Events & PR Manager
- Recruiter
- Phorest
- Location
- Manchester, Greater Manchester
- Salary
- Up to £35,000 per annum Plus Benefits
- Posted
- 07 Feb 2019
- Closes
- 07 Mar 2019
- Ref
- HKRQZ2103/CC-MI
- Sectors
- Marketing, PR & Advertising
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Events & PR Manager
Home Based (with travel to events throughout the UK and internationally)
Are you seeking your next step up as an Events & PR Manager? Do you have what it takes to elevate an ambitious software company’s brand to the next level? If so, read on.
About Us
We’re Phorest, a forward-thinking software provider that takes the pain out of managing and growing a salon. Our system touches every point of the salon experience and powers over 5,000 hair and beauty salons in the UK, Ireland, Australia, Germany, Finland and the US.
In a typical month, Phorest processes three million appointments and we send over three million SMS and four million emails. We process 200K online bookings per month and over 150 custom-built white label native apps.
We have plans to capture 25% of the global market – that’s one million salons and a billon dollar company. As such, we’re looking for an Events & PR Manager to spread the word about our fantastic work.
The Benefits
- Salary of up to £35,000 per annum
- Pension
- Annual salary review
- The chance to travel internationally
- 23 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays
This position is the first marketing hire in the UK market and requires someone to be a real self-starter, that doesn’t just follow a plan, but creates, owns and executes it. You’ll have the freedom to take full ownership of our UK and Ireland marketing, events and PR activities.
You’ll have the chance to help shape the company’s image, collaborate with a highly-skilled team who will challenge you to push yourself and explore ideas in an entrepreneurial environment.
So, if you think you could make a positive, lasting impact by creating the events, sponsorship and PR plan for one of Europe’s fastest-growing tech companies, we want to hear from you.
The Role
As our Events & PR Manager, you’ll create and implement marketing plans to drive growth and awareness of our brand.
We’re on a mission to find someone special. Someone who knows how to turn brand advocacy into bottom-line by hosting great events and executing on media and sponsorship opportunities.
Here’s a taste of what you’ll be getting up to:
- Developing unique and interesting events and PR opportunities (Phorest is a thought leader in the industry – we want to inspire discussion, share our knowledge and make life easier for our customers)
- Preparing event eshots, marketing emails and materials
- Creating and distributing press releases to targeted media
- Co-ordinating event administration and logistics
- Monitoring the industry and non-industry media
About You
To join us as our Events & PR Manager, you’ll need:
- Experience in an events, PR or similar role
- The ability to build relationships with a high performing sales team and key industry stakeholders
- First-class presentation and written and verbal communication skills
- An outstanding eye for detail
- The ability to motivate others to move beyond their comfort zone and hop on stage, in front of a camera and or on a call with journalists and influencers
Other companies may call this role Events Manager, PR Manager, Public Relations & Events Manager, Events & Marketing Manager, Marketing Manager, Events & Communications Manager or Communications Manager.
Webrecruit and Phorest are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
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