Public Relations Assistant – London

Blue Legal; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious international law firm in London is seeking a PR Assistant to support their Global PR team. The role involves tracking press activity, producing reports, and organizing media briefings. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Communications or related fields and some experience in public relations. This is a great opportunity to advance your career in the legal sector.

Qualifications

• Experience in a public relations or communications role is a plus.
• Candidates must have valid work experience in specified sectors.

Responsibilities

• Track all global press activity in the global PR team tracker.
• Produce activity reports as needed.
• Coordinate contributions and update PR documents for PR agencies.

Skills

Good computer skills

Experience in public relations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, Public Relations, or English

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Location: London
Salary: Market Rate
Salary band: Market Rate
Contract type: Permanent
Date posted: 28/06/2024

Blue Legal have partnered with one of the City’s most prestigious international law firms, in their quest to find an enthusiastic and driven PR Assistant, who will join their growing PR team in their London office. The PR Assistant will be key to the smooth running of the daily activities of the Global PR team, they will be involved in the organisation and management of key contacts, internal updates and briefings. This is a wonderful opportunity for someone with a couple of years’ experience looking to catapult their PR career in legal.

The Responsibilities:

• Track all global press activity in the global PR team tracker.
• Ensure activity information is accurate and kept updated including information from PR agencies.
• Produce activity reports as needed.
• Generate a daily email update for the global PR team sharing all media mentions from the current/previous day.
• Produce media briefing notes ahead of media interviews.
• Coordinate contributions and update PR documents for use by PR agencies.
• Coordinate the administrative aspects of byline articles and reprint rights.
• Maintain the firm’s target media lists.
• Maintain PR team spaces on the internal network.
• Conduct research and other projects as requested by the PR Team.

The Candidate:

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, Public Relations, or English.
• Experience in a public relations or communications role is a plus.
• Good computer skills, including experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Please note: Due to the specific sectors we work in, only candidates with valid work experience in a Law Firm, Accountancy Firm, Management Consultancy, Property/Construction Firm, Financial Services Firm or a high profile relevant Association or Agency will be considered. We regret that our clients will not accept applications outside of these areas.

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