PR Assistant

Personnel Selection; Greater London; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A nationwide organization is seeking a PR Assistant to support their PR and Marketing team. The ideal candidate will have experience in media relations and exceptional writing skills. Responsibilities include generating media coverage, writing press releases, and managing marketing requests. The role offers a salary of up to GBP35k, benefits such as travel opportunities and a friendly working environment, including the option to work from home one day a week.

Benefits

Health and benefits scheme

Travel opportunities

Free parking

22 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension

Qualifications

• Experience as a local journalist or press officer is ideal.
• Strong understanding of regional media is essential.
• Exceptional writing skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Promote the company in regional media to generate coverage.
• Build relationships with broadcasters and online outlets.
• Write press releases and secure media coverage.
• Create copy for newsletters and other publicity materials.
• Manage requests for printed marketing materials.

Skills

Communications

Writing skills

Organizational skills

Media relations

Job description

Overview

We are a nationwide organisation with over 30,000 members across the UK seeking a PR Assistant to join the existing team located at our Head Office in Farnham, working as part of the wider PR and Marketing Department.

Salary up to GBP35k depending on experience. The role is 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with at least one day a week of work-from-home. Benefits include a health and benefits scheme, travel opportunities to UK and overseas events, free parking, 22 days holiday plus bank holidays and Christmas shutdown, pension, and a friendly and professional working environment.

The role would suit candidates who drive and own a car, with experience as a local journalist or press officer and a strong understanding of regional media. It is advantageous if you have an existing network of media contacts across the country and connections to the arts or charities through studies or employment.

Reporting into the Head of PR and Communications, you will focus on supporting the PR and Marketing team with securing PR coverage for our business across the UK, as well as copywriting tasks and supporting admin requests for marketing materials.

Responsibilities

• Promoting the company and its campaigns across regional media outlets to generate coverage.
• Building strong relationships with regional and local broadcasters, as well as print and online outlets.
• Working with the Head of PR to write engaging press releases and liaise with media outlets to secure coverage.
• Supporting the PR Team to write copy for newsletters, website, blogs and other publicity materials.
• Administering timely requests for printed marketing materials for new and existing leaders within the business, ordering and distributing three times a year and as required, coordinating with the Projects Coordinator and Graphics Designer for amendments and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and self-motivated communications professional with ideally experience as a local journalist or press officer and a strong understanding of regional media.
• Creative thinker with an eye for a good story and the ability to gain excellent coverage.
• Exceptional writing skills, meticulous attention to detail, accurate written communication, strong organisational skills, and the ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines.

Application

In return we offer the opportunity to work with a professional, welcoming, fun, and collaborative team plus at least one day a week WFH, health and benefits scheme, travel opportunities to UK and overseas events, free parking, 22 days holiday plus bank holidays and Christmas shutdown, pension, and a friendly and professional working environment.

To be considered, please mail us your CV ASAP.