Pr Executive - London, United Kingdom - Love Success Plc

Love Success Plc

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

PR Executive:

Job Reference: CL_PRE

Date Posted: 2 May 2023

Recruiter: Love Success plc
Location: City of London, London
Salary: £100 to £125 Per Day
Sector: Marketing/Advertising/PR
Job Type: Contract
Duration: 3 months
Work Hours: Full Time

Our wonderful non for profit client is looking for a PR executive to start immediately for a 3 month contract role.

MAIN SUMMARY OF ROLE:

The purpose of the job is to positively promote the visibility, awareness and reputation of the non for profit organisation; raising the profile of the organisation among its key audiences through a range of press and communications activities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leading and coordinating fundraising PR function, working closely with fundraising team to collate stories and distribute to press.
Answering daily media and PR enquiries from journalists, beneficiaries, individuals and organisations.
Working closely with the PR Manager to identify opportunities and generate regional and national PR coverage and mitigate any negative coverage, liaising closely with beneficiaries, supporters and press.
Working with the Digital team to plan and implement social media activity and identify and produce content for the website.
Put together a biweekly internal communications enewsletter
To represent the Fund at external events.
Working with suppliers (film crew and photographer), creating briefs, attending shoots and managing editing process.
Liaise with beneficiaries, supporters and external organisations/agencies to develop appropriate materials.
Measure, evaluate and analyse relevant metrics for all our PR and media channels

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED FOR THE ROLE

Writing and reporting
Working with people
Persuading and influencing
Presenting and communicating information
Planning and organising
Learning and researching
Ability to work in a dynamic and flexible environment

Academic/Professional Qualification(s) or equivalent:

Degree or equivalent
2+ years' experience working within a PR role
Excellent writer, with a strong command of the English language
Positive attitude and a passion for working within a charity
Experience liaising with journalists, case studies and organisations
Experience using a PR monitoring service e.g. Cision
Good understanding of social media channels (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram)
Ability to thrive in a dynamic, proactive and reactive environment

Desirable

Interest or understanding of non for profit
Previous charity experience
Black book of journalist contacts
Knowledge and experience of managing digital and social media to support fundraising and PR objectives

Skills/Abilities:

Essential

Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Proven track record providing proactive and reactive media relations
Outgoing, personable and confident when talking to clients, journalists and beneficiaries
Creative flair, with the ability to spot a good story or opportunity
Highly motivated and energetic. Able to work individually and part of a team
Excellent organisation skills and time management
Collaborative worker, able to work consultatively with staff from across the organisation
Flexible and open to a variety of job responsibilities (small and large)
High level of IT literacy (Word, Excel and PowerPoint at a minimum
High level of IT literacy (Word, Excel and PowerPoint at a minimum)

Desirable

Knowledge and experience of prominent social networks
Experience using CMS systems

Other Requirements:

Travel to London office 3 x days a week and willingness to work out of hours and at weekends (as appropriate).
To carry out any other duties that is within the scope of the job as requested by the PR Manager or Head of Communications.