Job opportunity: PR & Marketing Assistant, east London

Start date: October/November 2016
Role: PR and marketing assistant
Salary: Competitive. Dependent on experience
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A Marr + Associates is looking for an ambitious PR and marketing assistant who would relish the opportunity to join a dynamic PR agency and help us continue to innovate within our sector.
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The successful candidate will join an exciting travel and lifestyle PR agency to work with a range of clients from national parks and European countries to luxury lifestyle brands and tour companies. We’re based in the creative hub of Hackney Wick in East London.
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Our PR & marketing assistant will be working closely with our account directors. They will be a great copywriter, knocking out killer blog posts, understanding how to create exciting social media campaigns and press pitches with ease. They’ll have a strong understanding of social media and how to create compelling content that gets people interacting and sharing. Ability to work well under pressure is crucial, as is the ability to prioritise workloads.
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Want to become an award-winning professional? We pride ourselves on nurturing young talent and our current PR assistant was recently awarded the inaugural Reginald Watts Prize for insight in PR.
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Naturally, with exciting travel and lifestyle clients, there is likely to be the opportunity to travel, as well as the chance to attend events and to meet journalists and broadcasters.
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Who we’re looking for:
– Support our PR team and account directors
– Experience in marketing, PR or journalism (internship or employment)
– Experience of working in a pressured environment across numerous accounts
– Proficient with Microsoft Office
– Excellent verbal and written communication skills
– Confident and capable telephone skills
– An understanding of the business world
– Social media savvy
– A good team player and flexible
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Desirable skills
– An understanding of conducting research
– Graphic design
– Sense of consumer trends
– Creativity
– Excellent attention to detail
– Planning and strategic thinking
– An understanding of using data
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To apply, please send a CV and cover letter along with two examples of your writing to: [email protected] by end-of-day 20th October 2016.
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Read more about A Marr + Associates: www.amarr.associates