PR Manager - PR Executive - Apparel

PR Manager - PR Executive - We are a leading manufacturer supplying businesses and consumers with a wide range of clothing. As we embark on an exciting period of growth we are further strengthening our marketing team, this is a brand new position responsible for PR, Sponsorship and Content Marketing. This is a rare opportunity for a creative PR specialist to make their mark.

BASIC: £27,000 - £30,000

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS: Contributory Pension Scheme + 24 Days holiday.

LOCATION: Accrington

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Preston, Chorley, Blackburn, Burnley, Colne, Bolton, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, Manchester, Clitheroe, Nelson, Todmorden, Ramsbottom

COMPANY PROFILE: PR Manager - PR Executive - Apparel

We are a leading manufacturer supplying businesses and consumers with a wide range of clothing. As we continue to strengthen our marketing team we now require a dedicated PR specialist to build a creative and energetic public relations department that brings creative impetus to all of our communications, promotions and sponsorship.
Responsibilities
* Manage all of the public relations activity across the entire product range and for all of the market segments.
* Develop effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders including journalists, suppliers, customers, design, sales, development and supply chain.
* Design, write and produce press releases, articles, leaflets, newsletters, reports and publicity brochures.
* Organise promotional events; press conferences, open days, exhibitions, tours and visits.
* Organise competitions/sponsorship with offline and online media.
* Plan end to end publicity strategies and campaigns, analysing media coverage and ROI.
* Support the wider marketing department and integrate PR with all marketing activity.

WHY THIS ROLE: PR Manager - PR Executive - Apparel

* We are a leader in our field with a long heritage and a strong reputation for innovation, quality and customer service.
* This is a rare opportunity to build the in house PR as an integral part of a dynamic marketing team.
* We operate in a wide variety of market sectors with endless potential news stories and angles so this is an invitation to be creative and is definitely not just dealing with press offices.
* We are a well-run business with no debt; this is the platform for an exciting period of growth over the coming years.
Requirements: PR Manager - PR Executive - Apparel

* Experience of PR from agency or client side.
* The ability and desire to develop cross-functional relationships internally and externally.
* Strong project management skills; you will be used to handling multiple projects at the same time.
* Creative and energetic.
* You will be self-starter with a ‘can do` attitude.

It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets, and worked with the following products and/or services:
PR, Public Relations, Marketing Communications, Sponsorship, Promotions, Brand Communications. Fashion, Clothing, Apparel, Textiles OR Business to Business marketing for a manufacturer or distributor.
Please note that the postcodes used for this vacancy are for searching purposes only, they may not refer exactly to where the role is based.

INTERESTED? Please email our retained consultant Gerry Bell quoting PR Manager - PR executive - Apparel and reference GB1409-33 to Wallace Hind Selection. The Old Vicarage. Duston. Northants. NN5 6JB. Tel: 01604 758857 For more vacancies please follow us on Facebook, Twitter, visit our website or find our consultant on LinkedIn.