Communications Manager (Beauty Accessories + Personal Care)
4 days ago
Uxbridge
The Role We are looking for a Communications Manager to lead the strategy across our Beauty Accessories and Personal Care portfolio, including Eylure London, Elegant Touch, Bodycology and Dr Teal’s. This role is responsible for shaping how our brands show up across the UK and Europe - protecting market leadership for our heritage brands while driving awareness and commercial growth across priority European territories. Unlike a purely agency-led model, this role combines strategic leadership with hands-on oversight of in-house delivery, leading a team across content, social and communications to ensure best-in-class execution across multiple brands and markets. You will work closely with UK, European and US teams, as well as agency and distributor partners, ensuring a cohesive brand identity and commercially aligned communications across all touchpoints. What You’ll Be Responsible For • Developing and leading integrated communications strategies across a multi-brand portfolio in the UK and European markets, • Owning the social media ecosystem (organic and paid), ensuring a cohesive and recognisable visual and brand identity across all markets, • Leading and developing an in-house team (Social Content Lead, Communications Executive, Assistant Social Media Manager), setting clear priorities and ensuring high-quality execution, • Overseeing end-to-end content delivery across brands, balancing strategic direction with operational excellence, • Leading European PR and influencer strategy, managing agencies while working in close partnership with the UK PR team, • Acting as a key partner to Sales teams and distributors, delivering impactful presentations and marketing narratives to support retailer engagement and commercial growth, • Managing and optimising agency partners, holding them accountable to clear KPIs and ROI, • Leading social commerce initiatives, including TikTok Shop, • Partnering with senior stakeholders, presenting plans, performance and strategic recommendations, • Translating performance data into actionable insights to drive continuous optimisation What We’re Looking For • Proven experience in communications, with strong exposure to PR, influencer and social media, • Experience developing and delivering strategy across multiple markets (Europe preferred), • Strong commercial mindset, with the ability to connect communications to business outcomes, • Experience managing agencies and delivering measurable results, • Line management experience, with the ability to lead and develop a team, • Confidence working cross-functionally, including close partnership with Sales teams, • Strong stakeholder management skills, comfortable operating in a fast-paced, commercially driven environment, • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, • Fluency in German / French highly desirable Why Join Us At PDC Brands, we are committed to building an inclusive workplace that reflects the diversity of the consumers we serve. We believe in creating an environment where everyone can be their authentic self - and where that authenticity is celebrated. This role requires travel into our Uxbridge Head Office 2 days a week, as well as ad hoc European travel.