The British Embassy is based in New York.

Main purpose of job:

Reporting to and working closely with the Head of Communications, the Deputy Head of Communications will personally lead on the Consulate’s policy initiatives, including but not limited to: Gender Equality, Human Rights, the UK’s Trade Campaign and sector-specific consumer media outreach across the Consulate’s region (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Fairfield County, Connecticut), promoting the UK Government’s economic, prosperity and policy agenda, and the UK’s viability as a top destination for business, arts, and culture. The Deputy Head of Communication’s other core responsibility is to serve as deputy to the Head of Communications, who leads on overall general/consumer media outreach and communications strategy; thus, the Deputy will support wider media relations and communications activity around UK Government policy and activity as required. The Deputy Head of Communications will often support on media and communications logistics for major events, projects, and visits by UK ministers and senior officials. The Deputy should also work collaboratively with the digital media lead at the post, occasionally helping source content and generate creative messaging ideas.