Senior Strategic Communications Manager (Budapest, HU, H-1095)

Wizz Air
Budapest
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Communications, PR & CommunityExperience: 5-7 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Interpersonal skills","Presentation","Communication","Team management","Project management"]

Senior Strategic Communications Manager leads the corporate and market communications strategy for the Wizz Air network, overseeing external communications, media relations, and CEO communications while managing a team of four. Based in Budapest, the role drives brand reputation, crisis readiness, and strategic storytelling across markets, ensuring visibility with public and investment communities and alignment with the group’s values.

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Wizz Air
Wizz Air
3 months ago

Senior Strategic Communications Manager (Budapest, HU, H-1095)

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Job Summary

Senior Strategic Communications Manager leads the corporate and market communications strategy for the Wizz Air network, overseeing external communications, media relations, and CEO communications while managing a team of four. Based in Budapest, the role drives brand reputation, crisis readiness, and strategic storytelling across markets, ensuring visibility with public and investment communities and alignment with the group’s values.
Location: Budapest
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Communications, PR & Community
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead development of corporate communications strategy for network level matters (labour topics, public affairs, network-wide news).
  • •Proactively develop compelling story angles and oversee market communications to cascade messages to core markets.
  • •Raise the group’s profile with the public and investment communities and advocate corporate positions on key issues.
  • •Manage the team of 4 Corporate Communications Managers and participate in Crisis Management Centre (CMC).
  • •Create market-specific communication strategies, coordinate press conferences/releases, and oversee event production and media relations.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Communications, Marketing, or Business-related subject
  • •5-7+ years overall working experience, with 4+ years in communications (corporate/market)
  • •Minimum 3 years of fully fledged corporate communications experience in similar roles and ownership of strategy development
  • •Proficiency in MS Office applications
  • •Excellent interpersonal, networking and communication skills and ability to manage complex projects
Experience:5-7 yearsAviationCorporate communications
Education:Bachelor's in Communications, Marketing, or Business-related subject
Skills:Interpersonal skillsPresentationCommunicationTeam managementProject management
Languages:EnglishHungarian
Tech Stack:MS Office

Company Brief

Wizz Air
A European low-cost airline operating an extensive network of short- and medium-haul routes across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, focused on affordable fares and point-to-point service from its Budapest hub and other bases.
Industry: Airlines
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Budapest, Hungary
Founded: 2003
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