Careers

Junior PR Coordinator

Responsibilities

  • Writing press releases, pitches and case studies
  • Pitching press releases and feature ideas to national, regional, lifestyle, consumer, and trade journalists, across print, broadcast and online
  • Responding to and managing queries from journalists
  • Responding to and managing queries from clients
  • Monitoring media coverage and reporting results to the wider team and clients
  • Attending client events and managing attendees
  • Building and nurturing relationships with the media within the lifestyle sector
  • Instigating and facilitating brand partnerships
  • Brainstorming fresh ideas for PR campaigns
  • Monitoring and clipping coverage and updating monthly reports
  • General administration responsibilities including; maintaining database, managing press booking sheets, researching tasks, assisting with press drops

Must have

  • Has 2-3 years minimum experience in PR
  • Has built a strong knowledge of the PR and hospitality industry
  • Has started to gather a little black book of press contacts that can be leveraged for securing coverage
  • Is determined and passionate about what they do
  • Has high levels of communication – both presentation, verbal and written skills
  • Strong admin skills and attention to detail are essential to this role

 

The above is not an exhaustive list of duties and you will be expected to perform different tasks with different clients as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of both the organisation and clients.

Good to know

Job Title: Junior PR Coordinator

Salary: Up to £26,000.00 per annum

Reporting To: PR Coordinator

Client Portfolio:

  • D&D London
  • Island Hospitality
  • Mano Mayfair
  • Ben’s Yard

Perks

We offer interesting career paths, cross-team collaboration and build trust-based long-term client relationships along with the following perks:

  • 28 days holiday including bank holidays + 10 days office closure at Christmas
  • Additional holiday for long – term service at 3, 5 & 7 years (up to 7 additional days!) 
  • Holiday Buy Back Scheme
  • Birthday annual leave & gift
  • 20% commission for new business brought in
  • 50% monthly cover for new laptop 
  • Work phone
  • WeWork membership
  • Private healthcare with AXA
  • 3 Months full maternity pay  & 1 month full paternity pay and leave
  • £500 training budget, per person
  • Flexibility and autonomy

 

The D&P Team currently base themselves in the office two days a week. For the remaining days we trust the team to work from home (or anywhere you like, as long as the job is done it doesn’t matter where it’s done from!)

Send Your CV

Apply through LinkedIn now or submit your cv to recruitment@darbyandparrett.com