Job Description
Job Description
Senior PR Executive
Have a passion for the written word? Comfortable pitching to the media about your amazing clients? Looking to flex your creativity at an engaging and fast paced agency?
If you answered ‘yes’ to the above, then we’d love to hear from you! We’re on the lookout for someone with proven writing and PR experience who is familiar with the media landscape to join our team of marketing professionals.
As a Senior PR Executive, you will be drafting press releases to reach both professional and consumer audiences for clients from a variety of industries. You will be pitching stories to the press, pulling together media lists and keeping your eye out for reactive and proactive opportunities.
To be an ideal candidate, you should be able to understand complex briefs, both verbal and written, and apply your skills to transform any campaign into an engaging and exciting reality. You will be a key member of the team and we, of course, expect you to have excellent spelling and grammar with a keen eye for detail and an understanding of good storytelling.
Key Roles & Responsibilities
PR
- Support the PR team to develop, plan and execute PR strategies and campaigns for clients
- Compile target media lists via PR database Cision
- Draft and pitch press releases and media alerts to secure coverage
- Draft client statements and comments to press
- Arrange press and influencer visits / reviews
- Track, monitor and report on coverage
Some of the skills and experience you should have:
- 1-2 years PR experience
- Experience pitching stories to media and landing coverage
- A first-class writer with explicit attention to detail
- Excellent interpersonal skills with team members and clients
- Willingness to up-skill and help other team members where possible
- Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Critical reading and thinking skills
- Can work both in a team and individually
- A positive can-do attitude and great teamwork
- A penchant for agency life and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- And, a brain full of ideas!
What do we offer?
- Competitive salary range based on your experience starting £27,000 to £32,000 pa.
- £1,250 p.a discretionary travel allowance after probation.
- Discretionary Summer & annual bonus linked to the company’s performance and your personal contribution.
- Contributory pension scheme.
- 29 days holiday (inclusive of public holidays and Christmas shutdown) rising after the first year.
- A day off for your birthday.
- Work from home opportunities with a minimum of 2 days from the office per week.
- Windsor based office with exceptional castle views!
- Small team with strong chemistry.
- Annual Summer and Christmas events and a range of regular social events.
- Welcome Pack containing your company MacBook, iPhone and other P1C goodies.
- Plenty of room for growth and development within and outside of your existing expertise.
About Us
Plus 1 Communications is a well-established and successful communications agency with offices in Windsor, Dubai and Mumbai. We have an incredible portfolio of ever growing amazing clients across a diverse range of sectors, meaning we're never short of fun projects to work on!
Our talented team, along with our wonderful clients and robust business model, have not only seen us ride the global challenges of the past few years, but also grow at an exceptional rate. As our business expands, we need to add more talented members to our our PR division.
If this role sounds like you, we certainly want to hear from you. Please send your CV to hireme@plus1comms.com along with a covering letter outlining your interest in the role and your salary expectation in order to be considered.
Industry
- Public Relations and Communications Services
Employment Type
Full-time