PR & Social Media Executive

You Will Be Accountable For Working closely with senior PR & Social Media Managers to develop PR and social media content plans. Keeping up to date with key events, national days, media issues and retail news. Liaising with internal and external stakeholders to create a news pipeline and gather updates for PR stories and social media content. Proactively researching new ideas and spot reactive opportunities.Responding to media enquiries via the PR inbox, circulating urgent updates and raising any risks. Drafting and researching news releases and developing social media content. Creating briefs for the in-house studio team and lead on small content projects. Supporting in delivering an influencer strategy for the brand. Managing the journalist contact list. Working closely with colleagues across the Brand & Communications Department on integrated marketing campaigns.Leading the awards strategy; keeping the calendar updated, briefing in entry requirements to the internal copywriter, submitting entries, managing ceremony requirements and communicating wins internally. Leading on our charity partnership; being the main point of contact, leading weekly calls and project managing initiatives. Sharing PR and social initiatives with the internal team. Supporting the PR & Social Media Manager in updating the KPI dashboard weekly and reporting. Providing administrative duties, collating press clippings and social media content for reporting purposes, and updating the website news pages. 

To be successful in this role we are looking for experience and skills including...

• Educated to degree level or equivalent industry experience with strong communication skills
• Proficiency in all Microsoft office products - Excel, PowerPoint, Teams etc
• Previous experience in a PR or social media role
• A passion for communications, PR and social-first campaigns
• Excellent copywriting and proof-reading skills
• Excellent written and spoken English language.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Experience in a communications-related role
• Experience in a large, complex organisation.
• Experience of working cross-functionally and working to tight deadlines.
• Proactive and able to spot opportunities
• Creativity in writing and execution of campaigns

Why Work Here?

Benefits

We’re constantly looking at ways to become a more inclusive and diverse employer, and our benefits package is important to us. Here’s some of what we currently offer:

Flexible working; work from home, or in the office - whatever suits you. You can also choose your working pattern - if you’d like to work full-time, or part-time, just let us know! 

26 days + bank holidays, as well as an option to buy and sell up to 5 days holidays.

Bonus Scheme; an annual bonus that can earn up to £2,625 if you really push the boundaries 

Career progression framework; map out your next steps in your career 

Pension; 3% employer contribution on top of what you choose to commit yourself 

A range of discounts from our clients 

We also have a range of flexible benefits such as additional life assurance, critical life insurances and others to choose from