PR and Social Media Manager

PR and Social Media Manager
London
Currys London Campus at Waterloo (LHO004)
Permanent
Grade 4

In your role as our ‘PR and Social Media Manager’ you’ll primarily be responsible for driving forward our PR and Social Media efforts to support our overall marketing efforts and brand growth. You’ll work multi-channel across our marketing mix, taking ownership and responsibility for campaigns and activity that help drive brand awareness, as well as acquisition.

You will also work closely with an exciting and innovative Creative and PR agency to manage campaigns end-to-end, helping to define and implement a new strategic approach that delivers our brand story. You’ll work collaboratively alongside colleagues who own different areas of our marketing mix, supporting and guiding one another to achieve and drive meaningful results.

Role overview:

As part of this role, you’ll be responsible for:

1. Our PR and Social Media channels; managing the relationships, briefs, and outputs with our Creative and PR agencies.
2. Developing and executing effective PR and Social strategies, with a distinct focus on consumer media and consumer digital channels.
3. Managing Social and PR calendars and execute campaign activity that delivers our commercial and brand objectives.
4. Analysing and reporting on the effectiveness of our campaigns, providing insights and recommendations for continuous improvement.
5. Producing market and competitor analysis via research to stay ahead of industry trends and competitor strategies.
6. Management of the PR and Social marketing budget and demonstrating direct ROI to activities.
7. Monitoring and evaluating our online reputation and sentiment, as well as providing recommendations and activity to improve it.
8. Contributing towards and helping develop multi-channel marketing strategy that facilitates customer acquisition and retention.

You will need:

1. First-hand experience as a manager of PR and Social media channels.
2. Ability to manage agency and 3rd party partners.
3. Ability to identify creative and innovative opportunities.
4. Strong verbal and written communication skills.
5. Strong influencing and presentation skills.
6. Good digital marketing knowledge or savvy.
7. Budget management.

We know our people are the secret to our success. That’s why we’re always looking for ways to reward great work. You’ll find a host of benefits designed to work for you, including:

• Private medical insurance
• Competitive pension scheme
• Access to discretionary company bonus scheme
• Life Assurance
• Hybrid working
• Fantastic Tech Discounts with Currys and iD Mobile

Join our team and we'll be with you every step of the way, helping you develop the career you want with new opportunities, on-going training and skills for life.

Not only can you shape your own future, but you can help take charge of ours too. As the biggest recycler and repairer of tech in the UK, we’re in a position to make a real impact on people and the planet.

Every voice has a space at our table and we're committed to making inclusion and diversity part of everything we do, including how we strengthen our workforce. We want to make sure you have a fair opportunity to show us your talents during our application process, so if you need any additional assistance with your application please email careers@currys.co.uk and we'll do our best to help.