PR Manager

Job Description

The Comms Squad for Tesco Mobile are thrilled to launch the role of PR Manager on a 9-Month Fixed Term Contract.

As part of a small but fast-paced and energetic team, you will be driving the external comms agenda. You will be playing an instrumental role by driving our comms function of the business forward in this high profile and dynamic position supporting the reputation and consumer PR.

As an Agile business, you will enjoy more autonomy, amazing cross-team collaboration, faster decisions with a real focus on consumer insight.

Who we are

Tesco Mobile is a totally unique business, a 50/50 joint venture between VMO2 and Tesco that launched back in 2003 and has gone from strength to strength as we’ve launched into new services, markets and customer propositions.

Tesco Mobile has more than 5 million customers and is award-winning, instilling agile methodologies and cultivating a fantastic can-do attitude across it's teams. We're always on the lookout for the best talent, be that from our two shareholders or the wider industry.

Working at Tesco Mobile means being employed by one of our joint venture shareholders – Virgin Media O2 or Tesco Mobile, our Head Office vacancies are advertised under both brands. Our culture is uniquely Tesco Mobile with a great sense of community, but with all the benefits of working for one of the shareholders as well. We pride ourselves on being a company where everyone’s welcome and truly feels able to be themselves. We not only celebrate diversity but recognise the value and opportunity it brings in helping us to care for human connection – we are supermarket mobile!

The must haves

In order to be considered, you must have the following experience;

• Crafting and implementing compelling PR strategy that aligns with Tesco Mobile's brand, voice, values and business objectives
• A track record of producing excellent written and verbal communications with skills in copywriting, content creation used in a large organisation
• Working with agency partners to create bold PR campaigns to ensure the business has a regular drumbeat of editorial coverage
• Strong reputation and crisis comms management exposure, supporting the business with crafting reactive and proactive comms

The other stuff we are looking for

We'd also love you to bring;

• Collaborative team player and strong interpersonal skills
• Creative thinking with a proactive approach to unearth good news opportunities
• The ability to be a great storyteller, bringing stories to life and communicating narratives
• Tenacity and adept with rallying senior stakeholders to drive actions forward

What's in it for you

Our goal is to celebrate our people, their lives and everything in-between. We aim to create a culture that empowers everyone to bring the best versions of themselves to work each and every day. We believe the most inclusive and diverse culture makes for a better business and a brighter world.

Working at Tesco Mobile means you get a bumper reward package bursting with benefits, and loads of extras you can add if you’d like to. These are designed to support both you and your loved ones, making sure that you’re covered no matter what life throws your way.

We're all about hybrid working here, so expect to have a base location where you'll have the right facilities to enable amazing collaboration and quality time with your team, alongside all the right kit to work from home too.

Next steps

If we feel like a place where you can belong, we'd love to learn more about you as a person and your experience to date. Once you've submitted an application the next steps of the process, if successful, are likely to include a conversation with a Talent Partner and a one-stage interview with the Hiring Manager.

Please note: Applications will be reviewed, and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert, therefore we may bring the closing date forward. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as possible. If you’re offered a job with us, it will be conditional, based on the passing of background checks. All roles require a criminal record check and some roles need a financial probity check. Your recruiter can provide you with more information if needed.

Thanks for your patience and for showing an interest in joining the Tesco Mobile family.

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