Job Description

Job Description

PR and Communications Manager

3 months contract (up to £300 per day)

Hybrid (1-2 days per week in their London office)

We are currently working with a higher education institution whose pioneering and forward-thinking vision is making a positive and significant impact on the communities they serve, inspiring staff and students to reach their full potential. The client is currently on a transformational 10-year vision, with a clear route map to drive diversity in the talent pipeline and to create an inclusive and sustainable green future.

The PR and Communications Manager will craft, execute and assess PR and creative digital content strategies for 1-2 of the University’s academic schools, positioning and promoting key strategic people and products in alignment with Vision 2028.

We are looking for someone who is a self-starter and can produce results in a fast-paced work environment with multiple, often shifting priorities and often under minimal direction. You should be highly detail-oriented and excited about engaging and inspiring your colleagues to do the work of enhancing and promoting the university's brand to the media.

Skills and Responsibilities:

• Design and implement effective PR strategies which promote Vision 2028 priorities and objectives (1+ earned tier 1 piece/month; 4+ total unique earned PR pieces/month)
• Maintain and leverage professional relationships with key media and social media sources, with routine outreach to local, national and international journalists, editors and news organisations and digital influencers.
• Identify, generate and maintain relationships with academics, school and institutional leadership teams and internal and external partners to identify newsworthy people and events and promote and disseminate information.
• Develop and execute written communications of a complex nature, including press releases, media advisories, newsletters, thought leadership and opinion pieces and social media posts.
• Design and implement effective strategies on social media and other digital platforms to enhance PR and reputation for one or more of the University’s schools.
• Create compelling and strategic digital content (4+ pieces/month), including videos and podcasts, for social media, website, blogs and other platforms.

About you:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience in Corporate writing is a must
• Demonstrated ability to sell in pitches to all types of media
• Demonstrated ability in synthesizing complex materials and communicating highly technical information in a manner easily understood
• Highly skilled in PR software and tools, Microsoft Office Suite, Sharepoint, Drupal and other content management systems (CMS), project management tools, Adobe Creative Suite and other systems as needed.
• Excellent understanding of SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) and writing for optimal website engagement
• Ability to work on Multiple projects