PR Assistant

Location: Birmingham Hours: Full time Salary: £32,000 Contract: Permanent THE ROLE As PR Assistant, you will play a key role in helping to promote and grow the business through creative storytelling. Reporting to the Head of PR and working alongside the PR and Social Media Executive, you will support the delivery of external communications, developing PR that stands out, enhances the firm''s brand and protects its reputation. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PR ASSISTANT PR Assisting the Head of PR in growing the PR strategy in line with business development campaigns and initiatives Generating news stories and PR hooks Building relationships with journalists and key stakeholders Researching new media outlets and making recommendations for pitches Drafting and distributing press releases, briefings and QandA documents for key target national, trade and regional press Working with media platforms to track all coverage and developing various reports Maintaining and developing a wide range of media lists Attending meetings with teams and partners Working closely with the internal comms team to ensure alignment on news and content Digital content creation Uploading news articles, press releases and profile pages to the website Working with the team on promoting PR across social media channels Supporting the team in the recording and promoting of podcasts General Supporting the Head of PR with admin and general activity, picking up ad hoc duties as they arise Dealing with general ..... full job details .....