Head of Communication and Press Officer for the ZFV Enterprises Cooperative (80-100%)

We are looking for a Head of Communication starting in autumn 2025 or by agreement.

You share our passion for hospitality, healthy and sustainable nutrition, and live a value-oriented collaboration and participative leadership at eye level? Would you like to authentically convey our messages internally and externally with an engaged team and create communication that has an impact and moves people? Then we look forward to a personality with entrepreneurial thinking, commitment, and initiative, who takes responsibility and actively shapes the future with us.

Your area of responsibility:

• Strategic management of corporate communication including press officer function, CEO/management communication, media work (national/international) for ZFV and the Sorell hotel group, as well as crisis communication
• Development and implementation of communication, media, and digital strategies to strengthen brand perception
• Responsibility for internal and external communication, including digital channels, social media, content, and PR strategies
• Topic planning, network maintenance, and media contacts to promote corporate goals
• Management of internal reporting, business and sustainability reports, as well as internal publications
• Analysis and reporting of communication activities and derivation of measures
• Further development of internal communication formats and employer branding in collaboration with the People & Culture department
• Consulting on transformation processes and supporting corporate culture
• Leadership and further development of the communication team as well as management of cross-departmental projects

Your strengths:

• Completed studies (University, FH) in communication or a comparable qualification
• Experience in corporate communication, ideally with leadership responsibilities, in CEO or crisis communication, as well as in the role of media spokesperson
• Experience in internal communication, especially in accompanying change or transformation processes, as well as advantageous in the preparation of business or sustainability reports and internal publications
• Knowledge in digital communication, content strategies, PR campaigns, as well as basics in SEO and the use of AI tools
• Experience in media work and building networks, preferably also internationally
• Industry knowledge in FMCG, gastronomy, or hospitality is an advantage
• Very good German language skills in spoken and written form; additional languages such as English or French are a plus
• Proficient use of MS Office (especially PowerPoint) as well as digital communication and project management tools

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