Pr Manager
Job in
Manchester, Greater Manchester, M9, England, UK
Listed on 2026-09-20
Listing for:
Forward Role Recruitment
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-20
Job specializations:
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Marketing / Advertising / PR
PR / Communications, Digital Marketing, Marketing Communications, Social Media Marketing
Job Description & How to Apply Below
PR Manager
£30-35K + Bonus
Hybrid - 2 days WFH
Manchester Area
Join one of the UK's biggest names in a fast-moving consumer retail space - a household brand with hundreds of locations nationwide and millions of customers served. This is a business investing heavily in PR, digital visibility and creator partnerships, and looking for someone to run its press office.
You'll run the day-to-day of the press office, delivering PR campaigns, securing coverage and building journalist relationships, with hands-on exposure to CSR, AI/LLM search visibility and creator collaborations. Reporting to the Communications team, you'll get coaching, a clear path of progression and real reputational responsibility from day one.
WHAT YOU'LL DO- PR Strategy & Execution
- Execute PR strategy set by Communications
- Manage PR campaigns end to end, including digital PR output
- Run press office activity - media enquiries, coverage tracking, journalist relationships
- Help plan and manage fundraising and CSR events
- Produce external comms to promote and report on activity
- Work with the SEO Manager on the media relations strategy, supporting content output
- Work Marketing and Social to identify and recommend creators
- Communicate creator strategy results to the wider business
- Manage reputational risk in creator partnerships, keeping key messages consistent
- Weekly 1:1s with the Communications Lead for coaching and prioritisation
- Clear delegated authority on day-to-day PR, with defined escalation points for anything reputational, legal or crisis-related
- Structured onboarding into existing strategy, media contacts and processes
- Quarterly development reviews tied to an objective-led generous bonus structure
- Gradual exposure to crisis comms and higher-stakes media relations as you grow
- 3+ years' PR, press office or digital PR experience - agency or in-house
- Track record managing or supporting media campaigns from concept to coverage
- Experience working with journalists, creators or event suppliers
- Strong written communication - confident drafting press materials and external messaging
- Excellent organisation - able to juggle multiple live campaigns
- Sound judgement on reputational sensitivity, knowing when to elevate
- Self-motivated with genuine initiative
- Creative - able to turn data, topics or seasonal moments into standout campaigns
- Comfortable collaborating across SEO, marketing and social teams
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