Job Description
At Lem-uhn, we believe that you should be excited about Mondays rather than getting the ‘Sunday night dread’. We’re a small and growing team passionate about helping businesses that make a positive impact in the world get the attention they deserve. The individual will split their time between PR and influencer engagement responsibilities. We’re looking for a confident, passionate, conscientious and proactive individual with killer journalist contacts, great writing, and the ability to balance multiple clients.
The day-to-day
* Confidently write press releases, news stories, articles, case studies and product pieces feeling confident to assess what stories fit each type of pitch
* Pitch press releases and feature ideas by phone or email to national, regional and trade journalists, across print, broadcast and online, to interest them in covering clients’ stories, regularly securing coverage
* Confidently responding to phone calls and emails from journalists and clients in a timely manner
* Arrange interviews and editorial meetings with key journalists for clients’ spokespeople - in person or over the phone - and facilitate these meetings where appropriate
* Be able to prepare clients and representatives for media interviews, confidently communicating with them
* Excellent reporting with little changes from senior team members needed
* Occasionally attend client events and industry conferences
* Brainstorm fresh ideas for PR campaigns
* Discover new PR opportunities for clients and pitch them to secure coverage
* Research new influencers using specialised platforms and manage influencer outreach
* Assess where the team needs help and begin tasks without needing to be asked
Key Skills
* Excellent and efficient communication: You should be able to effectively communicate with colleagues, clients and third parties promptly.
* Excellent copywriting skills: You should be able to write confidently for multiple purposes and have the ability to assess the best type of communication.
* Strong interpersonal skills: You should communicate with all effectively and become a main point of call for your clients.
* Time-keeping: You should be able to assess your own time and know what tasks to prioritise promptly.
* Tenacity: You should be confident to continuously pitch to the media trying new angles when one isn’t working to ensure stories lead to media coverage.
* Supportive: You should assess when and where your team needs support and jump in on tasks without being asked.
* Approximately 1 year + of experience in a PR agency role outreaching and securing coverage in the UK press.
The role
* Perfecting reporting and everyday tasks such as tracking and saving coverage, and sending coverage updates to clients
* Regularly spotting industry news and sharing it with clients, indicating how this may affect them
* Spotting media opportunities for clients and feeling comfortable pitching them to secure coverage
* Seeing where you’re needed and completing everyday tasks without them being set by your team
* Feeling confident to communicate with your clients and third parties to become one of the main points of contact
Key information
* You will be reporting to an Account Manager.
* This job is fully remote with quarterly team meet-ups in the UK.
* Salary: £23,000 - £26,000
Why Lem-uhn?
* A happier type of agency with an open dialogue to assess your workload and ensure it’s manageable within work hours.
* The opportunity to progress quickly and learn about all aspects of a PR agency within a small and growing agency.
* You’ll be working on purposeful clients that are making a positive difference in the world making your work more meaningful.
* Flexible Hours: Our core hours are 9 am - 3 pm with a flexible approach.
* 36 days holiday in total - 23 days holiday plus 2 wellness days that can be taken with only a day's notice plus a Christmas shutdown. Plus, gain one more day of holiday for every year you're with us, up to five additional days.
* Work From Anywhere: You can work outside the UK for up to 45 days per year.
* Less Admin Than Other Agencies: We use efficient practices to take the boring tasks out of PR to ensure our intelligent and amazing employees are using their time well rather than wasting it. What can be automated, should be, and you should be helping to build the processes to do so.
* Carbon Negative: We acknowledge that there is a huge issue with our carbon impact on the environment, and as an agency, we offset all of our employees’ impact with that aim in mind, meaning you’ll be carbon-negative by working with us.
* A Menstrual Policy: We believe people who experience debilitating menstrual pain shouldn’t be penalised. We provide flexible working solutions plus up to ten days' leave for debilitating periods or menopause symptoms and pregnancy loss.
* Flexible Fridays - Do you want a four-day week? Our employees can work compressed hours Monday - Thursday to take Friday off as long as our clients have adequate coverage.
Equal Opportunities
At Lem-uhn, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of their race, religious beliefs, age, sex, sexual orientation or disability.
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