Senior Manager Corporate Communications (all genders)

Responsibilities:

1. Content Creation & Editorial Expertise 

• Draft corporate press releases, media statements and press contributions 

• Draft strategy messaging documents, leadership talking points and Q&As 

• Translate Evotec’s strategy, science and financials into clear public language 

• Coordinate the editorial plan for the strategic communications pipeline 

2. Technical & Regulatory Coordination  

• Coordinate the internal press release review and approval process 

• Coordinate the press release distribution and technical publication process 

• Coordinate with IR on required notifications to regulatory authorities 

• Coordinate with Marketing on web and social media updates 

3. Media Relations Operations 

• Manage media requests and draft responses 

• Handle journalist outreach and follow-ups 

• Prepare interview briefings and backgrounders 

• Monitor media activity and share relevant coverage with internal stakeholders 

4. Governance & Qualiy Control 

• Ensure consistent messaging across all communication assets 

• Safeguard comms templates, corporate design and guidelines 

5. Project & Campaign Execution 

• Build strong internal network to facilitate and catalyze access to news flow 

• Coordinate and collaborate with communication agencies 

• Liaise with design and video agencies for visual and multimedia assets 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or a related field 

• Several years of experience in a comparable position

• Strong communicator and networker 

• Self-starter, high level of self-initiative, strong hands-on mentality 

• Independent, self-organized, pro-active, high‑output 

• Highly resilient, calm under pressure 

• Able to work closely with / challenge senior stakeholders 

• Professional with PR / media / content background 

• Exceptional writing skills (English + German) 

• Experience with media work and ideally press office operations 

• Strong project manager, organized, reliable 

• Science background or high learning ability to navigate science context 

• Comfortable translating science into accessible content 

FR : Dans le cadre de sa politique Diversité, Evotec étudie, à compétences égales, toutes les candidatures dont celles des personnes en situation de handicap.

ENG : In the frame of our Diversity policy, Evotec considers, with equal competences, all applications including people with disabilities.