PR & Communications Manager

TN United Kingdom; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking firm as a PR and Communications Manager, where your expertise will help shape and protect the global brand. You'll work closely with senior leadership and collaborate with international teams to enhance brand visibility through effective media strategies. This role offers a dynamic environment where your ideas will be valued, and you will have the chance to make a significant impact. If you are passionate about public relations and ready to take on challenging work, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing press relationships and media requests.
• Ability to mentor junior team members in PR activities.

Responsibilities

• Run the Press Office and manage media requests.
• Provide strategic advice on developing the firm's reputation.

Skills

Media Relations

Strategic Communication

Team Management

Public Relations

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:

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

Qualifications:

Degree level education or equivalent experience.