PR Coordinator

We’re looking for a PR Coordinator to join our team in London.

The PR Coordinator will play a key role within the marketing team ensuring that the PR operation is able to run efficiently and deliver on global campaigns, while helping to amplify and drive engagement for all LIONS products and programmes. A confidence in dealing with the global media and senior stakeholders is a must. This is a fixed term 6 month contract.

The LIONS brand is probably most synonymous with Cannes Lions, The International Festival of Creativity, the definitive meeting place for the global creative communications and advertising community. It’s five days of inspiration, aspiration, unlimited magic and potential. The Festival has been championing creative excellence since 1954 with the goal of providing a global destination and the definitive benchmark for creativity that drives progress.

LIONS is at an exciting time as it’s recently repositioned as The Home of Creativity, supporting those in the business of creativity at every step of their journeys with an extended portfolio of new advisory, learning and intelligence services. Our purpose is to drive progress through creativity for an incredibly diverse and talented global creative community.

Our values affect our decisions as a business and drive everything we do. There’s a reason why we share our values before the job details as it’s really important that you share the same values too.

Community:we are for everyone. We are the world’s most diverse creative community and we welcome everyone in the business of creativity.

Integrity:we are open, fair and honest and we want the people we hire to be the same.

Excellence:just like our customers, we strive to lead the way, take the harder path and aim higher.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage press coverage reports and archiving of all press clippings

• Help with planning and coordinating materials, schedules and deadlines as needed

• Provide general admin across all PR tools and programmes, including maintaining the press database

• Review, research and process all press accreditation requests to attend Cannes Lions

• Research and write responses to requests for information from the media and manage the press inbox, ensuring queries are dealt with efficiently, escalating as required

• Update the Press Portal and ensure that all lists and information published have been thoroughly checked for accuracy

• Help to update and draft press materials including press kits, press releases and emails

• Help with planning for the Cannes Lions media operation and provide support in the Press Centre in Cannes during the Festival in June
  

Your Experience

• Previous experience in a PR role

• Knowledge of, and experience in, the advertising and marketing industry is a plus

• Experience within the media and/or advertising industry or B2C brand role preferable

• A hands-on passionate creative, who thrives in a fast-paced commercial environment

• Excellent writing skills and proficient in writing for a variety of formats, as well as a strong eye for detail

• Advanced organisational and project management skills, with a flexible approach and the ability to multitask

• Strong digital marketing literacy and an understanding of managing digital brands

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to operate on a strategic and tactical level

What We Offer

Our benefits package incorporates what we’re passionate about – unlocking your future, overall well-being and sustainability – whilst giving you control over your benefits.

• 25 days of holiday per year – with the option to buy or sell between 1-5 days

• Great learning and development opportunities

• Pension, Private Medical and Dental Insurance plans

• Life Assurance; Income Protection and Critical Illness covers

• Option to opt into the Ascential Shares Scheme

• Volunteering opportunities

• Season ticket loans

We also place great importance on health, lifestyle and wellbeing consistently, and offer flexible benefit packages.

Inclusive Workforce

At Ascential, our goal is to create a culture where individuals of all backgrounds feel comfortable in bringing their authentic selves to work. We want all Ascential people to feel included and truly empowered to contribute fully to our vision and goals.

Everyone who applies will receive fair consideration for employment. We do not discriminate based upon race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics in the location in which the candidate is applying.

If you have any accessibility requirements that would make you more comfortable during the application and interview process, please let us know so that we can support you.

For more information on our culture, visit Ascential.com.

About Lions

LIONS powers the marketing segment, showcasing global best practice in creativity. As the global benchmark in creative and effective marketing, we help influential brands and companies use creativity to drive growth.

We provide a suite of creative tools that connect, inform and unlock potential for people and businesses, covering events, intelligence, training and advisory services. Our five-day Festival in Cannes, France is the meeting place for the global marketing community and a celebration of the world’s most excellent and effective work.