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PR Manager - influential consumer champion websites

Employer
The Works Search Ltd
Location
London
Salary
Competitive base salary + bonus and benefits
Closing date
17 Apr 2019

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Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Discipline
Press / Media Relations, Corporate Communications, Marketing Communications, Digital, Consumer
Seniority
Senior Executive, Executive, Senior Management, Manager / Mid-Management
Sector
Associations / Institutions, Financial Services, Central Government, Media
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Job Details

An online media company is looking for a confident PR Manager to manage reputation for two of its influential household brands and delivering the PR launch of a new website. This role will suit a communications professional with excellent media handling abilities and strong understanding of consumer finance. 

The Company

This fast-growing, ambitious online media company owns some of the most high-profile consumer websites in the UK. Its award-winning PR team talks to national media on a daily basis and influence news agenda with data-driven campaigns.       

The Role

Key challenges and opportunities in this PR Manager role:

  • You will be a consumer champion and have great autonomy to set the PR strategy for the business going forward and to deliver high profile, impactful campaigns
  • Working with a first class press office. Responsible for answering press phone and emails in and out of office hours, responding to any immediate or urgent requests quickly and accurately
  • Managing, coaching and training spokespeople and managing their calendars for press interviews, broadcast interviews and video/podcast appearances
  • Developing strong relationships with personal finance, trade, consumers and broadcast media and other key industry influencers
  • Monitoring daily news and identifying opportunities to deliver expert commentary on personal finance matters

The Person

Key attributes and experience for this PR Manager role:

  • Extensive knowledge and experience in personal finance PR with particular focus on mortgages
  • Strong experience of effective media relations – you will have extensive contacts of relevant consumer and personal finance outlets
  • Excellent networking with other PR teams and industry bodies, being able to influence other parties to support your vision in support of regulatory goals
  • Ability to spot a good story and turn an opportunity into press coverage
  • Bags of personality, energy and passion
  • It’s likely that you will be working at an Account Director level in a consulancy or at PR Manager level in-house
  • Excellent writing skills – able to articulate messages clearly and create fast, engaging sound bites
  • Passionate about consumers and the issues they face when dealing with their finances

To be considered for this PR Manager role please click to apply.

For more details on this role and similar roles, contact Canace on 07917 875 669 or [email protected], or visit our website for our newest in-house and agency positions -

www.the-works.co.uk/jobs

Company

About The Works Search Ltd

The Works Search is a London based executive search firm specialising in PR and Corporate Communications.  We have a network to envy and long-standing partnerships with FTSE 100 companies and exciting top tier corporate comms agencies.

Our focus is working with the best employers and the highest performing PR talent in the industry.  We stand out from the crowd because we listen and truly understand individual career aspirations and take care to match them with our clients.  We have been in business for over 20 years which means our network and market knowledge is unrivalled.  We enjoy supporting professionals through-out their careers, helping many secure board level roles.

We give ‘the best interview briefings’ and many of our clients work with us on an exclusive basis as we guarantee results and make the hiring process stress-free.

If you think we could help you take you forward in your PR career, contact us now on 020 7903 9290.  Also you can visit our website to find out more about how we work, who we work with and how we can help you – http://www.the-works.co.uk/ and look in more detail for some of the roles we are handling – http://www.the-works.co.uk/jobs.

Company info
Website
Telephone
0207 903 9290
Location
International House,
36-38 Cornhill
 London
London
EC3V 3NG
United Kingdom
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