PR & Communications Apprenticeship

The Think Tank; Greater London; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Private medical insurance

Free gym access across London

On-demand GP, physiotherapy and mental

Career development through The Think 坦

Regular team events

Job summary

The Think Tank is hiring a PR Junior Account Executive apprentice to join our PR team. No agency experience needed. If you’re a strong writer, keen on the news and happy talking to people, we’ll teach you how B2B PR really works, and you’ll earn a nationally recognised qualification along the way.

You’ll join our PR team and learn how to build reputations for B2B clients. You’ll complete a Level 4 PR and Communications Assistant apprenticeship, building qualifications as you gain real experience.

Qualifications

• A confident, accurate writer with good written English.
• Genuinely interested in current affairs, news and technology.
• Comfortable on the phone and happy to talk to people.
• Organised, curious and keen to learn.
• Reliable, proactive and open to feedback.
• Someone comfortable working to deadlines and juggling several things at once.

Responsibilities

• Support the team on media relations and influencer campaigns for B2B clients.
• Research target media, journalists and news opportunities.
• Help draft press releases, comments and basic PR content.
• Build media lists and track coverage.
• Spot news the team can react to and pitch around.
• Help prepare reports, coverage summaries and client updates.
• Support new business research and pitches.

Skills

Strong writing

Interest in current affairs

Phone/communication

Organised/curious

Reliable/proactive

Deadline management

Education

Degree or equivalent welcome

Job description

Love a good story and want to turn that into a career?

We're looking for a PR Junior Account Executive apprentice to join our PR team. No agency experience needed. If you're a strong writer, keen on the news and happy talking to people, we'll teach you how B2B PR really works, and you'll earn a nationally recognised qualification along the way.

The role

You’ll join our PR team and learn how to build reputations for B2B clients.

From researching stories, analysing campaigns and drafting press materials to starting to build relationships with journalists, you’ll get stuck into the day-to-day of a busy PR team. Alongside the job, you’ll complete a Level 4 PR and Communications Assistant apprenticeship, building qualifications as you gain real experience.

What you’ll be doing

• Supporting the team on media relations and influencer campaigns for B2B clients
• Researching target media, journalists and news opportunities
• Helping draft press releases, comments and basic PR content
• Building media lists and tracking coverage
• Spotting news the team can react to and pitch around
• Helping prepare reports, coverage summaries and client updates
• Supporting new business research and pitches

What we’re looking for

• A confident, accurate writer with good written English
• Genuinely interested in current affairs, news and technology
• Comfortable on the phone and happy to talk to people
• Organised, curious and keen to learn
• Reliable, proactive and open to feedback
• Someone comfortable working to deadlines and juggling several things at once

You'll need

• The right to work in the UK
• To be in our Holborn office at least two days a week, and more at the start
• A degree or equivalent qualification is welcome but not essential. We’re interested in your potential, curiosity and commitment to building a career in marketing.

About the apprenticeship

This is a Level 4 PR and Communications Assistant apprenticeship, fully funded by us. It runs for 18 months including the end-point assessment, and you’ll spend roughly a day a week of paid time on off-the-job training.

You’ll finish with a nationally recognised qualification and a solid foundation in PR and communications.

We pride ourselves on our supportive culture. We offer a strong work/life balance, heaps of development opportunities and regularly decline clients that don’t fit our values. We’re proud of an exciting client mix who make the world a better place through technology, innovation and changing how things are done.

Your package includes:

• 27 days holiday
• Private medical insurance
• Free gym access across London, plus fitness and travel discounts
• On-demand GP, physiotherapy and mental health support
• Career development through The Think Tank Academy
• Regular team events

About us

We’re The Think Tank - a leading B2B marketing and PR agency with a team of 35+ Thinkers who genuinely love what they do. You’ll work on exciting B2B campaigns across a wide range of sectors, with real opportunities to grow your skills and your career.

Our office is based in Holborn, London. The team come in a minimum of two days per week, so you’ll get the best of both worlds - great collaboration in a buzzing agency environment and the flexibility to work from home too. If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.

We’re committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace, so we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.