and that builds trust between TV 2, the Danes and decision-makers.

Your responsibility

You will be part of a large communications department with four teams, each led by its own team leader: Internal Communications, Program PR, public affairs and corporate communications. As chief communications officer you will be responsible for a team of three skilled specialists and senior advisers in corporate communications, and you will report to the Director of Communications.

Together you will ensure TV 2 group’s external communications and agendas – from daily press actions to long-term strategic positioning, financial results, executive support and reporting. The area also includes TV 2's documentaries and news. It is a privilege to work with a brand that is highly noticed and meaningful to Danes, but TV 2 also makes mistakes and often faces critical questions. You should be comfortable navigating that and enjoy advising on internal and working externally.

You will be responsible for

• developing a highly specialized communications team as a playing coach.
• ensuring strategic coherence between press, social media, accountability/ESG, public affairs, internal communications and corporate branding in close sparring with the Director of Communications.
• advising the management and spokespersons from the entire company in media handling, crises and positioning.
• leading the strategic communications and press efforts with emphasis on stories that create greater insight into TV 2's societal role and editoral and commercial decisions. This applies to traditional media, through corporate brand campaigns and on social media.
• developing messages, talking points and communications plans for central projects and campaigns and training TV 2's spokespersons in both messages, presentations and critical interviews.
• building and maintaining solid relations with journalists, decision-makers and partners.

About you

You have a well-developed journalistic compass and sound judgment in complex contexts. You thrive in a busy everyday life where there is a need for both quick decisions and long-term strategic overview.

We imagine that you

• have solid experience with press handling, crisis communication and strategic communication – perhaps from a media company, ministry, company, political organization or consultancy environment.
• have documented leadership experience and thrive at setting direction and achieving results through others. You must be a skilled people manager, inclusive, able to see the big picture and develop the staff. This is a requirement we do not compromise on.
• communicate clearly and purposefully – both in writing and orally. You should be able to draft a sharp op-ed on media policy, create a creative LinkedIn post and write a factual announcement about financial results.
• understand media dynamics, digital communication on new platforms and high-level stakeholder management. You will work with journalists both internally and externally, but you will also need to navigate the dynamics and levers of social media and new channels daily.
• can maintain an overview, think strategically and find the right balance between tempo, precision and judgment. The content TV 2 produces and the commercial decisions made often spark debate. You must be able to read the consequences and see opportunities in it. TV 2 is not an opinion-driven medium, and the agendas we want to promote are not expressions of activism, but should unite Danes.
• have a journalistic, communications or social science background. It is not a requirement to have experience from an editorial environment, but it is essential that you have media and press ethics deeply ingrained, and also understand the commercial reality TV 2 operates in.

You will have a central role in a media house in motion

At TV 2 you will be part of an organization with clear values and great importance for the democratic discourse in Denmark. You will hold a key position close to the management and become part of the leadership in the communications department, where Program PR, Internal Communications and Public Affairs work closely together.

You can look forward to

• gaining management responsibility for a capable and experienced communications team.
• becoming part of a leadership team in Communications, where emphasis is placed on collaboration, sparring, psychological safety, innovation and making each other better every day.
• having a close collaboration with some of Denmark's most skilled journalists, editors and directors.
• encountering a high professional level where credibility, creativity and societal relevance are keywords.
• becoming part of an organization in transformation, where your contribution can leave clear marks – both internally and publicly.

TV 2 as an employer

TV 2 is Denmark's commercial public service company. Our task is to excite, inform and connect – to create content that brings Danes together across TV 2 Play, tv2.dk and their other channels. TV 2 Denmark is owned by the Danish state and delivers public service on commercial terms.

As a modern company we work every day to make public service personal – with the aim of gathering everyone – one by one in a time of changing media habits and sharp international competition. At TV 2 Denmark you will become part of a workplace with high professionalism, flexible frameworks and respect in collaboration, and there is targeted work on wellbeing, equality and inclusion. The company has offices at Kvægtorvet in Odense and at Teglholmen in Copenhagen.

Apply for the job

TV 2 Denmark collaborates on this recruitment with PrimetimePeople. If you want to know more about the position, you are welcome to contact Jesper Christiansen from Primetime People at either [email protected] or on mobile 2020 3736.