KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Corporate & Investor Communications
- Drafting and managing all regulatory and investor-facing communications, including SEC filings, press releases, annual reports and investor presentations.
- Serving as the primary point of contact for investor relations activity, coordinating with the CFO, CEO, legal counsel, and financial advisors.
- Ensuring all external communications comply with public company disclosure requirements and SEC regulatory obligations.
- Managing relationships with IR advisors, brokers, and financial media contacts.
- Monitoring investor sentiment and maintaining an up-to-date picture of the shareholder base and analyst coverage.
External Communications & PR
- Developing and executing a proactive communications strategy aligned to Smartkem's business and commercial objectives.
- Leading all media relations activity, including trade, industry, and financial press.
- Overseeing the development and maintenance of corporate digital assets, including the company website, LinkedIn, and other relevant channels.
- Managing external PR and communications agencies where applicable.
- Positioning Smartkem's technology and leadership team through thought leadership, conference activity, and award submissions.
Internal Communications
- Developing and managing all internal communications to ensure clarity, alignment, and engagement across the business.
- Supporting the CEO in communicating significant business updates to employees, including restructuring, strategic change, and operational developments.
- Drafting sensitive internal communications with the appropriate tone and level of discretion required in a regulated environment.
Brand & Content
- Maintaining and evolving the Smartkem brand identity across all communications touchpoints.
- Producing high-quality written content for a range of formats and audiences, including board presentations, marketing collateral, grant application narratives, and executive briefings.
- Translating complex scientific and technical subject matter into clear, accessible communications for non-specialist audiences.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills, with a demonstrable ability to adapt tone, register, and format across diverse stakeholder groups.
- Strong understanding of the regulatory requirements and disclosure obligations applicable to publicly listed companies.
- Experience managing investor relations programmes, including drafting regulatory announcements and investor materials.
- Proven ability to handle sensitive, confidential, and complex communications with discretion and sound judgment.
- Competence in developing and executing multi-channel communications strategies across digital, print, and media.
- Strong media relations skills, including experience managing trade, financial, and national press.
- Ability to synthesise and communicate technical or scientific information to non-expert audiences.
- Proficiency with communications and content management tools, including CMS platforms, LinkedIn, and design tools such as Canva or equivalent.
- Familiarity with AI tools as applied to communications workflows is advantageous.
EXPERIENCE
- Significant experience in a senior communications, corporate communications, or investor relations role, ideally within a listed company, technology, or deep-tech environment.
- Demonstrated experience managing communications through periods of significant corporate change, including restructuring, fundraising or M&A.
- Experience working directly with and advising C-suite executives on communications strategy and execution.
- Track record of independently producing high-quality, publication-ready communications across multiple formats.
- Experience managing external agencies and third-party communications partners.
- Degree-level qualification in communications, journalism, public relations, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
Please note the above sections relate to the job and are not an exhaustive list. The jobholder will be expected to carry out additional tasks as identified by the line manager on an as required basis. The company reserves the right to alter this list at any time in line with business requirements.
Pay: £43,369.93-£168,366.57 per year
Work Location: Remote
