Digital PR Executive

Full Time, Permanent

We are looking for a Digital PR Executive to join the team and work with a portfolio of B2B and B2C clients across a range of industries.

About You

As an employee-owned business, we are searching for a Digital PR Executive to join a growing team as we move into a new phase and share future Success. We are looking for a talented, curious, and aspiring PR professional who wants to work with B2B and B2C clients, harnessing the best platform partners and tools. 

  • 18 months of experience, either working in-house or at an agency
  • Experience in using tools such as Response Source, Muckrack, Roxhill, or other industry-leading tools would be beneficial. 
  • Strong writing and content skills
  • Legal sector experience would be beneficial
  • Has a passion for PR

Key Responsibilities

About the role

  • Maintaining excellent relationships with client contacts – being the key day-to-day contact.
  • Writing content (op-eds, press releases, case studies, social media content, articles, whitepapers, surveys, etc.) with a focus on quality press releases to generate coverage. 
  • Developing compelling angles and stories to pitch to the media.
  • Building and maintaining strong relationships with key journalists across a range of publications. 
  • Get involved in and eventually lead brainstorms and Campaign brief creation
  • Developing and delivering PR strategies for clients alongside other team members.
  • Keeping up to date with PR trends.
  • Fulfilling KPIs and updating clients on a weekly and monthly basis.
  • Utilise AI and reporting tools to provide relevant and timely insights for client communications.

The role will report into the Head of Digital PR in all aspects of Digital PR & Outreach, and support, when required, our Content team on defined copywriting tasks . 

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Profit-driven bonus*
  • Flexible working hours (3 days per week in the office, 2 working from home)
  • Career progression and training opportunities
  • 20 days annual holiday (excluding bank holidays)
  • Christmas to New Year shutdown
  • One extra day’s holiday for every year you work at I-COM (up to 5 years)
  • Quarterly company social events
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Mental health assistance
  • Referral programme
  • Modern office work environment in a central Manchester location
  • Fresh fruit and refreshments

About I-COM

An established digital agency with a reputation for delivering innovative, flexible, and creative responses to our client’s needs in marketing, we are proud to boast high employee retention levels, with a good number of our team being with us for over a decade.

As part of our 15-year anniversary, I-COM became an employee-owned business. Our employees collectively own the majority of the company, having a say in the running and direction of the business, as well as generous shares in the profits of the business.

Here, you will be in a great professional environment, working in cross-disciplinary teams to grow your clients’ revenues, as well as your skillset and understanding of digital marketing. For a flavour of the great results we achieve, take a look at some of our work here.

Employee ownership puts our people at the heart of everything we do. Our strong, unifying brand values make us who we are. I-COM Values - TIPCAR:

  • Teamwork - Together we thrive.
  • Improvement - Mastering the unknown
  • Passion - Beyond what’s expected
  • Creativity - Innovate, create & elevate
  • Accountability - Setting the standard
  • Results - Raising the bar

How to Apply

For further information about this opportunity, or to apply, please send your CV to alex.blaikley@i-com.net