Little Red Rooster is seeking a dynamic communications leader to head up its consumer PR team.
This is a high profile, challenging leadership role supporting the agency’s founder. The successful candidate will become a core part of the senior leadership team at the agency so an entrepreneurial spirit is a must, and a passion for media relations will be part of their DNA.
This role is the perfect opportunity for a tenacious self-starter with a genuine passion for lifestyle and interiors PR, as they will be working with a plethora of household names and best-in-class brands.
Key responsibilities include:
* Deliver the communications strategies for each brand within the agency’s consumer division, ensuring each of these is creatively inspiring, aligned to each client’s organisational objectives and consistently delivers strategic impact
* Act as the most senior communications advisor to a range of the UK’s biggest and best brands within the design and lifestyle sector
* Lead, mentor, and develop the consumer PR team, encouraging best practice daily
* Support on new business pitches as appropriate, preparing documents and presenting to prospective clients
* Be comfortable and confident picking up the phone to sell in product launches or stories as required
Required skills:
* Minimum six years’ experience in a PR agency role
* A roll up your sleeves and get it done approach
* A genuine passion for PR and securing outstanding press coverage for clients.
* Be an engaging, inspiring leader able to get results and build capability, capacity, and an inclusive culture across the team and agency.
* Extensive experience and proven results leading a consumer PR team to deliver large-scale, integrated communications strategies and programmes fully aligned to business objectives.
* Excellent strategic judgement to make decisions about client and agency issues and advise senior leaders.
* Experience of devising and delivering award winning PR campaigns
* An enviable little black book of media contacts
* Experience of managing a P&L budget would be ideal.
* Be based in the Reading area (Berkshire/Bucks)
In exchange, you’ll be joining a proud B Corp business offering competitive salaries and a host of great benefits, including:
* Unlimited holiday
* Gym or spa membership
* Free breakfast every day
* Weekly team lunches
* 50% of travel costs paid for if you commute via public transport
* Regular team away days and international travel
* Extremely generous and competitive bonus scheme
Little Red Rooster is an inspirational, innovative, and inclusive place to work; a top 10 consumer agency for countless reasons, but chief amongst them being its commitment to a progressive company culture.
The role is based full time from its office – the team is currently based in Twyford, Berkshire but will be moving to a brand-new site in the heart of Reading’s vibrant town centre in early May.
Further information and a full job description is available on our website.
To apply, please send your CV, covering letter and portfolio to emmawyatt@littleredpr.co.uk.
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