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PR Manager – In House - Iconic Media/Publishing House – London

Employer
Median
Location
London
Salary
to £70,000 + bonus + benefits
Closing date
13 Dec 2018

Job Details

PR Manager – In House - Iconic Media/Publishing House – London - £60-£70,000 depending on experience plus bonus & benefits

For more than a century my client has reflected the views of its vast readership, led on the news agenda and influenced politics and everyday life.  My Client is now seeking to create the new position of PR Manager.

The role will broadly include:

  • Proactively amplifying positive stories and campaigns that appear on a daily basis
  • Develop a platform so that people come to respect that my client is setting the news agenda every day and others merely following
  • Maximise amplification through earned media channels
  • Focus on broadcast media opportunities
  • Sit with editorial to identify stories with most PR opportunities
  • Deliver social media and PR strategies, content and campaign execution, working alongside internal marketing and creative teams as well as external specialist agencies
  • Lead delivery of a PR strategy to complement and support product and brand objectives
  • Plan and direct public relations programs to create and maintain a favourable public image
  • Build excellent relationships with media owners to ensure accessibility for key executives
  • Managing media questions, writing press releases and pitching stories to influential publications including broadcast
  • Prepare media kits and manage journalists
  • Be responsible for releasing information to counter negative publicity
  • Develop, drive and execute the social media communication strategy in line with corporate strategy, marketing and sales plans
  • Partner with the Marketing team to develop and execute successful social media marketing communication strategies
  • Create engaging content to increase customer engagement and client ROI
  • Integrate Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn into wider offline and PR Campaign activity
  • Use reporting tools, analytics and reporting software to analyse and report campaign results

Reporting directly into the CMO, this is initially a stand-alone role but you will be given every opportunity to grow the PR function, potentially build and lead your own team, and manage external agencies. A full job specification is available on request.

Candidate Requirements:

  • Both agency and in-house backgrounds considered. Your agency level is likely to be from Senior Account Director/Associate Director level to Director level.
  • Experience delivering successful PR campaigns/strategies that deliver measurable results and meet objectives
  • A background in corporate reputation management or serious issues led consumer PR
  • Very strong media relations expertise across broadcast, print and online. Ideally a strong network of contacts of media owners
  • Experience and gravitas to hold your own with very senior colleagues, devise creative strategy and provide senior counsel.
  • At the same time a willingness to be hands-on and keen to execute and deliver on media relations campaigns.
  • Experience in writing press releases and other earned content.
  • Experience of developing social media strategies and campaign deployment
  • Thorough understanding of channels (specifically Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube) and their potential impact as an acquisition and retention tool and how to enhance other online (and offline) channels
  • Strong understanding of digital tracking, measuring and reporting tools, proven copywriting skills and a track record in the creation and distribution of photography and video content
  • Experience in appointing and working with external agencies and using dedicated digital and marketing technologies

This is a unique opportunity for a talented and experienced PR professional to join an iconic media organisation and establish and develop the in-house PR function. My client offers a most competitive basic salary between £60,000 and £70,000 depending on experience, plus an additional bonus and benefits package you would associate with a major organisation.

To learn more about this exciting opportunity please forward your CV without delay and in complete confidence to [email protected]

Company

Two Time Winner – Recruiter Awards for Excellence

Median Recruitment is one of the UK’s leading specialist PR and communications recruitment consultancies. Established in 1998, over the years Median has helped literally thousands of Public Relations professionals take their next step on the career ladder.

Our success means we have received an unprecedented five consecutive nominations at the prestigious Recruiter Awards for Excellence in the category of “Best Media Recruiter” with wins in 2006 and 2007.

At present we are recruiting on behalf of many of the top 100 UK and international PR agencies, in addition to the in-house PR departments of several world renowned blue-chip companies.

To assist our candidates, we have dedicated recruiters at all levels of PR, from graduate entry level through to account management, right up to board level. In addition, we have a team dedicated to freelance and contract positions. The team consists of highly intelligent consultants, some of whom are from the PR industry itself.

Through referrals, incentive schemes, network events and with a brand that is now entrenched in the PR market, Median attracts a wide audience of PR candidates. As a result we have been able to seriously invest in advertising and our banners, buttons and job advertisements are by far the most recognised on all the main leading PR job boards, websites and publications.

Located in the heart of London’s West End, Median Recruitment truly understands the specific requirements of PR firms and in-house departments; that’s why so many of them trust us, and us alone, to search and select their candidates.

Please don’t hesitate to contact one of our consultants on 020 7292 0455 for further information or visit our website at www.medianrecruit.co.uk

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Telephone
020 7292 0455
Location
3 Kingly Street
London
W1B 5PD
GB

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