23 Full time, Marketing / PR jobs in Merton, Oxfordshire

Our client is a long-established PR and Marketing Agency in North Oxfordshire, who are looking to hire someone into their small but busy team. The company are looking for an experienced PR executive with excellent copywriting, marketing and interpersonal skills, to manage a number of their key client accounts both here and overseas.Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Coordinate & carry out media and travel trade sales calls - work with the travel trade on creating product placements for our clients' destinations with tour operators.
• Coordinate national marketing activity and projects to raise the awareness of our client destinations.
• Escort trips to our client's destinations to show the tour operators, and media what the destinations have to offer.
• Produce monthly reports for clients.
• Establish and maintain frequent contact with key tour operators and travel agents via telephone and emails.
• Manage budget for appointed clients in conjunction with MD.
• Seek new creative marketing partnerships with leading brands within the UK and Ireland.
• Communicate directly with clients.
• Create compelling and dynamic media releases across all clients.
• Assist in writing marketing content for client's websites, adverts, and brochures.
• Review industry social media activity to collate intelligence in the marketplace.
• Connect with media contacts to generate interest and PR leads for clients.
• Create public relations campaigns to ensure positive travel stories and awareness to the destination.
• Have a good understanding on how to work out the PR value on press clippings.
  
  Experienced in Public Relations & managing PR/press campaigns, ideally within an agency setting.
• Excellent inter-personal skills, able to communicate effectively at all levels with stakeholders.
• Able to multi-task effectively and manage a number of clients simultaneously.
• Flexible with working hours - able to take occasional calls/meetings outside of standard hours or attend shows/exhibitions at weekends occasionally.
• Full UK driving license and own transport.
• Passport holder - able to travel overseas several times per year on business trips as required.