Hybrid Consumer PR, Social Media Manager

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About the role

  • Consumer PR & Social Media Manager driving brand narratives through media at Plum, a fintech helping grow money for life while supporting communications and outreach efforts.

Responsibilities

  • Build strong and fruitful relationships with journalists across national and consumer press in the UK.
  • Act as the first point-of-contact for media requests, speaking articulately on behalf of the company in line with the company’s values.
  • Create and deliver an organic social media plan that shares our news and brand messages with our growing audience.
  • Create and deliver a pipeline of creative stories and pitches for traditional media.
  • Work on digital PR campaigns to improve our search rankings and visibility on LLMs.
  • Monitor and report on our press coverage and social media output.
  • Get to know our customers and share our growing collection of case studies across traditional and social media.
  • Write from concept to completion high-quality communications materials, including press releases and comments that journalists find genuinely interesting.
  • Ensure that all materials present a clear, unified, and positive image for the organization and/or brand.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • You have 3+ years PR and social media experience in a high-growth environment, either in-agency with relevant clients, or in-house at a start-up/similar company. Alternatively you have 3+ years journalism experience in the personal finance sector.
  • You’re a storyteller who thinks of creative ways to promote the message.
  • You have a clear interest in and knowledge of fintech/personal finance.
  • You are passionate about the intersection of traditional media and social media, and now how to make stories fly across both.
  • You’re proactive, self-motivated and well-organised.
  • You have strong interpersonal skills, working effectiveness across teams. These skills are essential for developing relationships with media representatives, handling challenging situations and advising people within your organisation.
  • You’re a strategic thinker who looks beyond the obvious and who can look at the bigger picture.
  • You’re an excellent communicator with a good eye for detail.
  • You not only have strong speaking, writing and presentation skills, but also are able to crunch data and synthesise them into compelling stories.
  • You’re a newshound who has a deep understanding of the press, and an ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with journalists.
  • You possess a solid ‘black book’ of relevant media in the UK.

Benefits

  • Own part of the company you're helping grow through stock options
  • Private health insurance
  • Annual training budget
  • Plum Premium for free
  • Competitive referral scheme
  • Flexible approach to remote working: we encourage at least 2 days a week in one of our beautiful offices in London, Athens or Cyprus
  • Team breakfasts and team lunches
  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays
  • 45 work-from-anywhere days to give you flexibility to work your way
  • 2 weeks sabbatical after 4 years to take the break you deserve
  • Enhanced parental leave
  • 1 paid volunteering day annually
  • Annual team trip to a surprise destination!
  • A fun, inclusive company culture (think 🦄🌈💯)

Job title

Consumer PR, Social Media Manager

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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