Bland Communications - PR and Influencer Manager (London - 3 days a week)

An amazing opportunity to join the Bland Communications team working across food, drink, health and beauty accounts. We are looking for a talented, and passionate PR and influencer manager to work with a dynamic, forward-thinking and growing agency! The right candidate will be responsible for PR strategies, implementing influencer marketing with a strong focus on digital and social communications, events and KOL engagement to drive brand awareness and advocacy.,

• Build and maintain excellent influencer and media relations across print, online and social channels to help meet client KPI's
• Inject new ideas and hooks to help support and secure added coverage across a variety of clients and mediums
• Strong strategic thinking for influencer targeting and identification to partner with on brand third parties to result in successful collaborations
• Lead influencer campaigns, securing talent and creating reports/contracts to deliver fun and engaging content
• Manage the PR assistant/intern to ensure smooth running of the press office/administrative tasks
• Proactive in identifying potential new clients to add to the Bland portfolio - as a small agency all senior team members are responsible for outreaching/securing new client, As the PR/Influencer Marketing Manager, benefits you will receive are:
• A salary that matches your knowledge and experience
• Hybrid working
• Fun office environment, working in various Soho House locations
• Exposure to work with leading brands in the food, drink, hospitality and beauty sectors where no two days are the same
• Room to make the role your own, working in a small but mighty growing team
• Fun, innovative and dynamic team!
• Great networking opportunities, with the chance to attend some of the hottest events and launches in the capital!, Three days per week (two office-based/one from home), office hours 9am - 5.30pm
  
  As an experienced PR/Influencer Marketing Manager you get energy from working in a fast-paced, diverse and deadline-based environment. You follow trends and have a keen interest in new restaurant openings, new food/drink products and health and beauty launches:
• Strong PR experience (minimum 5 years agency / in-house) ideally with a background in food, drink, beauty, health and lifestyle comms
• Established media contacts across print, online, digital and influencers (agents)
• Experience in devising and implementing strategic plans (with senior support) which follow a logical roadmap/time line to achieve key campaign milestones
• Good attention to detail/written skills for presentations/press releases/client emails etc.
• Strong insights and analytical skills with experience using analytical platforms to compile client wrap up reports effectively
• Efficient and proactive reporting skills with global and internal teams
• In-depth knowledge, understanding and a passion for social media and trends in the digital space
• Always on the lookout for new ways to promote the agencies clients across events, collabs, media and social/influencer channels - we want you to bring the ideas to help our clients!
• Able to identify focusses for each client each week and manage your time accordingly
• Manage the intern/PR Assistant to ensure they help you stay on track to meet all client deadlines