£26,000 - £30,000 • Press Box PR • London
About the agency
Bringing together the best PR minds and ex-journalists, Press Box PR was founded in 2020 by Alex Donohue, motivated to harness the value those with firsthand experience of working in media could bring to modern day PR.
Since then, they’ve grown rapidly into a thriving agency, gaining coverage and creating campaigns for brands across sport, consumer and B2B.
Press Box PR’s specialisms include digital PR/PR for SEO, creative and brand PR, B2B PR and publicity for talent, all underpinned by a thorough, firsthand understanding of how media works.
Benefits & Culture
With an open-plan office in the heart of Barbican, the Press Box PR team is a collaborative and friendly bunch who take pride in relationship building and the positives associated with regular in-person interactions with journalists, clients and colleagues.
Press Box PR is proud of creating an environment where people with all levels of experience are given responsibility, support and reward accordingly, enjoying being part of a growing team and the associated social benefits.
From in-house training to external workshops, Press Box PR are committed to nurturing their teams professional development and career progression. With a great retention rate (approx. 90%) and a strong track record of promoting from within, your career is in (really) good hands.
The basics:
- 30 days holiday (incl. Bank Holidays)
- Hybrid working – 3 office days/week
Perks you’ll love:
- Gym membership
- Enhanced sick pay
- Medicash health insurance
- Juno credits – choose your own benefit to spend on a perk of your choice
- Income protection insurance
- Competitive annual bonus
- Life cover
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced private pension
- Regular team socials – previous highlights include a trip to Brighton cooking school, Go Ape, and a weekend in Paris!
Diversity & Inclusion
As a part of their commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion in the industry, Press Box has formed partnerships with state schools in Croydon and Peckham to raise awareness of careers in media and PR to students, participating in careers events with our own talent clients and staff whilst also successfully delivering paid work experience programmes for students without any existing connection to the industry.
They know they still have more to do, but have made a commitment to continue on this journey with concrete actions backing up commitments and regular reviews of progress.
Over 80% of the Press Box PR team has no background in the PR industry and varying educational and professional experiences. The agency is committed to ensuring it continues to cultivate its reputation as an environment where anyone can thrive, with increased diversity and an inclusive culture playing a vital part in this journey.
About the job
- You’ll be delivering digital PR campaigns to international markets, in particular the USA and Europe.
- Your work with clients in the sporting & gaming world, helping to match the talent focused stories to your clients brand to drive media coverage.
- Work with and manage senior stakeholders – providing updates on campaigns, consultation on where campaigns need to pivot and contributing new ideas to ensure coverage success.
- Write press releases, develop news angles, and contribute to creative brainstorming sessions for media strategies.
About you
- You’ll need to come from a PR, Digital PR or journalism background with a sports focus.
- A thorough understanding of the sport media landscape in North America and across European markets and willingness to expand knowledge
- A network of journalist and editor contacts and an ability to expand media lists
- A willingness to proactively pitch to national and regional media publications in North America and Europe
- Varied interest in all sports as well as wider news and popular culture trends leading to proven success of earning coverage
- Comfortable working with senior external stakeholders client-side as well as the agency’s leadership teams
Interested?
For more information, please contact Dean Connelly – dean@wearelatte.com
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