Senior PR & Events Executive

Carnival Corporation & plc; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading cruise company as a Senior PR & Events Executive. You'll develop and execute PR strategies, manage media relationships, and coordinate events onboard award-winning ships. This role offers travel opportunities and a hybrid working model.

Benefits

Employee Discounted Cruising

Minimum 25 days leave

Flexible and Hybrid working model

Health Cash Plan

Life Assurance

Employee Shares Plan

Onsite restaurant

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of digital and traditional PR.
• Experience in managing influencer relationships and events.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute impactful PR and events activities.
• Craft compelling stories and maintain strong media relationships.
• Coordinate and manage media events and press trips.

Skills

PR

Social Media

Writing

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

Introduction

Would you like the opportunity to be a part of a world-leading cruise company; to work with famous talent and household names; and to utilise your black book of media and influencer contacts to think outside the box and deliver attention-grabbing consumer and press activations? P&O Cruises is at the forefront of the holiday industry, and we are seeking a passionate individual to fill a newly created role, Senior PR & Events Executive.

Role Overview

The P&O Cruises PR & events team is expanding, and this new role within our busy and creative department offers the opportunity to travel onboard award-winning P&O Cruises ships, host top-tier journalists, influencers, and brand partners, and be part of prestigious partnerships including the BAFTA TV Awards and Pride of Britain. The role will work closely with the wider team to deliver top-tier media coverage across national, lifestyle, broadcast, and trade media titles.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Develop and execute impactful PR and events activities to support P&O Cruises' commercial priorities.
2. Craft compelling stories, maintain strong media relationships, and support key PR and events projects and campaigns.
3. Develop press materials, support the influencer strategy, and ensure KPIs are met.
4. Coordinate and manage media events, press trips, and brand partner activations.

This role is positioned at CUK09 level within our organisation and is available on a full-time, permanent basis. We offer hybrid work including up to two days from home.

What You'll Bring: Your unique background and skills are what will make you stand out. We're looking for:

• A strong understanding of digital and traditional PR, social media, and influencers.
• Exceptional writing skills with a keen attention to detail.
• Experience in managing influencer relationships and high-profile events.
• Competency with Microsoft Office products and budgeting/cost management.
• A well-connected black book of media and influencer contacts.

About You: The Ideal Candidate

You are more than just your CV. You're someone who brings:

• Speaks up, shares ideas, and raises concerns.
• Flexible and agile around business requirements.
• Works collaboratively and creatively with others and keeps up to date with trends as well as rules and protocols.
• Communicates openly, honestly, and with clarity, and continuously seeks to learn and develop.

Application Guidance:

Diversity is our strength, and we encourage applications from those with varied experiences, whether you meet every listed requirement or not. If you’re passionate about PR & Events and looking for an opportunity to grow, we’d love to hear from you.

Why Join Us?

Working with us means more than just a role in PR & Events. It’s about being part of a team that values well-being and personal growth. Here’s what we offer:

• Travel opportunities onboard P&O Cruises ships
• Be a part of our exciting partnerships including BAFTA TV Awards, Pride of Britain, and Southampton Football Club
• Flexible and Hybrid working model (minimum requirement of 3 days ‘on-site’)
• Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers
• Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance, and holiday trading scheme
• Recognition scheme with prizes and awards
• Regular office events including live entertainment, lifestyle events, and charity partner fundraisers
• Extensive learning and development opportunities
• Employee-led networks
• Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes
• Company paid Health Cash Plan and health assessment
• In-house Occupational Health help and access to digital GP
• Life Assurance
• Parental and adoption leave
• Employee Shares Plan
• Electric Car and Cycle to Work schemes
• Onsite restaurant offering range of healthy cooked and grab-and-go meals
• Discounted retail and leisure via discounts portal
• Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme
• A friendly welcome with help settling in

Due to the popularity of our roles and our commitment to finding the best talent, we might close applications earlier than advertised. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to become part of a team dedicated to creating unforgettable holiday happiness. Apply today to start your journey with us.

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About Us

Holidays are one of life’s greatest pleasures. Having the chance to relax, escape and explore is a magical thing. And there is no better holiday than a cruise.

No one knows cruising like Carnival UK, where talented people from across the globe come together to create unforgettable holiday happiness. As part of the world’s largest holiday travel and leisure company, we take enormous pride in bringing to life two of the most iconic brands from Britain’s rich seafaring heritage, P&O Cruises and Cunard. Collectively they have been delivering unbridled joy, boundless adventure, and lifelong memories to millions of people for over 350 years. And in a multi-million-pound global holiday market, where cruising has barely scratched the surface, we have the opportunity to do that for many, many more people.

Our diverse yet tight-knit teams share high standards, heartfelt values, and passion for our purpose. Our Culture Essentials describe the expectations we have for ourselves and of each other, in building a culture that supports safe, sustainable, compliant operations, and celebrates diversity, equity, and inclusion.

It’s through the successful delivery of these extraordinary travel experiences for our target markets and our distinctive culture that we hope to become Travel’s Employer of Choice.