Senior PR executive required by a marketing agency in Royston, Hertfordshire.
As a Senior PR executive, you will be working alongside the Editorial Manager to deliver quality content in a variety of formats, with a focus on press releases, magazine features and online blogs.
Our client has an excellent reputation for delivering well-researched content that busy editors can simply copy and paste. An old-school journalism background would be a definite advantage.
You must be confident and speak with authority on all activity.
ABOUT YOU
Passionate - You’ll be an avid supporter of the team and your clients
Ambitious - You will propel client success and success for the agency as a whole
Curious - You’ll have a thirst for knowledge and use this curiosity to deliver incredible outcomes
Customer-focused - You will be a highly organised person with great attention to detail who thrives on developing and maintaining close relationships with clients
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
*Work across a number of industries, delivering quality content in different formats
*Be able to write in different tones for different clients and different outputs
*Working closely with the Editorial Manager to develop content strategies
*Clearly communicate the progress of initiatives to internal and external stakeholders
*Use online applications to manage campaigns and deliver results to clients
*Develop and implement strategic plans to manage and grow accounts alongside the wider team
*Researching, preparing and conducting interviews
*Liaise with the wider team to ensure consistency in promoting clients
*Understand client needs, work to anticipate them and identify new business opportunities
*Prepare analysis and research where needed to support outputs
*Administrative duties including reporting and file management
*Develop and maintain excellent knowledge and understanding of the clients’ services and industry
YOUR SKILLS
*At least two years’ experience as a journalist or in a PR role
*Outstanding written English across different formats
*Friendly and personable interview style
*Impeccable attention to detail
*Excellent listening and presentation skills
*Knowledge of the media landscape an advantage
*Capable of building strong relationships internally and externally
BENEFITS
*28 days holiday a year including bank holidays, with increasing allowance connected to length of service
*Hybrid working
*Pension contributions
*Regular social events
*Discounts on gym memberships and with over 1,000 retailers, restaurants and destinations
WELLBEING
*Two mental health days per year
*Annual mental health workshop
*Healthcare top-up which includes up to:
o £180 for dental cover
o £180 for optical cover
o £500 for therapy treatments (physiotherapy, acupuncture, chiropractic, homeopathy, osteopathy)
o £75 for chiropody treatments
o And much more for you and your children too
YOUR DEVELOPMENT
*Training and development in your specialism
*Access to industry courses
*Scope to develop in the role and progress through the organisation
LOCATION
*Beautiful rural offices
*Plenty of free parking (you’ll never struggle to find a space)
*Office dog
Commutable from: - Welwyn, WGC, Hatfield, Borehamwood, Hitchin, Stevenage, Letchworth, Baldock, Royston, Ware, Hertford, Hoddesdon, Broxbourne,Biggleswade, Saffron Walden, Haverhill, Braintree, Ely, Newmarket, St Neots, St Ives, Bedfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridge
Senior PR executive - Hertfordshire - £26,000 - £31,000