PR & Communications Manager

TN United Kingdom; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic PR and Communications Manager to enhance their global brand reputation. In this pivotal role, you'll collaborate closely with senior leadership and international teams to manage media relations and develop strategic communications. You'll have the chance to mentor junior team members and engage with key legal reporters, ensuring consistent coverage in top outlets. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a supportive environment that values creativity and collaboration, where your contributions will make a significant impact on the firm's success.

Qualifications

• Experience running a press office and managing media requests.
• Ability to mentor junior team members and sustain press relationships.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Press Office and handle inbound media requests.
• Provide strategic advice to senior stakeholders on reputation development.

Skills

Media Relations

Strategic Communication

Team Management

Brand Messaging

Education

Degree Level Education

Job description

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Here at Pinsent Masons we bring together the best people to get the job done. We’re naturally curious, constantly learning, listening, and growing. We’ll truly value your ideas. You’ll be joining an award-winning, hardworking and commercially minded team, where you’ll have the opportunity to work with leading experts and form meaningful relationships, while making a difference. You’ll get the opportunity to be involved in varied and challenging work. Working in an open and supportive environment, to deliver outstanding results.

Our people are our success, and we work as one team.

We are recruiting a PR and Communications Manager to work closely with the Head of PR, and in unison with the PR and Communications Managers in APAC and EMEA, to build, strengthen and protect the reputation of the firm’s global brand through PR, media, campaign and social media activity. The role requires the cultivation of our relationships with national, legal and industry media to engage our target audience and boost our brand awareness. This role sits within the central Corporate Communications team comprising communications professionals across PR, marketing communications, content, digital and design.

Our standard working hours are 9.30am-5.30pm, however, we are happy to consider flexible working requests.

Candidate Overview

We are looking for candidates who ideally hold the following skills and experience:

• To run the Press Office - handling inbound legal market/firm wide media requests, manage output from junior members of the team, engage with and maintain relationships with key legal reporters, acting as the conduit between the press and senior leadership.
• Tomentor and manage junior members of the team to ensure press relationships are sustained and coverage is consistently generated within quality outlets.
• To provide strategic advice to senior stakeholders on proactive efforts to develop the firm's reputation in its chosen sectors, skillsets and priority areas and key firm wide topics and themes, engaging with traditional media and enabling multinational output working in collaboration with the EMEA and APAC PR and Communications managers, as well as Business Development SMEs across the network.
• Work with the Head of PR to define, refine and deliver relevant brand and messaging appropriate for all multinational internal and external audiences

Qualifications:

Degree level education or equivalent experience