PR / Social Media Manager

Ringwood, City of Southampton, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own client relationships and drive integrated PR campaigns across media, social, and content to deliver measurable outcomes for diverse clients.

  • Relationship management and briefing for campaigns and media outreach
  • Co-create and oversee multi-channel campaigns across PR, social, and content
  • Track KPIs/ROI and steer opportunities for new business

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain excellent relationships with clients and relevant media
  • Copywriting – press releases, articles, literature, blogs, social media content, general messaging
  • Planning and implementing comprehensive PR programmes and campaigns
  • Managing the day-to-day handling of social media channels, such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok
  • Developing creative and engaging multimedia content
  • Benchmarking/KPIs/ROI
  • Able to represent the agency at client meetings - taking briefs, developing them and then confidently presenting back
  • Working closely with the wider team to help deliver fully integrated campaigns that are creatively excellent
  • Understanding clients’ marketplaces and applying that thinking to cutting edge, results-driven campaigns
  • Identifying new business opportunities – both organic and new

Requirements

  • Solid understanding of PR and social media disciplines
  • At least three years’ experience in PR (including social media management)
  • Excellent copywriting and editing skills
  • Understanding and experience of using and delivering social media campaigns
  • Creative skills for contributing new and innovative ideas
  • Excellent team working and collaboration skills
  • Strong organisational skills, with the capacity to prioritise and work across multiple accounts
  • Great team player
  • Client likeability and trust
  • Proactive, confident attitude

Preferred

  • Willingness/ability to travel internationally

Benefits

  • Competitive salary plus benefits including, pension, generous holiday allowance and the opportunity to work with some fantastic, global clients
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McKenna Townsend

McKenna Townsend is an award-winning, full-service marketing communications and PR agency. We are experts across specialist sectors including marine and maritime marketing, franchise development, retail brand awareness, food and beverage PR and care homes and retirement living sales. Our team has a wealth of experience in creating and implementing inspiring PR, creative, advertising, design, media buying, digital and social campaigns – that build brand and product awareness, enhance reputations, engage audiences, and drive traffic and sales.Our team’s expertise includes the planning and implementation of numerous national, regional and global programmes and campaigns. We have considerable expertise in both B2B and B2C marketing communications and some of the brands supported include AkzoNobel, YANMAR, Yamaha, Coeliac UK, Williams Jet Tenders, D-Marin, VETUS, Smartgyro, Gong cha and Rightboat.The agency has a dedicated sustainability division, The Marine Social Responsibility Consultancy, that helps companies and brands to develop strategic ESG and CSR programmes that connect positively with our oceans and seas.We are driven by being integral to our clients’ marketing and PR programmes with a relentless pursuit of results.

Founded in 2003
Ringwood, England, GBR
11 employees (4 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
6.9K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
49.7%
Direct
33.5%
Referral
6.2%
Social
3.7%
Paid
7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~11

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
3 (27% of company)