Corporate Communications Associate

About The Team

The Corporate Communications team at Shopee Philippines leads the company’s external reputation and narrative across media, partners, government, and internal stakeholders. We shape Shopee’s leadership voice, drive proactive storytelling, and ensure message alignment across regional and cross-functional teams. The team also manages media relationships, monitors sentiment, and supports effective risk and issues communication.

Job Description

• Lead proactive narrative development by spotting story angles, shaping pitches, and driving sustained visibility for Shopee across priority media and channels
• Own day-to-day media engagement, managing key journalist relationships, securing coverage, and ensuring Shopee’s voice is consistently present in Tier-1 and Tier-2 outlets
• Produce high-impact communications materials: press releases, messaging frameworks, talking points with a strong command of clarity, accuracy, and business relevance
• Drive cross-functional team alignment to generate stories, validate information, and strengthen narrative coherence.
• Serve as first-line reviewer for complex comms, refining drafts and flagging risks early, while escalating high-sensitivity or high-stakes items to the Lead
• Partner closely with regional teams to ensure message consistency, secure timely approvals, and support cross-market announcements
• Monitor media and sentiment signals, translating trends into insights and recommending actions that shape ongoing storytelling or pre-empt emerging concerns
• Support issues response when required, coordinating facts, drafting initial materials, and managing workflows

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, or related field
• 7–9 years of experience in PR, communications, or journalism
• Strong writing, editing, and narrative development skills
• Proven experience handling media relations, particularly with editors/reporters
• Demonstrated leadership in delivering major communications projects
• Strong judgment and comfort working on sensitive or high-impact communications
• Organized, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities independently
• Strong interest in tech, digital platforms, and the e-commerce industry
• Good to have: Experience in corporate storytelling, crisis and issues management, or business/tech reporting

Key skills/competency

• Corporate Communications
• Media Relations
• Public Relations
• Journalism
• Narrative Development
• Content Creation
• Stakeholder Management
• Crisis Communications
• E-commerce Industry
• Tech Industry