Job Description

We are looking for a Communications Manager to join the Frontier team, based at Witham St Hughs on a permanent, full-time basis. We are open to hybrid options for this role, with the right candidate working 3 days from the office and 2 days from home.
We are looking for an experienced corporate communications manager to join Frontier, based at Witham St Hughs on a permanent, full-time basis. We are open to hybrid working for this role, with the right candidate typically working three days from the office and two days from home.
For a deeper view of Frontier's strategy and the story we want to tell externally, please read Frontier's Annual Report 2025 on our website. It sets out our purpose and priorities and shows how we are raising our voice for UK agriculture.
The Benefits

• Competitive salary

• Opportunities for a mixture of home and site working (to be agreed with Line Manager)
• 25 days holiday per calendar year with option to purchase up to 5 more days (subject to meeting eligibility requirements)
• Dedicated Learning & Development team to support you and your career
• Employee Assistance Program providing 24 hours support & advice in areas such as health and wellbeing for yourself, your family & friends (up to 5 people in total)
• Increased Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave benefits for eligible employees
• Life Assurance scheme and pension plan with employer contributions of up to 7%

• Up to two days paid volunteer leave per year (only applicable to permanent employees)

• The opportunity to join our employee network groups including LGBTQ+, Menopause wellbeing, Neurodiversity and Women's network groups.
• Cycle to Work Scheme, employee retail discount scheme and free eye test vouchers

About You

• Significant experience planning and delivering external corporate communications in a complex organisation

• Strong writing and editing skills, with the ability to create, adapt and deliver content that influences different audiences across multiple channels

• Experienced in dealing with journalists and managing media relations

• Strong organisational and coordination skills, with the ability to turn communications plans into practical delivery and adapt when priorities change

• Able to develop collaborative relationships and confident/experienced working with senior stakeholders

• Able to manage multiple workstreams and deadlines, prioritising effectively against the Corporate Communications and External Affairs Plan

• Sound judgement, decision-making skills and attention to detail, with the ability to spot and develop stories and communications opportunities

• Experience of the Frontier business or agriculture is an advantage but not essential; a desire to understand agriculture and stay up to date on industry news and insight is essential

Your Role
As a Communications Manager your role will involve:

• Delivering priority external communications campaigns in line with Frontier's Corporate Communications and External Affairs Plan, including raising our voice activity, corporate and media activity at priority external events, corporate sponsorship promotion and maximising the communications value of the annual report

• Leading day-to-day adherence to the company's media policy, coordinating planned and reactive media engagement, managing enquiries, advising stakeholders and escalating issues in line with agreed routes and approvals

• Drafting and editing external communications outputs, including press releases, statements, Q&A, lines to take and briefing materials

• Coordinating inputs and approvals, maintaining schedules and trackers, and supporting measurement and reporting

• Coordinating with internal communications, marketing and other teams to ensure alignment and avoid duplication

We encourage candidates to submit their applications as early as possible and not to wait until the published closing date as applications will be reviewed and interviews may be booked in before that date.
We reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.
About Us
Frontier is a successful and growing business. We are the largest crop production and grain marketing company in the UK, with over 1,000 employees and a turnover of more than 1.5 billion. With a vision to be the first-choice employer in UK agriculture, we are committed to delivering a culture where people are at the heart of our success.
Our business approach is underpinned by our core values - Integrity, Customer First and Expertise - or 'ICE'. These values support our whole philosophy and way of working and we are always looking to attract talented individuals with either industry knowledge or specialist skills that will help us deliver consistently to these values.
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
We have a clear commitment to equality of opportunity and diversity encouraging fairness and equality of treatment for all. As such we encourage applications from all backgrounds.
We recognise the value of a workforce in which people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to introduce fresh ideas and contribute to the business goals.
We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive environment with inclusive employment policies, such as progressive flexible working and parental policies.

Skills Required