Responsibilities:

- Taking responsibility for strategic oversight and supporting the Directors in delivering public relations and public affairs campaigns for the company and its clients.

- Guiding and training the team to ensure client strategies are delivered to deadlines and regularly reporting back to clients as their first point of contact.

- Building and maintaining a network of influential journalists and increasing breadth and depth of contacts with influencers and industry commentators relevant to the company’s sectors.

- Planning, managing and implementing social media strategies for the company and its clients.
Taking responsibility for corporate reputational issues/crisis management for clients.

- Undertaking some public affairs and stakeholder engagement work on client accounts as required.

- Contributing to company marketing including writing blogs and articles and acting as an ambassador for the agency.

- Managing, planning, marketing and attending events representing the company and its clients.

- Working with Directors to identify and realise new business for the agency, including taking forward proactive approaches and leading on the preparation of proposals and pitches.

Requirements:

- Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject.

- Demonstrable experience in public relations, media relations, corporate communications, social media in agency or in-house.

- Demonstrable experience in devising and implementing successful multi-media communications campaigns for organisations from the public, private and voluntary sectors.

- An interest in politics and policy, some experience in delivering public affairs strategies for clients either in agency or in-house and an interest in undertaking public affairs and stakeholder engagement work as required.

- Experience in delivering high-profile social media campaigns with demonstrable outcomes

- A deep understanding of managing, maintaining and cultivating journalist relationships for communications campaigns

- Excellent writing skills and experience in writing articles, blogs, press releases, reports and presentations

- A basic understanding of website management including the use of Wordpress, Direct Marketing software, Google Analytics and Search Engine Optimisation