Richemont Communications Manager

Richemont is a leading Swiss luxury goods group and multi-brand house, home to a portfolio of prestigious maisons across jewellery, watches, leather goods and writing instruments. As an employer it combines heritage craftsmanship with global brand-building expertise, offering a matrix environment that partners creative maison teams with centralized corporate functions.

1. Develop and execute strategic communications and PR plans that elevate brand narrative and support commercial and brand-building objectives in the Miami/North American market.
2. Manage media relations including proactive pitching, press release drafting, interview coordination and relationship management with national and trade journalists.
3. Lead integrated communications programs across earned, owned and partnered channels, ensuring consistency of message and creative direction with maison and corporate brand teams.
4. Oversee crisis and issues communications, preparing holding statements, Q&A materials and senior-spokesperson briefing notes as required.
5. Coordinate with marketing, retail, events and digital teams to align campaign launches, product stories and influencer activity with press outreach.
6. Manage external agencies and vendors, setting briefs, monitoring deliverables and measuring PR ROI through coverage analysis and reporting.
7. Produce and edit high-quality editorial content, executive communications, backgrounders and investor-facing materials when required.
8. Track media coverage and communications KPIs, delivering regular performance reports and recommendations for optimisation.

1. Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, or a related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
2. Proven expertise in luxury, fashion, jewellery or watches communications with strong understanding of lifestyle and trade media ecosystems.
3. Exceptional writing, editing and storytelling skills with an ability to craft clear messages for diverse stakeholders.
4. Demonstrated experience managing media relationships and leading issues/crisis response.
5. Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills, with experience briefing senior executives.

1. Strategic communications planning
2. Media relations and press pitching
3. Crisis and issues communications
4. Editorial writing and content development
5. Integrated campaign coordination (earned, owned, social)
6. Stakeholder and agency management
7. Media monitoring and coverage analysis
8. Social media strategy and analytics
9. Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
10. Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop) and content management systems

Typically requires 5+ years of progressive communications or PR experience, ideally within the luxury goods, fashion, jewellery or high-end lifestyle sectors, with a track record of managing national media and cross-functional campaigns.

Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, or related field; advanced degree preferred.

Richemont’s workplace blends respect for artisan heritage with rigorous, brand-driven professionalism. Teams operate in a collaborative, matrixed environment where creative maisons and centralized functions partner closely to protect and amplify long-term brand equity.