Job Reference: JR6879
Job Duration:
Start date: asap
Description:
A well-established small/medium PR agency in the food,health and wellbeing sector is looking to hire a PR Account Manager with solid consumer PR media experience and a practical understanding of Twitter and Facebook. We're looking for a creative PR person with good account management, client handling and media liaison skills who can write good copy in English and has a good knowledge of the UK consumer media landscape. Ideally, you'llhave experience or interest in the food sector.
Day-to-day, the PR Account Manager role includes:
* Supporting the Account Director to develop clients' strategic marketing communications.
* Implementing agreed PR programmes including planning, project management and reporting to clients.
* Drafting press releases, articles, opinion pieces, contact reports, agenda or other material in the production arena, including brochures, newsletters and direct mail copy.
* PR monthly status meetings -preparing all collateral
* Liaising with third party suppliers and agreeing budgets for bought-in services
* Contributing to the winning of new business with existing and prospective clients
For which you'll need:
* An understanding and alignment with the food and wellbeing sector, other client-related and PR industries and willingness to research new companies and trends.* To develop and enhance a full range of writing skills, including press releases, case studies, presentations, features and PR plans and proposals.
* To provide media relations advice and marketing communications consultancy to clients
* To activelyparticipate in the company's continuous professional development programme
What we're looking for an enthusiastic person able to make a positive contribution to the office with:
* Minimum twelve months PR experience with some social media skills* Ability to write in a range of styles, including news releases, case histories, product stories, exhibition releases, articlesand newsletter and brochure copy
* An understanding of media and media relations techniques, and how to integrate social media into overall comms campaigns
* An understanding of the creative process and creative techniques
* Experience handling suppliers such as designers, photographers and printers
If this is you we'd love to hear from you with a CV and a covering letterexplaining why your experience is relevant to the position. Please apply now!
Industry: Marketing
Salary: £28000 - £35000 per annum
Salary Benefits:
Vacancy Type: Permanent
Job Skills: social media, consumer, marketing, PR, digital, content, direct-marketing
Contact Name: John Reilly
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