Senior PR executive

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