PR / Outreach Executive

Location
Southport, Merseyside, England
Salary
£20000 per annum
Posted
21 Oct 2014
Closes
18 Nov 2014
Ref
00021416
Contact
No Contact
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
A PR / Outreach Executive is required to join a marketing company specialising in explainer video production and content marketing. They work with many SME's as well as larger companies such as Deloitte, Standard Chartered, Micron, O2 and Seagate.

This role would fall under their Wyzowl brand and would involve generating opportunities for clients to have content they create for them published on other websites, blogs and publications. This would include managing outreach campaigns, building relationships with publication owners, editors and journalists and creating reports to show where content has been published.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a track record of managing outreach and/or PR campaigns with a good level of success. You will be able to demonstrate your skill whilst keeping within the clients brief and requirements. They are keen to train their staff to help further their skill set and career.

This role is ideally suited to someone with a strong knowledge of the English language and excellent writing skills. You will also need to be highly technically aware. This role involves research into software and other technical products to gain an understanding of how they work and to understand their customers' businesses.

Role Responsibilities:

- Contacting publication owners, editors and journalists.
- Keeping records of people you contact for future use.
- Building relationships with people you contact.
- Generating a high level of featured content.
- Creating outreach plans to show publications they plan to connect with for each piece of content.
- Creating outreach reports to show publications that have featured each piece of content and results.
- Managing multiple outreach campaigns at the same time.
- Thinking creatively to produce new ideas and concepts.
- Manage customer and supplier relationships as required.
- Recording all project details in their CMS.
- Proofreading to produce accurate and high-quality work.
- Working with printers, copywriters, photographers, other designers, account executives, web developers and marketing specialists.
- Various administrative tasks to help the smooth running of the office and projects.

Person Specification:

- Outgoing personality with a high degree of likability.
- Creative flair, originality and a strong visual sense.
- Proven record of managing PR and/or outreach projects with a proven level of success.
- Strong computer skills & fluent in Microsoft Office applications
- A professional approach to time, costs and deadlines.
- Ability to work to a brief agreed with the client or account manager.
- The ability to grasp client needs and consider practical solutions.
- The ability to pay attention to detail.
- The ability to balance work on several projects at a time.

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