PR and Media Services Director - Life Sciences

Job Description

Location: Cambridge, UKAre you currently working in PR/ Media within a Marketing Agency EnvironmentLooking for a Hybrid Working opportunity in one of the Worlds Largest Scientific Hubs - CambridgeDo you want to work alongside some of the industries leading PR and Marketing professionalsWell, I have the opportunity for youOur client is a Specialist Life Sciences Marketing Agency who have a passion for how science can continue to improve the world around us, and secondly, how they can play their part by connecting life science professionals with the people, tools and technologiesthey need.During the last two years they have doubled their turnover and team size, which is the reason for this hire, and many of the long-served team members have been progressed through into new or more senior positions - which shows the true progression opportunitiesthat are available.Their ambition over the coming years is to help bring 100 Game-Changing Life Scienceproducts to market to transform the world through the power of science.Examples of industry sectors they currently work in: Life Sciences / Biotechnology, Drug Discovery, Contract / Laboratory Research, Life Sciences Informatics/ LIMS, Laboratory / Clinical Diagnostics and Biopharma.Salary, Benefits and Working Hours:

• Basic Salary is negotiable (DOE)
• Income, Life Insurance and Illness Protection
• Employee Assistance Programme, Perkbox and Physical as well as Mental Health Programmes (which includes free weekly Yoga classes and other activities) and Team Events
• 25 Days Holiday + bank holidays
• Personal and Business Bonuses - if the business is doing well, they want to share this with the team
• Long service awards (starting from 1 year) and great onsite facilities
• Pension scheme and annual professional financial advice available to all employees, as well as paid days for further studying / developing your knowledge
• Hybrid office/home working programme, enabling the team to work from home but also come into their gorgeous offices 2 or 3 times a week

The Requirements of the PR and Media Services Director:

• 10+ years of PR experience, working in a PR or communications agency
• A diverse and deep knowledge of public and media relations, experience planning and managing paid media campaigns
• Previous experience working with clients that operate globally including creating, managing and executing PR programmes that deliver results
• Experience with reviewing PR, paid media and project materials produced by other team members (e.g., press release, articles, media pitches, paid media pans, metrics reports, etc.), providing insightful QA and QC input
• Ideally you will have previous experience as a line manager

Key Responsibilities:

• The role of the PR and Media Service Director is to operate within the wider client services team, leading the PR and paid media specialist teams whilst acting as a strategic lead across a number of different client accounts, as required.
• On larger accounts, the PR & Media Service Director leads a team of channel specialists to build a comprehensive plan and deliver a wide remit of PR and paid media tasks. On smaller accounts, the PR & Media Service Director is the primary PR resource andexpert, creating the plan and delivering the executional elements.
• Act as the strategic PR lead on integrated marcomms accounts, working in coordination with the account management team to deliver PR-specific elements of the campaign.
• Support the account teams and clients to develop effective, innovative, and exciting PR & paid media strategies to meet their specific requirements and align with commercial objectives.
• Manage and direct the implementation of PR & media plans and projects.
• Brainstorm and inject fresh ideas for campaigns and bring new ideas to the agency and clients.
• Attend client meetings, events, and industry conferences, as required.
• Develop high-quality, engaging, and creative PR content, such as news stories, trade articles, and case studies, on-time and on-budget, in conjunction with our account management and science writing team as appropriate.
• Work with the client, account teams, and freelance designers to develop high-quality, engaging, and creative ad copy.
• Proactively seek to build and maintain media relationships.
• Write press releases and product award submissions, as required.
• 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 our clients stories.
• Respond to phone calls and emails from journalists.
• Arrange interviews and editorial meetings with key journalists for clients spokespeople - in person or over the phone - and facilitate these meetings where appropriate.
• Manage the monitoring of media coverage and report results to the wider team and clients.

To be considered for this role you must have the right to work in the UK.Langton Howarth also operates a recommend a friend referral scheme. So, if you know someone who could be good for this job, email your nominated candidates name and contact details in confidence via email too, and we will ensure you receive £100.00of vouchers from a high street retailer of your choice!

Keyskills :
MarketingMarketing CampaignsMediaPublic Relations