Base Location: You'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in one of the following locations: Glasgow, Perth, Aberdeen or Reading
Salary: £50,100 - £75,100 + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.
Working Pattern: 12-month Fixed Term Contract | Full Time | Flexible First options available
The role
We’re looking for a Senior Brand Manager to lead and drive forwards the SSEN Transmission brand. This role sits at the heart of the transmission business, while being part of SSE’s Group Brand team.
You’ll drive brand strategy, campaigns and governance in a way that reflects not only our ambition for net zero across the north of Scotland, but also our unwavering commitment to deliver a network to secure cleaner, homegrown electricity for generations to come.
As brand lead, you’ll help create high-impact campaigns and partnerships that build trust with our stakeholders, ranging from politicians and policy-makers, to communities. You’ll also play an important role in evolving the SSEN Transmission identity, supporting the business through a period of significant transformation and growth.
You will
- Lead the development and delivery of brand advertising campaigns for SSEN Transmission, ensuring alignment to SSE's Group Brand strategy
- Champion the SSEN Transmission brand, ensuring consistent application of our brand identity, tone of voice and visual standards across all touchpoints
- Collaborate across SSEN Transmission to provide expert brand consultancy and guidance on projects, communications and digital channels, enabling teams to deliver communications that amplify and embed the brand strategy
- Build trusted, collaborative relationships with stakeholders across SSEN Transmission, Group Corporate Affairs, Internal Communications and HR, as well as agency partners, driving alignment and consistency across all communications
- Use insight and data to continuously improve and evolve our brand strategy and campaigns
You have
- Proven experience in brand strategy and multi-channel campaign management
- Creative judgement that drives brand distinctiveness and effectiveness
- Experience delivering brand identity programmes
- Ability to use data and insight to inform ongoing brand strategy and campaign optimisation
- Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills up to Director level
About SSE
SSE’s purpose is to provide energy needed today while building a better world of energy for tomorrow. We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. Our investment plan sees us investing £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure across the five years to 2030.
This role sits within our Corporate Affairs and Regulation team, who play a vital role in sharing SSE's strategy, ambitions and achievements with our employees, communities, media, policy makers, government, investors and more. They advise our teams on complex political and regulatory changes, and influence industry stakeholders to drive positive change.
Flexible benefits to fit your life
Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.
Work with an equal opportunity employer
SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact Janet.Gossman@sse.com / 01738 351816 to discuss how we can support you.
We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.
Ready to apply?
Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We'll be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we'll be taking your application further. If you're offered a role with SSE, you'll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.
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