PR and Marketing Executive

platform media & co.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 19,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working with flexible hours

Private medical insurance & healthcare

Life insurance

Pension plan

Employee Assistance Programme (mental

Cycle to Work scheme

26 days annual leave (+5 days option)

Job summary

Platform Media is seeking a PR and Marketing Executive to support the Marketing team across campaigns, launches, talent campaigns and brand partnerships. The role offers space to learn in a busy environment, with responsibilities including social media management, writing promotional and PR copy, and creating content calendars.

You will engage in researching journalists, building media lists, attending shoots and events, and supporting campaign reporting.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of experience in marketing and PR.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Proven copywriting ability with adaptable tone.
• Strong relationship-building with journalists and partners.
• Highly organised with strong calendar management.
• Proactive, collaborative, and able to thrive in a fast-moving team.

Responsibilities

• PR, Talent & Guest-booking: research journalists, build media lists and assist with pitching and opportunities.
• Social & Website: develop content calendars and write engaging copy for LinkedIn and Instagram; assist with website updates.
• Marketing, Events & Communications: draft promotional copy and support event planning and awards submissions.
• Research and Creative: support creative concepts, mood boards, and stay on top of trends to feed campaigns.
• Campaign Reporting & Administrative Support: collate media coverage, create presentations and maintain content calendars.

Skills

Copywriting

Relationship-building

Analytical skills

Communication

Job description

About Platform Media

Platform Media is an entertainment company creating shows, channels and brands across video, social and beyond. It builds worlds around the people, stories and ideas audiences care about most, bringing production, distribution, marketing and monetisation together under one roof. With original hit shows spanning sports, comedy and culture, Platform Media's slate stars household names including Graham Norton, Paul Scholes, Alan Carr, and Olivia Attwood. Trusted by the world’s leading brands, talent, platforms and rights holders, the company produces visualised companion formats for Netflix, the BBC and Disney+ around global IP including Wednesday, The Traitors and Rivals.

Type: Full-Time | Reports to: Senior Marketing Manager | Salary: Up to £32,000 | Team: Marketing

About The Role:

We’re looking for a PR and Marketing Executive to support the Marketing team across creative campaigns, show launches, talent campaigns and brand partnerships.

The role is broad and offers space to learn and deepen skills in a busy, growing environment. You will support in managing social media, writing promotional and PR copy, create content calendars, research trends and identify opportunities to raise the profile of shows and talent. The role also involves hands‑on PR support, including researching journalists, building media lists, assisting with events, pitching stories, managing coverage and supporting campaign reporting.

We’re looking for someone creative, culturally curious and passionate about PR and marketing, who is proactive, organised and excited to take ownership of projects while learning from senior team members.

Key Responsibilities:

PR, Talent & Guest-booking:

• Researching journalists and publications, building bespoke media lists and assisting with pitching and securing PR opportunities.
• Build and maintain relationships with relevant journalists and industry contacts.
• Maintain the guest booking opportunities spreadsheet, monitoring inbound press releases and researching and recommending potential guests for our IP shows.
• Attend shoots, events, launches and PR activities as required, providing on-the-ground support.
• Write clear and engaging talent briefing documents for PR activity, show launches, interviews, events and other external appearances.
• Take ownership of select PR projects from brief through to delivery, with support and guidance from senior members of the team.

Social & Website

• Develop and maintain a social media content calendar, identifying creative opportunities to showcase our shows, talent, clients, company news and industry expertise.
• Manage the planning, scheduling and writing engaging copy for LinkedIn and Instagram.
• Assist with website management and updates, including company news, PR coverage, new shows and talent announcements.

Marketing, Events & Communications:

• Draft compelling promotional copy for Platform Media’s shows and wider company communications.
• Support event planning, including invitations, guest lists, RSVPs, venue liaison, suppliers and event communications.
• Draft and submit award entries, panel pitches, conference submissions and guest speaking opportunities.
• Support the creation of marketing materials and presentations for new business, client meetings, campaigns and internal use.

Research and Creative:

• Support creative concepts, campaigns and marketing ideas across show launches, talent campaigns and brand partnerships
• Support the creation of visual mood boards and creative references for shoots and social content.
• Stay on top of podcast, media, and wider cultural trends, bringing fresh ideas, references and opportunities to the team.
• Proactively spot cultural and creative moments that could inspire marketing, PR or content opportunities to feed into campaigns.

Campaign Reporting & Administrative Support:

• Support campaign reporting and PCAs, collating media coverage, campaign data and social metrics and creating clear, visually engaging presentations.
• Create and maintain content calendars across releases, awards and industry events.

What We’re Looking For:

• 1+ year of experience in a marketing and PR role, with a genuine interest in developing your skills, taking on greater responsibility and progressing your career.
• Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to interpret information and data and present reports with informed learnings.
• Proven experience of copywriting skills, with the ability to adapt tone of voice and messaging for different contexts.
• Strong relationship-building skills, with the confidence to build positive relationships and communicate effectively with journalists, talent, agents, internal teams and external partners.
• Highly organised and able to manage lots of key dates and calendars effectively.
• Strong creative instinct with a good eye for what makes compelling packaging, thumbnails, formats and promotional assets.
• Proactive, adaptable and collaborative, with the ability to thrive in a busy, fast-moving environment, take on feedback and contribute to a small, close-knit team.

At Platform Media, we're committed to giving everyone a fair chance, no matter their background. We create content for a wide range of people, and we know that having a team with different experiences and perspectives makes our work better. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply, especially those from communities that have been historically underrepresented.

If you don’t meet every requirement of the role but believe you’d be a great fit, we’d love to still hear from you!

What’s On Offer:

26 days annual leave (with yearly option to buy 5 days more)

Hybrid working with flexible hours

Top-tier private medical insurance & healthcare cash plan

Life insurance

Pension plan

Mental health support via our Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work scheme

The Process:

Screening: Initial chat with our People team for us to share more about the role and get to know you

1st interview: This first stage will involve meeting with the hiring manager

2nd interview: Meet with more of the team and some of your potential key stakeholders

Offer stage!