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About Townhouse

Townhouse was created with a single goal: to disrupt and reinvent the global nail salon industry. We are the fastest growing beauty brand in the UK and are driven by a passionate and disruptive team in achieving our mission. We grew 300% last year and that’s just the beginning!

We’ve brought together a world class team from a wide range of industries. And as we’re growing extremely fast, we need brilliant people (like you!) – to join us on our journey and help us deliver our goal.

Reporting directly to the PR Director, you will be an experienced PR Assistant who has a track record in delivering excellent results. Working alongside an experienced Team, you will be assisting with all press, media, editorial and PR events to elevate the Townhouse brand.

Your responsibilities include (but are not limited too):

• Responding to all PR enquiries
• Assist in planning and executing strategies and campaigns etc
• Conduct research to support PR planning
• Seek opportunities for partnerships, sponsorships and advertising
• Preparing and editing organisational publications; internally and externally

Key Skills/Experience:

• 2-3 years PR experience
• Sound knowledge of current PR activities in the UK

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Scope for rapid career progression
• Hybrid working environment (on agreement with managers)
• “Townhouse Perks” comprehensive benefits package

Work

• Full time, 40 hours / week
• Right to work in UK required
• Office based in Tottenham Court Road

Townhouse

Publicity Assistant – Entertainment

Talent

We are currently working with a fantastic PR agency, who are keen on staying ahead of the curve when it comes to looking after their top tier talent. With a roster of talent spanning across Television, Lifestyle, Music, Radio, Podcasts and Books and more, this is an opportunity not to be missed!

This role is for a Publicity Assistant to focus on the talent PR support as well as other PR duties within the agency. This candidate must be super eager, fascinated by the world of entertainment and highly driven for progression. If you are a recent graduate with a passion for entertainment and PR or someone who is ready to kick start their career in publicity, then this could be the perfect role.

Key responsibilities

• Staying up to date with coverage emails
• Help create call sheets for talent photoshoots
• Liaise with clients and managers to organize interviews and photoshoots
• Assist publicists at photo shoots and interviews
• Look out and spot potential new talent!
• Monitor coverage for your teams clients
• Flagging any press that could be of concern to clients publicist
• Send daily coverage emails to clients
• Keep an eye on the media
• Create media lists for specific client announcements
• Compile and send campaign reports to clients
• Help publicists find relevant contacts
• Work closely with the social media team to ensure client coverage moments are posted on socials
• Keep across teams to ensure clients feel equally represented on their socials

You will have:

• excellent grammar and spelling
• A confident and enthusiastic mindset
• The ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Enthusiasm towards the world of entertainment

Please get in touch if this sounds like the role for you!

Handle Recruitment

£70-£75k + bonus. We’re seeking a highly creative Associate Director who wants to work with a leading global independent agency that EVERYONE is talking about. They work with superb big name consumer brands, they have won 100’s of awards and are an employer of choice, headed up by highly creative and respected industry experts.

They are dominating the B2C/consumer space, securing clients who are global household names, ranging from lifestyle, consumer, social media, fashion and food and drink sectors. IF you want to be creative and work on impactful assignments that people talk about this Associate Director role would be perfect for you.

Their amazing client list benefits from expertise in PR, social, digital, content, experiential and influencer marketing and they win endless awards making them one of the most sought after agencies to work for. The team is creative, fun and on point, led by one of the most progressive and inspiring CEOs in the industry.

Based in the City of London, this supportive team are seeking a talented Associate Director. Working on consumer accounts you will manage and inspire your team in addition to providing sound strategic advice to your clients on a range of branding, PR and social projects, working closely with the creative team.

The Ideal Candidate will

* have strong’ public relations experience within the consumer space

* be a great strategic and creative thinker

* have hunger, ambition, and be culturally-connected with multi-channel experience

* be charismatic, energetic, forward-thinking and keen to shape and continue building your career in a highly creative agency

The Rewards

They will offer a base of £70-£75k, bonus, pension, and package. Private members club, warehouse-style offices with private restaurant free breakfast and lunch, free evening bar, highly creative team, an agency that has the backing of a global company but is independent and making their presence known in the market, by winning heaps of awards and accolades for their work and as a team that inspires. The role is hybrid working.

Inspirational open minded founders, who are forging a unique culture that is focused on work life balance, whilst maintaining a challenging and fun culture. They will also offer career development to a more senior position.

To Apply

Please apply on-line or send your CV to andy@prfutures.co.uk. Alternatively, you can call Justyne for a confidential chat 07971 361 206.

PRFutures

We are looking for an exceptional Account Director, with at least six years of agency experience working on big brands.

THE AGENCY

A creative agency that makes the unknown, known.

Grounded by their values, and powered by culture, they build brands recognised for who they are and why they matter.

They are audience-obsessed, story-driven and channel-agnostic.

They specialise in creating meaningful campaigns that crackle with authenticity, deliver world-class creative, and create return for their clients commercially.

CLIENTS

They work with a broad range of clients from across the consumer lifestyle space covering sectors including alcohol, food & drink, FMCG, fashion, consumer tech and more.

They only work with brands that share our values, are great to work with and have a passion for doing innovative, creative work.

More info on what the client portfolio includes upon request.

THE ROLE

You will report to an Associate Director. You will have a minimum of 5 years agency experience, working on consumer lifestyle brands.

The Account Director is a crucial member of the team, that delivers exceptional service to the client and really leads on accounts. You are the heartbeat of your accounts and a key contact for clients, you delegate work well to Account Managers and Execs, and manage upward communication effectively.

Great Account Directors are developing leaders, able to own and drive projects forward and take the team with them. They can create and present plans to clients and are best-in-the-business publicists and project managers. They can write effective copy across a range of channels and formats, and they have solid management and commercial skills.

At this agency, Account Directors have autonomy, trust, and high expectations. They also have responsibility and exposure to leadership development opportunities across the business. We want committed and ambitious ADs that are owning their accounts and set high standards for all those around them.

YOUR GOAL

Lead accounts and make sure they run like clockwork, delivering exceptional results for your clients.

YOUR CHARACTER

• You want to do brilliant work that has real meaning
• You are interested in brands, culture, and audiences
• You are driven to progress your career development
• You are a team player and love working with others
• You pride yourself on your integrity
• You leave the ego at the door, and are happy to roll your sleeves up
• You bring positivity, optimism, and energy to work
• You want to be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace

PLACIDO

I am partnering exclusively with a brilliant integrated marketing agency in Warwickshire who are starting the search for a PR Account Manager OR Senior PR Account Executive. If you absolutely love PR and want to be working on a portfolio of lovely brands, keep reading. This is a full-time, permanent opportunity with a salary of £28k-£35k DOE.

Benefits include hybrid and flexible working with a minimum of 2 days onsite, vitality health programmes, work from home allowance, monthly subscriptions and a real focus on training and development and career progression. This role will be onsite 2 days per week with 3 from home and will be working in a beautiful townhouse office.

The Company

I am delighted to be partnering exclusively with a wonderful specialist agency based in Warwickshire who are working with a brilliant portfolio of well-known brands, offering services across PR, content and social media. They have a focus on their team and are building a culture of collaboration, growth and innovation and can’t wait to hear from you!

The Role

As PR Account Manager or Senior PR Account Executive you will be joining a small team and gaining full exposure across all areas of PR. You will be working with clients to come up with engaging PR campaigns and you will be hands-on in the delivery across PR and content.

About You

To be successful in this role you will have the following experience:

• Experience in working within PR either in-house or agency
• An interest in consumer brands
• Good experience in writing press releases, articles, features and social media content
• Love working with the press, finding that hook and gaining great coverage for your client
• Love working in a hybrid way

This role is based in just outside Stratford-Upon-Avon and will be 2 days a week in the office, or more if you want.

Please note that due to the Christmas period, it may take us a little longer to respond to applications.

Beyond The Book

We have an amazing opportunity to work for a commercial Non-Fiction imprint of an award-winning Trade Publisher. Our client is looking for a talented and ambitious Editorial Director or Senior Commissioning Editor, looking for their next step to join their expanding team.

In this role, you will be responsible for commissioning across psychology, nutrition, Smart thinking, wellness and other commercial Non-fictions titles. You would be looking for that next best-seller by building strong networks with authors, agents and influencers and bringing a wealth of knowledge across the wellness genre.

The role will entail pitching your ideas, acquisitions, author management and following the publishing process from start to finish. As an editorial director, you will be line-managing and growing a small team. Therefore, you will be involved in the strategic growth of the imprint.

Key Responsibilities

To deliver viable, creative and innovative publishing that is commercially successful and market-leading.

To build a strong agent and author network

To bring creative ideas and develop them into viable, commercially successful projects

To take the client’s books from pitch to publication

You will be someone who has excellent communication skills and is able to discover new talent using your strong network connections – this would be a fantastic opportunity to build from that by joining a large growing publisher and shaping your own list. If you are able to demonstrate working knowledge of the Non-Fiction market along with extensive editorial experience within highly illustrated titles, then please do get in touch.

Inspired Selection

As Paid Media Director at RocketMill, you will be responsible for leading on the planning and delivery of campaigns within your portfolio, working alongside other paid media directors and supported by your team. You will require strong communication, task management and delegation skills, to direct your team and ensure we are delivering the best performance for our clients.

You will need to forecast and craft media plans that are designed to yield exceptional results for your tier 1 clients whilst successfully growing their revenue with RocketMill. These may involve higher fees in order to secure more resource towards their existing campaign, cross selling into other services, or the adoption of new services that RocketMill develop. These media plans will be composed with the best interests of your client’s front-of-mind and will be communicated by you and your team to your clients.

This role requires you to be dependable and accountable for you and your teams work. Day to day, your team will be analysing performance and delivering insightful reporting to your clients, against forecasts and media strategies.

As a line-manager, you will work with your team to develop them professionally and support them in achieving their career ambitions through coaching, training and providing opportunity for growth.

As part of the media team, you will need to collaborate effectively with our Client Leadership, Creative, Data & Insight, Business Development and Organic Search teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Ownership of client delivery across tier 1 clients across paid media channels
• Contribute meaningful, actionable, and valuable insight to our clients and teams
• Lead paid media discussions at pitches / client meetings
• Ensure each of your clients have a clear roadmap of activity that directly contributes to their business ambitions and objectives
• Provide mentorship, inspiration, and support to your fellow team members
• Maintain a high quality of service for clients, and own responsibility for the work delivered by those that you line manage
• Develop case studies to showcase exceptional, award-worthy work
• Support Business Development by building business cases, proposal, forecasts, and presentations to secure client investment
• Work with our Client Leadership team to help ensure your team’s resource is utilised effectively
• Prioritise your own time and delegate effectively to ensure your skills are applied to best serve the needs of the team and agency
• Present both client and team activity to the Head of Paid Media on a weekly basis
• Deputise for the Head of Paid Media at senior leadership meetings

Skills Profile

• Extensive in-depth knowledge of the capabilities of paid search, programmatic display and paid social marketing platforms and experience directing a top tier account in at least one of these channels.
• Ability to create strategic media plans that meet client objectives
• Experience supporting and helping junior members (Running classes or providing one to one support).
• Ability to analyse campaign performance and key on-site metrics using Google Analytics
• A strong understanding of attribution models and the ability to guide clients on what works best for them as a business
• A history of supporting and helping grow revenue with upsells or new business when the time has been right for the client
• Use MS Office to a professional standard
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel (e.g. complex formulae and PivotTables)
• A good understanding of wider marketing principles: understanding user journeys and how to influence them through paid campaigns, implementing effective marketing messaging at all stages of the funnel
• Ability to adapt quickly to ever-changing technologies and environment
• Strong presentation skills, being able to talk confidently on marketing platforms and tactics.
• Excellent communicator, able to speak with authority to clients and colleagues and to simplify complex challenges.

RocketMill

Media Relations Managers in Public Affairs: £40k to £50k first year earnings plus pension, WFH option.

These are fascinating roles with a high impact public affairs business based in Westminster which regularly gets front page coverage. [1] Abzed’s mission is to improve the quality of policymaking by bringing to public attention important aspects which are being missed. We deal with complex and often contentious issues including climate change, animal welfare and public health. Our outlook is pragmatic, not ideological: no side of any debate monopolises good intentions.

We are seeking to recruit full and part-time media relations managers to further increase our traditional media placement. Please apply if you have worked for at least one of the highest profile national newspapers, wire services, or broadcasters. We are also open to taking on those already working in media relations who have a track record of placing stories in these outlets. Those who do succeed will have the opportunity to grow deep specialist knowledge and, if they wish, learn the ropes in public affairs. Working from home will be considered.

We are led by a former BBC TV news producer who has written for the Guardian and the Telegraph.

CVs should be sent to ian@abzed.com along with a cover letter of no more than 200 words. The closing date is 15 January 2023 although we may start to interview before then if suitable candidates emerge.

[1] Recent media coverage

• 3 October 2022: BBC Panorama included a recording we provided of a cabinet minister saying that burning wood in power stations “does not make any sense”

• 27 September 2022 Telegraph front page on letter we wrote for Jeremy Clarkson on countryside regulation

• 25 August 2022: Telegraph front page and column about protestors who disrupted grouse shoot involving Ian Botham

• 11 August 2022: Financial Times report led to the market value of the Drax power station falling £280m. Also covered in the Guardian, the Times and the Daily Mail

• 15 June 2022 Telegraph exposed that the Government’s plans for Net Zero would require burning the equivalent of 120 million trees a year by 2050

Abzed

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