Assistant PR Manager

Boots Opticians; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as an Assistant PR Manager in Nottingham, where you will develop strategies that elevate brand visibility and engage with influencers. This role covers diverse PR activities for popular beauty brands, ensuring impactful media relationships while contributing to exciting marketing campaigns. A strong understanding of PR and the beauty industry is essential, supported by a collaborative and inclusive work environment.

Benefits

Generous employee discounts

Discretionary annual bonus

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption pay

Flexible benefits scheme

Access to free counseling and support

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in PR and/or influencer marketing.
• Strong understanding of the beauty media and influencer landscape.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation of PR strategies.
• Manage press releases and launch events.
• Monitor and report on PR metrics.

Skills

Relationship Building

Analytical Skills

Commercial Acumen

Attention to Detail

Job description

Job Description

Location: Nottingham or London
Contract: Permanent
Recruitment Partner: Frankie McCallister



Overview:

This opportunity is an exciting role as Assistant PR Manager, playing a key role in developing PR activations that make our brands the most talked about in the UK. Reporting to the PR Manager, you will work across the total No7 Beauty Company portfolio leading the development and delivery of PR and earned influencer activity across Sleek and Botanics, as well as supporting in driving buzz and awareness for the rest of our brands, including Soap & Glory, Liz Earle Beauty and No7. You will be responsible for facilitating relationships with key external stakeholders, including press and influencers. Alongside this you will play a key part in supporting the creation of events and activities that reach the consumer directly.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the implementation of the brands’ PR strategies, with focus on impacting press and earned influencers, and the creation of buzzworthy assets and ideas.
• Work with brand and marketing teams internally and our external PR agency, to ensure activity supports brand and business strategic objectives
• Ensure best in class activation, including supporting the creation of press releases and managing the delivery of press, influencer and consumer launch events.
• Interact with and build genuine relationships with key members of the media, influencers and the wider beauty community
• Monitor, evaluate and report on key metrics to the wider business

What you’ll need to have:

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in PR and/or influencer marketing, either in-house or agency side
• Ability to build and own effective relationships with key stakeholders (including agencies and internal teams) to deliver results, challenging where appropriate. You should also grow these relationships across different levels and externally with key agency partners and stakeholders.
• A strong understanding of the beauty media and influencer landscape, building and maintaining relationships with key media and talent / influencers
• Broad commercial acumen and entrepreneurialism with the ability to understand commercial priorities and identify where PR can support these
• Strong analytical skills in order to interrogate PR results and make recommendations for future campaigns.

It would be great if you also have:

• Strong attention to detail and a ‘right first time’ mentality, pursuing opportunities with passion and taking accountability for delivery and results
• Working knowledge of media monitoring and campaign evaluation tools.

Why Boots:

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all.

Our benefits:

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.
We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. (Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate)

What’s next:

If your application is successful, our in-house recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have. If you have not been successful on this occasion, you’ll be notified by email.

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

Business Area

Support Office

Function

Marketing & Communications

Specialism

PR

Keywords

PR, MANAGER

Hours per week

37.5

Latitude,longitude 1

52.927182,-1.183948

Is this a Global Brands req?

No

Airport

No

Should this appear on the No7 Beauty Company website?

Yes

Company

Non Stores

Division

Non Stores

Should this vacancy be excluded from being posted onto the Boots.jobs career site?

No

Region

East Midlands

Area

East Midlands (non stores)

Store

Nottingham Support Office

Req Posted Date

09-May-2025

County

Nottinghamshire

Country

UK

Address 1

Recruitment Service Centre (D94)

Address 2

Thane Road

Address 3

Nottingham