Digital PR Specialist job at Candour

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Salary

£32k–£34k
(0.8 FTE available)

Benefits

– Profit share
– Private healthcare
– 35 days annual leave

Location

Hybrid (Norwich) or remote (UK-only)

Candour is a leading digital agency based in Norwich. We’re looking for a Digital PR specialist who can plan and implement search-led, creative campaigns for our client base.

Before you start reading the job description below and working out if now is a good time to look for a new role, let us give you the ‘elevator pitch’ for Candour:

You will be treated like an adult. We’re flexible with working times and arrangements, giving you our trust and support. That is yours to maintain.
We strongly encourage all staff to finish when their day ends. While working extra hours is sometimes necessary, you’ll get paid for it, and it is not the norm.
There is no mindless pursuit of ‘growth’; we focus on providing the best outcomes for our clients through brilliant work. We don’t put team members in difficult situations by signing deals we know aren’t right. We want to work with clients with realistic expectations and budgets and with whom we can develop sustainable, long-term relationships.
Every single person at Candour gets a direct profit share at the end of their six-month probation. No fine print, no special clauses; we do well, you do well.
We want to ‘do good’. Every year, we dedicate some of our resources to helping a charity. Recently, we have supported The Feed, Break, The Hamlet Charity, Brave Futures and Norfolk Clubhouse.

You will have the following responsibilities:

Support and report to the Head of Search to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of digital PR strategies
Take ownership of the planning, delivery and results of newsworthy digital PR campaigns
Lead the ideation and outreach of new campaigns and tactics that support commercial objectives
Research, plan and produce on-site content and content briefs for PR campaigns, working in collaboration with our technical SEO specialists
Gather and interpret data to support PR campaigns
Monitor and report on the performance of PR campaigns
Assist the strategy team with client communications around these activities

What we would like from you:

At least two years' experience in digital PR/outreach, with a track record of capturing valuable client coverage and producing content for PR purposes in an agency environment, preferred
Intrinsic understanding of web content and social media, including a conceptual understanding of how search engines rank web pages
Experience briefing and collaborating with clients on content production and/or PR outreach
Familiarity with tools such as Roxhill, BuzzStream, Google Analytics, Ahrefs, Google Trends, and Prowly (don’t worry if you are familiar with some, but not all, of these)
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Excellent research and planning skills

We can offer you:

£32,000-£34,000 salary, depending on experience (or 0.8 FTE)
35-day holiday allowance, inclusive of public holidays and our Christmas shutdown
Quarterly profit-share bonus (after a successful six-month probation period)
Private healthcare (after a successful six-month probation period)
Hybrid and remote working options: We believe your job should fit around your life
A range of parental leave and benefits policies, including maternity, paternity, adoption, IVF and Neonatal
Supportive and inclusive policies, including menopause, transgender equality and equal opportunities, in addition to team member handbooks
Sickness pay beyond statutory benefits, increasing with time at the company
Annual training budget: We’ll help you develop professionally
Development opportunities at events such as BrightonSEO and SearchNorwich
Opportunities for public speaking (paid time to prepare and deliver your talks)
Monthly (optional attendance) funded social events with the team
A summer and winter party
Open-plan dog-friendly office, including a starter pack of 4 office dogs
Fantastic clients across a range of industries
A great team of designers, developers and other marketers to work with and learn from

If this sounds like you, please send a covering email and CV to [email protected]