External Campaigns Executive
Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: London Store Support Centre and Home, London, EC1M 6HA
Contract type: Permanent
Business area: Corporate Affairs
Closing date: 25 November 2025
Requisition ID: 400036163
We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. This is where you’ll enjoy a broad range of projects, no matter what your level, because our Corporate Affairs team is non-hierarchical and truly plugged in to the rest of the business. Whether it’s internal, external or government relations, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with everyone from food waste to health, or general merchandising to Nectar, in order to support some amazing campaigns. You’ll help build trust around Sainsbury’s with customers, senior stakeholders, media and more. And if non-linear progression is what you’re after, you’ll find opportunities are all around.
Why join us
Joining the Corporate Affairs division of Sainsbury's as an External Campaigns Executive presents a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the realm of communications.
As part of this dynamic and forward-thinking team, you will play a crucial role in shaping the external narrative surrounding Sainsbury's, helping to build trust in the business through purpose driven campaigning that showcases Sainsbury’s contribution to the UK and its food system. With a focus on creative, innovative campaigns that drive reputation over a sustained period, you will have the chance to harness your passion for communications across multiple channels and multiple audiences in this role.
This role provides opportunities for engaging with key stakeholders across teams in the business, honing your skills in communications, and fostering strong relationships, internally and externally, whilst being part of a collaborative and inclusive team culture dedicated to achieving collective outcomes and continuous improvement.
What you'll do
As the External Campaigns Executive at Sainsbury's, reporting to the External Campaigns Manager in the Corporate Affairs division, you will play a pivotal role in supporting campaigning activities.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Delivering corporate communications and multi-channel campaigns that bring Sainsbury’s purpose to life, drive trust across audiences and position the brand as a driving positive impact across the UK and its food system
- Building and nurturing relationships with key stakeholders within and beyond the organisation, showcasing Sainsbury's role in making good food joyful, accessible, and affordable for everyone
- Supporting the development and delivery of cohesive external messages that are aligned with Sainsbury's purpose and strategic outcomes
Who you are
As our External Campaigns Executive in Sainsbury's Corporate Affairs division, you are an established communications professional with an understanding of purpose-led, trust-building campaigns and corporate storytelling.
You will have an in depth understanding of the current communications landscape as well as strong media relations skills, digital content experience, direct to stakeholder communications, excellent writing skills and the ability to craft stories and narratives from complex information.
Your creative thinking and effective communication skills will contribute to successful campaign delivery, while your collaborative approach and strong attention to detail ensure cohesive and impactful external narratives that resonate with key stakeholders and audiences.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Proven communications experience within a large organisation (in the Corporate Affairs or Communications function) or communications agency – including digital and social media, media relations, copywriting skills and/or content development
- Exceptional project management and organisational abilities, with a proactive approach to managing daily tasks and delivering projects independently
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills and ability to collaborate effectively with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience crafting corporate and consumer-facing messaging and materials
- Natural relationship builder and networker with colleagues across the business
- Solutions-oriented mindset, demonstrating resilience and flexibility in a fast-moving internal environment
Desirable Skills & Experience
- Solid grasp of current affairs, with an understanding of the trends and topics influencing business reputation
- Persuasive communicator, with strong influencing skills
- Established media relationships and experience in media relations
- Experience in digital communications content development and/or social media
We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new — whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them: Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to save 10% on your shopping online and instore at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat, and we regularly increase the discount to 15% at points during the year. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 5% of salary, depending on how we perform. Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance and you can buy up to an additional week's holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an employee assistance programme. Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave. Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).
