PR Manager

Royal London Mutual Insurance Society; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mutual life and investment company in the UK is seeking a PR Manager. The role is hybrid based in London and involves crafting content, managing media relations, and executing PR campaigns. This position supports the growth of the company’s reputation across various media outlets and contributes to its overarching goals of financial resilience and sustainability.

Benefits

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Up to 14% employer matching pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in financial services, especially pensions and consumer finance.
• Ability to monitor and report on campaign effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute PR campaigns.
• Develop positive relationships with journalists.
• Lead delivery of strategic PR initiatives.

Skills

Communication

Networking

Media Relations

Campaign Management

Job description

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Job Title: PR Manager

Contract Type: 12 month FTC

Location: London

Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based

Closing date: 25th July 2025

Help us tell the Royal London story.

We are currently recruiting for a PR Manager with excellent news sense and a strong network of press contacts, on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

This hybrid role will be based in our London office.

Reporting to the Senior PR Strategy Manager and working with the in-house PR team, PR agency and colleagues across the Group, the role will help the PR team grow share of voice vs its peers in tier 1 media, support research campaigns, and protect and promote Royal London's reputation in the media across a broad variety of channels and outlets, while also analysing and measuring the effectiveness of PR activity.

The role contributes to our Purpose outcomes of:

• Helping build financial resilience
• Moving fairly to a sustainable world
• Strengthening the mutual choice for customers

About the role

• Plan and execute PR campaigns that align with our brand's goals and values.
• Craft compelling content including creating and distribute press releases, articles, and content which captivates our audience.
• Support the Senior PR Strategy Manager to develop the PR strategy, ensuring business needs are met and aligned to corporate positioning.
• Lead the delivery of key elements of the strategy that support the commercial activity of business areas to drive positive, on message coverage in the national, broadcast and trade press.
• Support PR activity at a Group level and across UK, as needed.
• Develop positive and productive relationships with a broad range of national, broadcast and trade journalists.
• Build excellent relationships with stakeholders across the Group, partnering with business areas or business initiatives as required.

About you

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Enjoy networking and building relationships with key stakeholders.
• An eye for detail and ensure that all communications are polished and professional.
• Experience working in and understanding of financial services, ideally in the pensions, consumer finance, sectors
• Experience of managing compelling media campaigns.
• Excellent media relations skills and good relationships with a range of journalists.
• Ability to monitor and report on campaign effectiveness and risks.

About Royal London

We're the UK's largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.

Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.

We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here - Our Benefits

Inclusion, diversity and belonging

We're an Inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected - whatever their background.