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The Dot Group

Global student housing investment and management

External Communications Executive

PR & CommunicationsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeLondon, UKHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

  • Up to 5 years of experience in communications, public relations, marketing, or journalism; ambitious graduates with relevant internships are welcome.
  • Excellent writing skills, with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Confidence using social media professionally and creating engaging content.
  • Comfort working with data and explaining what it shows.
  • Willingness to work flexibly, including out-of-hours support when issues arise.
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
  • Good judgment and awareness of reputational risk.
  • Curiosity and an insight-minded approach, noticing what matters and asking what it means.
  • Ability to collaborate across brands, teams, and time zones.
  • A proactive attitude and willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

  • Draft press releases, media pitches, statements, questions and answers, and briefing notes.
  • Build relationships with journalists across corporate, property, higher-education, investment, and consumer publications.
  • Handle routine media inquiries and coordinate interviews and spokesperson requests.
  • Prepare spokesperson briefing packs by researching journalists, outlets, and topics.
  • Monitor media coverage, social conversation, and trends for the Group on key issues, including on platforms where students are active.
  • Track policy and sector news to help shape communications plans.
  • Keep corporate websites up to date, accurate, and on brand using the content management system.
  • Publish news, case studies, and campaign content, applying search engine optimization, generative engine optimization, and accessibility best practices.
  • Track how Dot and its brands appear in AI-powered search and answer tools, and flag inaccuracies.
  • Plan and manage the social media calendar across channels.
  • Write, edit, and publish articles, blogs, newsletters, and posts.
  • Create and edit short-form video and visual content, and brief designers or videographers as needed.
  • Use generative AI tools responsibly and in line with Group policy to work efficiently.
  • Coordinate logistics and communications for conferences, awards entries, and owned events.
  • Prepare speaker materials and capture content for use across channels.
  • Follow approval processes and brand guidelines for all external content.
  • Identify and quickly escalate emerging reputational risks in media or on social platforms.
  • Support issues and crisis responses, including monitoring, logging, and drafting holding statements, and join the out-of-hours rota when required.
  • Compile regular reports on coverage, website, and social performance, highlighting what is working and what to change.
  • Maintain media, content, events, and stakeholder trackers.

Desired Qualifications

  • Exposure to corporate or business-to-business media in real estate, financial services, or hospitality and leisure.
  • Experience with business-to-consumer communications in an operational, customer-facing business.
  • Video skills, including filming, editing, and producing content for social media.
  • Experience with communications platforms, including media databases, listening tools, and analytics tools.
  • Understanding of search engine optimization, generative engine optimization, or AI search.
  • Interest in international markets; additional languages are a plus.

About the Company

The Dot Group

Global student housing investment and management

The Dot Group is a global leader in student housing and related services. It invests in, develops, owns, manages, and digitally connects student accommodation worldwide through its portfolio of brands, including Global Student Accommodation, Yugo, Student.com, and Kinetic Capital. Its offerings span the full lifecycle of student living—from financing and development to hands-on property management and digital platforms that help students find and connect with housing. The company differentiates itself through its long track record (over 35 years) and its integrated approach across investment, development, ownership, operations, and digital connectivity, enabling a seamless ecosystem for students and property partners at a global scale. Its goal is to shape a better future by creating sustainable value for generations to come and continuously advancing the global student living economy.

Company size
11-50
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Founded
1991

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