PR and Social Media Executive

We are excited to be recruiting a PR and Social Media Executive/Manager to join our marketing team, a position which offers excellent prospects within an award-winning tour operator. It is a permanent, full-time role reporting to the Head of PR and Social Media. This is a hybrid role and is a pivotal part of our PR and social media function, sitting within the wider marketing team.

The Job

• Writing press releases and pitches
• Responding to media enquiries
• Organising group and individual press trips
• Acting as a point of contact for our external PR agency
• Attending meetings with journalists, influencers and PR contacts
• Planning and executing media events
• Deputising for the Head of PR & Social Media on occasion to represent the PR function at internal and external meetings
• Attending content, marketing and other internal meetings to ascertain PR stories and social media opportunities
• Monitoring news sources for story ideas and angles
• Day-to-day management of all social media channels
• Managing the schedule for all social media channels
• Supporting wider PR and marketing activity via social media
• Identifying influencers to work with on press trips and other collaborations
• Regularly engaging with those we follow
• Auditing follows and followers
• Monitoring press coverage and social media engagement
• Collating a monthly PR and social media report and analysing coverage and successes
• Collating ad hoc reports and presentations for internal comms

Skills Required

• 2+ years of PR experience in-house or at a PR agency, ideally in travel or luxury
• A digital native and social media-savvy with a sound knowledge of Instagram, LinkedIn and scheduling tools, such as Later
• Tech-savvy, with a sound knowledge of Canva and Photoshop
• Positive, can-do attitude; someone who is a self-starter and able to take initiative
• Creative and ideas-driven
• Good organisational skills and adept at reporting and day-to-day admin tasks
• Ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously, to prioritise and work under pressure

The Package

• 23 days annual leave, increasing one day per full year of service up to 30 days
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Sabbatical option after five years of continuous service

Interested

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