Press officer - Brands
- Employer
- VMA GROUP
- Location
- London (Central), London (Greater)
- Salary
- c£45,000
- Closing date
- 21 Nov 2021
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Discipline
- Press / Media Relations, Corporate Communications, Content, Corp-sumer
- Seniority
- Senior Executive, Manager / Mid-Management
- Sector
- FMCG, Retail, Fashion
- Business Type
- In-house
Job Details
Great opportunity for a PR specialist to join a FTSE 250 Retail business. You will be responsible for delivering External Communications while managing relationships with the individual brands’ PR teams across the clothing side of the business. Open to a 4 or 5 day week, depending on experience.
Key responsibilities/skills:
- Establish and maintain good relationships with relevant clothing brands and external partners.
- Create engaging and creative content across multiple channels including video, photography, infographics and podcasts to bring the story to life.
- Proactively seek out media opportunities across business and trade media.
- Established Corporate Communications and PR experience.
- Arranging spokespeople to speak to the media, including drafting briefing notes and Q&As.
- Drafting and fact checking media material.
- Feed in brand information to other functions including colleague communications and be a key contact for regional communications managers to ensure alignment at a local and national level.
- Support on crisis communications and be part of the out of office rota as required.
- Manager reactive media relations enquiries for the brands as required.
- Ability to build strong relationships.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- A background in Retail PR ideally within clothing would be helpful.
- Agency experience would be helpful but not mandatory.
If you have the experience and are interested in discussing further please apply ASAP with your current CV.
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VMAGROUP is a leading international interim and permanent communications, digital and marketing recruitment and executive search specialist. Specialist practices cover corporate communications, internal communications, change communications, PR, media relations, CSR, public affairs, marketing, digital and agency services.
We have a reputation for providing leading consultancy services and advice supported by in-depth knowledge of the professions we recruit for. Our thought leadership and benchmarking studies have become go-to resources for the communications and marketing industry supporting planning and decision-making.
VMAGROUP has offices in London, Manchester, Amsterdam, and Brussels, but we work with organisations and individuals on a global basis.
VMAGROUP is committed to equal opportunities and is a Diversity Pledged Recruiter.
Company
VMA GROUP is the international executive search and recruitment specialist for communications, marketing, digital and change, operating across permanent, contract and interim markets.
With offices across the UK and Europe, VMA GROUP has a reputation for providing expert consultancy services and advice, supported by in-depth knowledge of the professions it recruits for.
For over 45 years, VMA GROUP’s team of recruitment professionals, which includes ex-industry specialists, has maintained long-term, successful relationships with an international network of clients. From innovative, independent start-ups, to large multinational corporations and not-for-profit organisations, VMA GROUP has helped build formidable teams across the world.
- Website
- http://www.vmagroup.com/
- Telephone
- 020 7436 4243
- Location
-
10 Bloomsbury Way London, England
London
England
WC1A 2SL
United Kingdom
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