PR Executive

Oliver Bonas Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vibrant and innovative team as a PR Executive, where your organisational and administrative skills will shine. In this dynamic role, you will support the PR and Marketing team, ensuring efficient operations and high-quality outputs. This position offers a unique opportunity to engage with various media partners, manage exciting campaigns, and contribute to a collaborative and playful workplace culture. With a focus on creativity and relationship-building, you will play a key role in enhancing the brand's presence while enjoying a range of benefits, including flexible working and generous discounts. If you’re passionate about PR and eager to make a difference, this role is perfect for you!

Benefits

Generous employee discount up to 50%

Free access to employee assistance programme

Flexible holiday – 30 days

Annual discretionary profit-related bonus

Free membership for health cash plan

Auto-enrolment into pension plan

Free access to onsite gym

Cycle to work scheme

Refer a Friend incentive

Quarterly free lunch

Qualifications

• Experience in PR, preferably in retail, with strong organisational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support PR and marketing team with tasks and reporting.
• Manage media sample requests and maintain PR databases.
• Assist in organizing PR events and maintaining relationships with press.

Skills

Organisational Skills

Administrative Skills

Relationship Building

Creativity

Positive Attitude

Project Management

Education

Previous PR Experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

We are looking for a PR Executive to join Team OB in our Support Office.

As a PR Executive at OB you will play a vital role in our PR and Marketing team at OB. You will provide key support across various functions, utilizing your strong organisational and administrative skills to ensure that the team operates efficiently, and tasks are completed to the highest standard.

Our Support Office is based in Tolworth, near Chessington, only a 30-minute journey from London Waterloo. We offer hybrid working with a split of 3 days in the office and 2 days home working per week, and are open to having conversations about working flexibly.

A bit about us …

At Oliver Bonas (OB), our values of Work Hard, Play Hard & Be Kind are integral to everything we do. Collaboration, imagination, curiosity, and teamwork are key to our success, and everyone has their part to play in making OB a special place to work.

Having fun is key, and a playful and positive approach creates an optimistic environment. We don’t take ourselves too seriously, but we are serious about what we do.

Our team knows their stuff. They’re confident and creative and unafraid to challenge convention to find solutions, taking accountability for their actions, but always with kindness and humility.

More about the role …

An OB PR Executive will:

1. Making sure PR external reporting partners (Cision/PR Shots) are up to date
2. Updating press media database
3. Compiling monthly PR reports
4. Sending out imagery and campaigns to media when requested and pitching
5. Creating PR mailers/ Newsletters for pitching
6. Record, monitor, and follow up on all sample requests and returns
7. Coordinate the delivery of media sample requests
8. Manage all PR samples, ensuring appropriate tracking, storage, and timely return
9. Maintain stock at our SO/warehouse, ensuring accurate records and proper management
10. Assist in producing goody bags for media, charity, and customer events
11. Support the organization of PR and marketing events, including some outside office hours – e.g press days & brand events
12. Assist with in-store and other retail marketing events, potentially attending some events
13. Developing & building relationships with press from target print and online publications
14. Developing and maintaining relationships with content creators for gifting
15. Manage and maintain the online image bank, including updating image folders & PR Shots
16. Log and organise media cuttings for evaluation purposes
17. Manage the media lists and maintain the Media Discount Card scheme (LOVEOB cards)

Bonas Benefits:

• Generous employee discount up to 50% off all OB products
• Free access to our 24 hour employee assistance programme with Care First – offering financial, emotional and vocational support
• Flexible holiday – 30 days (including bank holidays) – increasing to 35 days with length of service
• Annual discretionary profit related bonus scheme
• Free membership for our Westfield Health Cash Plan or Private Medical
• Auto-enrolment into our pension plan
• Free access to our onsite gym
• Cycle to work scheme
• Refer a Friend incentive
• Quarterly free lunch
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity Voice network and EDI team
• Mental Health First Aider support
• Education and support throughout Looop eLearning platform

What we look for:

• Previous PR experience within the retail sector preferable
• Passion for the OB brand and product
• Positive, can-do attitude
• Strong organisational and administrative skills
• Capable of handling multiple projects and campaigns simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• Positive, professional, and collaborative, with the ability to build and nurture strong relationships
• Creative, innovative, and resourceful
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and related PC packages.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at OB

At Oliver Bonas, our promise is to do our bit to make living a joyful experience and give cause for optimism. This promise is central to our work in equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI). To bring joy to others, we must first ensure everyone at OB feels valued, included and most importantly, can be themselves at work.

It is important to us that our brand reflects wider society and the communities in which we operate. As a result, we welcome all eligible applicants for this role however we are particularly interested in speaking to eligible candidates from the Black, Asian & Mixed Heritage communities.

Oliver Bonas is a Disability Confident Committed employer under the Disability Confident employer scheme.

To read more about our ED&I commitments, head over to the EDI page on our website: https://www.oliverbonas.com/meet-the-team/diversity