Junior Corporate Communications Executive

Christie & Co; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Holiday carryover

Life assurance

Wellbeing assistance via Plumm

Cycle to work scheme

Referral bonus

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

Christie & Co is seeking a Junior Corporate Communications Executive to support the Head of Corporate Communications in London. The role involves creating content across press, social media, podcasts and videos to raise the firm's profile in hotels, pubs, restaurants, retail and leisure sectors.

Based in London with hybrid working (2 days WFH), the post requires travel within the UK. A competitive remuneration package will reflect qualifications and experience.

Qualifications

• Degree in marketing or communications preferred.
• Willingness to learn and adapt.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Copywriting and content development skills.
• Comfort dealing with media enquiries and outreach.
• Proven project management ability and multitasking.
• Experience with digital communications and content management tools.
• Experience in a communications role is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Draft press releases and blog posts for hotel, pub, restaurant, retail and leisure sectors.
• Liaise with journalists for day-to-day media enquiries.
• Monitor media coverage and share weekly newsletters.
• Upload content to the website and CMS.
• Generate content ideas through sector research and key dates.
• Create and publish social media posts promoting corporate news.
• Assist in research reports and publications.
• Support internal communications on the collaboration platform.

Skills

Copywriting

Content creation

Media relations

Digital communications

Project management

Communications

Education

Degree level

Tools

CMS platforms

Newsletter systems

Job description

Junior Corporate Communications Executive

London - Hybrid (2 days WFH)

We’re the leading specialist adviser for buying and selling businesses in our sectors - hotels, pubs, restaurants, childcare, healthcare, convenience retail, leisure and medical.

Where We Work

We employ the largest team of sector specialists in the UK and the largest group of hotel specialists in Europe, providing professional brokerage and advisory services from offices in major cities across Britain and Europe. Because we’ve been doing this for over 80 years, we know our sectors and local markets inside out. We work closely with our clients to guide and conclude transactions of any size, covering hotels, pubs and restaurants, leisure, forecourts, garden centres and convenience retail businesses, social care and elderly care, childcare and education, dental and pharmacy.

Purpose of the Role

Christie & Co is seeking a Junior Corporate Communications Executive to support the Head of Corporate Communications and the wider team. This varied role offers the opportunity to develop content across a range of channels, including press releases, social media, podcasts, and industry videos, while promoting our work across the hotel, pub, restaurant, retail, and leisure sectors.

This full-time post is London-based and, on occasion, will require travel throughout the UK. A competitive remuneration package will be offered with a starting salary reflecting qualifications and experience.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Draft press releases and blog posts across the hotel, pub, restaurant, retail and leisure sectors
• Liaise with journalists on day-to-day media enquiries
• Manage our media monitoring service, collate coverage, and share weekly coverage newsletters with the business
• Upload content to our website
• Help to create content ideas, researching sector developments and key dates to identify and develop engaging content ideas
• Create and publish posts for our social media channels to promote the firm’s corporate news and other content
• Support the production of research reports and publications
• Manage internal communications channels – supporting the team to manage and upload content to our collaboration platform

About the Team

The wider Marketing team consists of a committed and friendly group of marketing professionals who work closely to support the business and its objectives to grow, through providing a ‘one-stop shop’ for those who own, or wish to invest in, business property. With [PH1] 17 colleagues across the UK and Europe, we aim to provide proactive, quality marketing advice across our sectors and services, under the Christie Group umbrella. The team includes specialists in communications and design, as well as those providing marketing account management for the core business.

General Responsibilities

• To be an ambassador for the company
• To adhere to the company’s Equal Opportunities policy in all activities, and to actively promote equality of opportunity wherever possible
• To be responsible for your own health and safety and that of your colleagues, in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and relevant EC directives
• To work in accordance with the Data Protection Act
• To undertake such other duties as may be reasonably expected

Skills and Experience

• Educated to degree level, ideally in marketing, communications, English or history - Desirable
• Willingness to learn - Essential
• Excellent attention to detail - Essential
• Copywriting and content development skills - Desirable
• Comfortable dealing with media enquiries and undertaking proactive media outreach -Desirable
• Demonstrable project management skills and the ability to multitask - Desirable
• Digital communications experience, comfortable using content management and online newsletter systems - Desirable
• Experience in a communications role - Desirable

Personal Characteristics

• Personable, approachable, and collaborative
• Organised, meticulous, and attentive to detail
• Proactive, self-motivated, and able to use your own initiative
• Enthusiastic, committed, and adaptable
• Creative and able to think laterally

What we offer you

• Discretionary company performance bonus
• Holiday carryover & additional Christmas leave
• Life assurance
• Employee wellbeing assistance via Plumm
• Cycle to work scheme
• “Recommend a Friend” employee referral bonus
• Enhanced parental leave

*** Please note we will not be able to sponsor for this position and therefore only invite candidates permanently settled in the UK, if you require a visa now or in the future, we will not be able to consider your application ***

Christie & Co is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is clear: there shall be no discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, or sexual orientation.

We are an inclusive organisation and actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential. We welcome all applications from a wide range of candidates. Selection for roles will be based on individual merit alone.