Lotus Cars Limited, PR and Communications Manager
Lotus Cars builds world-class, high-performance and lightweight sports cars that are sold all around the world.
Lotus Cars Limited is the manufacturing site of Lotus in the UK. Here we produce all sportscars types such as the Emira and the Evija. To bring the company to the level we want it to be, we are looking for a PR and Communications Manager in the Corporate Office Department to join us in our manufacturing plant based in Hethel.
Summary:
A critical role that encompasses all of Lotus Cars’ internal and external communications activity, involving close collaboration with a wide variety of stakeholders to ensure that key messages are conveyed within the business and amplified to an external audience.
What you'll do:
Responsibility for the following aspects of Lotus Cars’ communications:
- Internal Communications within Lotus Cars Limited (including email, intranet, internal TV and in-person briefings).
- External communications relating to Lotus Cars' internally managed business units, namely: Lotus Driving Academy and Factory Tours, Motorsport and Lotus Engineering.
- External Communications relating to the Lotus Cars business from a corporate perspective.
- Events and engagement activities at Lotus Cars’ sites.
- Articulation of key internal messaging in conjunction with HR and Corporate Office.
- Close working relationship with UK/EU PR, Marketing and Communications teams.
- Liaison with IPO Office as appropriate.
- Engagement with key local and regional stakeholders, including the media.
- All internal and external communications relating to the Lotus Cars operation across a variety of platforms.
- Full budgetary responsibility for the area.
What you'll bring:
Knowledge
- Lotus and competitor product
- Company history
- The media landscape
- The global auto industry
Key Behaviors
- Effective and eloquent communicator – written and verbal
- Planning and organisation skills
- Flexible
- Pragmatic
- Problem solver
Other Factors
- Ability and willingness to travel nationally and internationally
- Ability and willingness to work flexible hours and days.
Our Company:
Group Lotus is a leading sports car manufacturer with a 75-year long history of iconic designs, groundbreaking engineering and legendary victories on the F1 track. Today we are transforming into a truly global performance car brand focused on the electrical future. In 2022 we launched the Eletre, the world’s first all-electric hyper-SUV, and in 2023 our fully-electric Hyper-GT, Emeya. By 2026 Lotus will produce three more all-electric lifestyle models that change the game.
As part of the Lotus team, you push boundaries. Those of the car industry and of your own. Every member of the Lotus family has some of the pioneering mindset of founder Colin Chapman in them.
Hethel, Norfolk, England has been the home of Lotus for over 60 years, ever since Colin Chapman, our founder, started making championship-winning racing cars. In conjunction with production facilities in Norwich, and research facilities near Warwick, our UK sites offer a wide breadth of roles for all disciplines.
We're not just a car company; we're a diverse mix of talent from all walks of life. At Group Lotus, we firmly believe that diversity and inclusion are not just buzzwords but essential pillars of a thriving and successful organization. Read more here: Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in Lotus Cars.
Do you want to know what Sophisticated, Rebellious and Pioneering mean for Lotus Cars Limited? Come and take a look at our career site and join the incredible adventure: https://lotusukmanufacturing.teamtailor.com/
- Department
- Corporate Office
- Locations
- Hethel
- Remote status
- Hybrid Remote
About Lotus UK Manufacturing
For more than six decades, Hethel, Norfolk, has stood as the headquarters of Lotus, tracing back to the visionary inception of our founder, Colin Chapman, crafting championship-winning racing cars.
Complementing our legacy, production facilities in Norwich and Warwick collectively form an integral part of our UK footprint, providing a diverse array of opportunities
Hethel hosts our race track, engineering functions, and the newly established Chapman Production Centre. This centre of excellence is renowned for its world-class standards and is presently engaged in crafting the Emira, Lotus's ultimate petrol-powered masterpiece.
The Chapman Production Centre stands as one of the world's most advanced low-volume automotive manufacturing facilities, with a capacity to produce approximately 5,000 cars annually.
Featuring a cutting-edge paint shop equipped with automated processes, and robots - including primer, colour, and clear coat application, it ensures an unparalleled finish, efficient throughput, and flawless consistency for our vehicles.
As part of the Lotus team, you push boundaries. Those of the car industry and of your own. Every member of the Lotus family has some of the pioneering mindset of founder Colin Chapman in them.
Lotus Cars Limited, PR and Communications Manager
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