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PR Junior/ Account Executive

Employer
Black Cherry Recruitment
Location
Lancashire
Salary
Circa £18K
Closing date
30 Jun 2019

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Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Discipline
Consumer
Seniority
Executive, Graduate / Entry Level
Sector
Industrials, FMCG

Job Details

This leading Lancashire PR agency is looking for a passionate and aspiring Junior PR Account Executive/ Account Executive to strengthen its award-winning team!

Based just outside Preston, they work with a number of high profile FMCG clients, driving awareness for a plethora of Britain’s best-loved consumer brands including those in the FMCG, Food + drink manufacturing and consumer durable sectors.

The successful candidate will work across several of the agency's key accounts in a fast-paced press office environment - with plenty of opportunity for progression!

Whilst the client base is mostly Consumer the role is focused on the B2B side of those businesses, whilst there is crossover it’s very much a B2B PR role with some Consumer.

You’ll need an outgoing, ‘can-do’ attitude, and the ability to work well within a small team, as well as fantastic communication and organisational skills.

As a Junior / Account Executive, you’ll also have:

• A relevant undergraduate degree such as PR, journalism or English/ Creative Writing

   (Preferred not essential)

• A passion for PR, with an interest in B2B PR and marketing preferred

• An interest in social media and digital platforms

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills

• Confident telephone manner and presentation skills

• IT skills, with emphasis on the Microsoft Office suite - including PowerPoint, Excel and Word

• A personality that works well within a close knit, team environment

• Great organisational skills and the ability to multi-task

• The confidence to introduce new ideas and working practices

What will you be doing?

• Drafting press office materials including press releases and features

• Selling in press releases to key contacts

• Social media management

• Arranging press office mail outs in a timely

• Managing brand competitions

• Assisting in the planning and management of media events and face-to-face briefings

In return you will:

• Work with some of Britain’s most popular FMCG brands

• Benefit from a structured career path in an agency that nurtures talent

• Be hands on, enabling you to build your skills

• Benefit from a company profit sharing scheme and incentives

• Enjoy a great working environment where colleagues respect and work for each other

        

For more information about this role and/or to register with Black Cherry Recruitment, please contact Helen Salt on [email protected] or 0161 228 7239.

Company

Black Cherry Recruitment is a boutique PR recruitment consultancy that offers personalised and results driven recruitment solutions in a friendly, professional and experienced manner

We recruit for permanent and temporary roles in PR, public affairs and marketing communications across the North West, Yorkshire, North East and Scottish regions, working with both PR/ Marketing Agencies and 'in house' departments


 

At Black Cherry we understand how important it is to be happy with your and job and for companies how important it is to get the right candidate first time, every time


 

Company info
Website
Telephone
0161 228 7239
Location
104 Ducie House
Ducie Street
Manchester
M1 2JW
GB

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