Senior PR Executive
Department: Marketing
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Cardiff
Description
About us
In 2002, we became the first insurance comparison site. Our purpose? To make the process of sorting your insurance, utilities or personal finances as easy as possible.
We’re part of RVU, a group of online brands that include Uswitch, Tempcover and money.co.uk. As a group, we use our shared knowledge to empower people, and help them make decisions confidently across a range of household services.
We are looking for an experienced PR professional to take on the role as Senior PR Executive for Confused.com. You'll be responsible for supporting the development and execution of the brand’s Consumer and Digital PR programme and supporting the PR Manager in the delivery of the overarching strategy.
You'll be running the day-to-day press office function, managing external agencies and partners, and ideating and developing brand and digital PR campaigns. You'll also work closely with other teams across the Confused.com marketing department to amplify consumer and digital PR activity and integrate brand and digital PR work across different platforms.
The successful candidate will have a creative and proactive approach and be able to manage multiple projects with the support of the PR Manager and wider teams.
What you'll be doing
* Running day-to-day press office, including working with external PR agency on proactive and reactive hijacking opportunities, liaising with journalists on inbound requests and competitor monitoring.
* Supporting in the development and execution of PR campaigns to support car, home and travel insurance. This will include working with wider teams to develop ideas, creating press materials and liaising with internal teams to build digital assets and content.
* Utilising press opportunities to gain backlinks to Confused.com website, and working with internal teams to integrate opportunities.
* Supporting the PR Manager on B2B PR programme, including running the Confused.com LinkedIn calendar, liaising with key stakeholders to develop company and individual profiling opportunities and working with external organisations to amplify Confused.com’s position in the Welsh Fintech ecosystem.
* Monitoring PR activity performance including working with external partners to analyse coverage, competitor activity and make recommendations to improve performance.
What we're looking for
Essentials
* 3+ years working in consumer PR either in-house or with a PR agency.
* Knowledge or experience in digital PR and link building.
* Experience working with and/or managing external agencies or partners.
* Proven record of delivering creative and successful PR campaigns with a focus on achieving brand reach and quality coverage.
Desirable
* SEO knowledge.
You don’t need to tick off everything on this list - so don’t let that hold you back from applying. We want to make sure you’re learning plenty during your time with us!
What we offer
We want to give you a great work environment, support your growth both personally and professionally, and provide benefits that make your time at RVU even more enjoyable. Here are some of the benefits you can look forward to:
* 10% discretionary yearly bonus and yearly pay reviews (based on RVU and personal performance).
* A hybrid working approach with 2 in-office days per week and up to 22 working days per year to “work from anywhere.”
* Employer matching pension contributions up to 7.5%.
* A one-off £300 “Work from Home” budget to help contribute towards a great work environment at home.
* Excellent maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption leave policy, for those key moments in your life.
* 25 days holiday (increasing to 30 days) + 2 days “My Time” per year.
* Private medical cover, critical illness cover, dental plans and employee assistance programme.
* Free gym access.
* Employee discounts programme.
* A healthy learning and training budget to support your development.
* Electric vehicle and cycle to work schemes.
* Regular events - from team socials to company-wide events with insightful external speakers, we want to make sure our colleagues continue to feel connected.
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