£18,600 - £20,000 • Farrow & Ball • Wimborne, Dorset
Farrow & Ball - PR & Communications Assistant, Wimborne, Dorset (Student Placement Opportunity) 9 months
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join our Communications team in Wimborne, We are offering this position on a sandwich year placement opportunity to students who are currently studying media or communications at university level. This is a full time placement, based at our head office in Wimborne, Dorset.
Farrow & Ball is a luxury British lifestyle brand that prides itself in creating richly pigmented paint and handcrafted wallpaper, using print methods dating back 300 years and the finest quality ingredients.
The unique Farrow & Ball look transforms modern and traditional homes, large and small, inside and out. Established in Dorset in 1946, we have grown over the last 80 years and now proudly have 60 showrooms worldwide with a global network of stockists.
The key to our success is the people behind the paint: from the team handcrafting each tin to showroom staff to support functions, our shared passion ensures customers have a positive, engaging experience at every stage of their journey with us.
As the PR & Partnerships Assistant, you’ll support Farrow & Ball’s global PR, influencer, and brand partnership activity. Working closely with the PR Executive and the wider Communications team, you’ll gain experience across multiple markets, helping to deliver PR campaigns, influencer collaborations, and brand partnerships, while contributing to strong media coverage and high quality brand content.
This is a great opportunity for someone in a placement year to gain hands on experience in PR, communications, influencer marketing, and partnerships, and to develop their skills within a fast paced global brand.
What we expect from you
Key Responsibilities:
Press Office & Media Relations
- Support the PR exec with the day-to-day running of the Farrow & Ball press office.
- Manage product call-ins for shoots, editorial requests, and influencer activity where relevant.
- Coordinate image and asset requests from media and partners.
- Maintain and update international media databases and press lists.
- Monitor domestic and international press coverage daily and flag key placements to the wider team.
Administration & Reporting
- Provide general press office administration and logistical support.
- Support coordination with Farrow & Ball’s network of international PR agencies.
- Compile campaign, event, and project recap reports.
- Track and collate coverage secured across campaigns, including influencer posts and estimated reach.
- Maintain records and reporting for influencer and partnership outputs.
- Monitor competitor activity and share relevant insights with the PR and Communications team.
- Organise press gifts and support the logistics of press and partnership events.
Influencer & Partnerships Support
- Support the day-to-day management of Farrow & Ball’s international influencer and partnerships community.
- Assist with the coordination of influencer campaigns including product gifting, order management, timelines, and tracking.
- Manage the roster of gifted influencers and place product orders for the communications team.
- Help manage the content pipeline by ensuring assets are received, organised, rights-tracked, and shared with internal teams across marketing, retail, and brand.
- Support the planning and execution of partnerships, launches, campaigns, and events in collaboration with internal teams across Marketing, Brand, Retail, and PR.
Key Attributes:
Skills & Experience
- Excellent writing skills with strong attention to detail and grammar.
- Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with confidence working with external partners.
- Comfortable working collaboratively with international teams and stakeholders.
- Strong research skills and attention to detail when managing media lists, reporting, and content assets.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and familiar with media monitoring or reporting tools
Behaviours
- Proactive, dynamic, and solutions-focused.
- Approachable and professional with strong relationship-building skills.
- Conscientious with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
- Curious and culturally aware, with an interest in design, interiors, lifestyle, and creative industries.
- Flexible and adaptable in a fast-paced environment.
- Motivated to learn, grow, and contribute to team success
What you can expect from us:
- 25 days’ annual leave (increasing with length of service) plus bank holidays
- Annual salary reviews, based on individual performance
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
- Generous staff discount on F&B products
- Access to our retail discounts platform
- Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 support
- Health Cash Plan
- Company Sick Pay
- Group Pension Scheme, matched by F&B
- Life Assurance
- Refer a Friend scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Season Ticket Loans for travel
At Farrow & Ball we are committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our people, with an aim to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers. Applicants will be considered for employment based only on skills/experience and never based off of race, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or family status, including pregnancy.
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