PR Manager (London, GB)

-; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company is seeking a PR Manager to join their External Affairs team in London. This role involves delivering media relations activity and managing the company's reputation through compelling storytelling. The ideal candidate will have strong media relations experience, a journalistic mindset, and excellent stakeholder management skills. This position offers a hybrid working model and a competitive salary range of £51,620 - £65,907.

Benefits

26 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

Generous pension

Life cover

Bonus opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering national campaigns for consumer brands.
• Strong writing skills and a great nose for a story.
• Proven experience managing issues under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Deliver creative stories and campaigns that engage consumer audiences.
• Monitor and manage issues impacting E.ON's reputation.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders for consistent messaging.

Skills

Strong media relations experience

Journalistic mindset

Stakeholder management skills

Proactive and energetic approach

Job description

We need everyone's positive energy and innovative thinking to lead the transition to new energy. That's why we welcome applications from all backgrounds and experiences and have a range of flexible working options to suit everyone! We're looking for a PR Manager to join our External Affairs team on a permanent basis, helping to promote and protect E.ON UK's reputation among consumers alongside a dynamic team. This role will be based at our Citigen base in London and offers a hybrid working model. Reporting to the Consumer PR Lead, you'll deliver compelling media relations activity that builds trust, raises awareness of our innovative products and services, and highlights how E.ON is making new energy work - for everyone - from helping its customers to lower their bills to positively impacting the communities we serve. You'll work closely with internal stakeholders to ensure delivery of a pipeline of stories which are credible, relevant and resonant.

PR Manager

Here's what you'll be doing

• Deliver creative stories and campaigns that engage consumer audiences.
• Respond to media enquiries as part of our 'always-on' press office and on-call rota.
• Monitor and manage issues, helping to safeguard and strengthen E.ON's reputation among consumers.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders across E.ON Next and the wider business to ensure consistent messaging and alignment with E.ON's strategy.
• Analyse PR output and coverage for data-driven decision making.

What we need from you

• Strong media relations experience, ideally delivering national campaigns for consumer brands.
• A journalistic mindset with a great nose for a story and strong writing skills.
• Proven experience managing issues and delivering effective communications under pressure.Good commercial awareness.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to collaborate across complex environments.
• A proactive, energetic approach with agility, integrity, and resilience.
• A passion for turning complex ideas into compelling storytelling.

Here's what you need to know

• Award-Winning Workplace - We're proud to be named a Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2025 and the Best Place to Work for 16-34-year-olds.
• Outstanding Benefits - Enjoy 26 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, a generous pension, life cover, bonus opportunities, and access to 20 flexible benefits with tax/NI savings.
• Flexible & Family-Friendly - Our industry-leading hybrid and family-friendly policies earned us double recognition at the Personnel Today Awards 2024. We're open to discussing how flexibility can work for you.
• Inclusive & Diverse - We're the only energy company in the Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers. We're also proud winners of Best Employer for Women and Human Company of the Year-recognising our inclusive, people-first culture.
• Support at Every Stage of Life - We're Fertility Friendly and Menopause Friendly accredited, with inclusive support for everyone.
• Accessible & Supportive - Do you consider yourself as having a disability? As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee interviews for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role and will make any adjustments needed during the process.
• Invested in Your Growth - From inclusive talent networks to top-tier development programmes, we'll support your growth every step of the way.

At a glance

Reference no.: 240649 Closing date: 03/12/2025 Salary: £51,620 - £65,907

Get in touch

For more information about the role please contact [e-mail]

About us

E.ON is a privately owned international energy company. Our 75,000 colleagues in 15 countries work daily towards the improvement of technical innovations and user-friendly customer solutions for the new energy world. We are the first large energy company to focus more heavily upon the energy of the future through our three business areas of energy networks, renewable energies and customer solutions.

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