Office Angels are currently recruiting for a Content & PR Manager for our client based in Bracknell.
Role: Content & PR Manager
Location: Bracknell
Salary: £43,000 per annum
Key Responsibilities:
Content Strategy
- Manage the creation of the annual content calendar (derived from the Content Strategy & the Annual Trading Plan) taking into account all necessary inputs from across the total UK & EU business.
- Work with the wider content & marketing team to ensure everyone is working to the annual calendar
- Lead frequent sessions with the content team to establish themes and activity for the content calendar
- Drive valuable content (video, imagery, live education, copy writing & ambassador partnerships) through the business by working with WinWin, Exclusive and Open-Brand suppliers with the support of the Creative Studio team
- Stay abreast of competitor activities in the industry to ensure we are leading on content for all suppliers
- Manage relationships with suppliers to deliver joint content plans across trade & retail for both UK and CE - be the first point of contact from marketing
- Work in partnership with the Education & Training Manager on how we collaborate to create helpful customer facing content for the total business
- Work collaboratively with Salon Success to develop content creation plans with the team to ensure we maximise resources and investment in the group
PR
- Lead and establish (with support from the Content & Digital Marketing Manager) the PR strategy for both trade & retail across the UK and CE
- Develop the PR calendar for both trade & retail across the UK and CE including strategy, goals, budget and tactics
- Manage the relationship with the PR agency as the day to day contact
- Identify and establishes a team of influencer partners for the organisation and manage communications, campaigns and day to day partnerships with them
- With the Agency, identify and define the partnerships with key Associations
- Develop media relationships in conjunction with the agency to drive brand awareness and media partnerships
- Work with the channel owners to deliver the influencer programme
- Leads the charity strategy with the Content & Digital Marketing Manager to identify the right partners and develop the fundraising plan on an annual basis
Content Management
- Work with the Marketing Services Manager to establish and effect platform to host all content
- Review the effectiveness of content across all channels, including content maintenance, out of date assets, etc.
Budget management
- Raise POs, check invoices and actively support the Content & Digital Manager on the content and translation budget reconciliation & forecasting
- Continuously look for ways to be more effective & save money
Team leadership
- Manage and mentor the Content & PR Co-ordinator through 1:1's, Coaching, Objective Setting, support with PDP's and giving consistent feedback to support their career goals.
- Support the Content & PR Co-Ordinator on the creation and delivery of the Blog & Podcast.
- Oversee briefing, copy checking, image sourcing and analytics.
The Ideal Candidate
- Customer focused and creative thinker to deliver on customer needs
- Experience in creating content (e.g. photo shoots) as well as managing agencies to support on content delivery
- CMS or DAM experience desirable
- Great at building relationships both internally and externally
- Experience in managing budgets and delivering on commitments
- Self-motivated as well as a team player
- Very well organised
- People management experience
- Excellent communication skills, written & verbal
- Confidently can work across functions with multiple people at various levels
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Your application will be handled with strict confidentiality.
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