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Senior PR Executive

Employer
Womble Bond Dickinson
Location
Bristol (City Centre), Bristol
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
11 Oct 2021

Job Details

Senior PR Executive - 12 month fixed term contract (to start asap)

  • Full time, but may consider a 4-day week
  • Bristol-based (combination of home and office working as required)

We're looking to recruit a Senior PR Executive to cover the maternity leave of a pivotal role in our Marketing and Communications team. You'll be responsible for the day to day running of the firm's Press Office, providing a fast and effective media handling and response service and working to build the firm's profile in key areas through campaigns.

What does the role look like?

Well, no two days look the same! As you would expect, you'll be drafting press releases, by-lines and comments to ensure our key messages are reaching external audiences. In doing this you will build relationships with key journalists, particularly in the legal media, in our target regions and sectors. We'll expect you to seek out news stories from around the business and proactively look for feature and article opportunities within target publications. You'll also research, write and edit awards submissions in support of our legal teams and other business services operations, as well as our responsible business initiatives.

Outside of this, you will also work with the wider Marketing and Communications team on campaigns that combine PR, advertising, events, design, digital and client communications elements. This will give you a fantastic opportunity to work directly with partners to deliver high quality PR activity designed to promote and reinforce the firm's reputation. You'll also work with the internal communications manager to make sure that internal and external messages are consistent and aligned.

What does the ideal candidate look like?

Ideally you will have worked either in a law or professional services firm, or your background could have been within a PR agency in a similar role. You'll have a proven track record in media relations, digital media and copywriting. You'll also have experience of handling crisis PR and be able to offer great advice when it's needed. With so many parts of the business to look after, it's crucial that you can handle a fast moving 'to do' list with attention to detail and a sense of urgency. You'll be a confident networker, able to quickly build good working relationships. 

Who are we?

A Top 100 law firm globally and Top 20 law firm in the UK, Womble Bond Dickinson has more than 400 partners and 1,000 lawyers based across 19 US cities and seven UK cities including a significant presence in London. The firm's reach also extends to Europe where it has strategic partnerships with other law firms in Germany and France.

In the UK, Womble Bond Dickinson advises in excess of 40 FTSE 350 companies, many of the largest businesses in the country, government organisations and wealthy individuals. With a focus on eleven key sectors (Energy & Natural Resources; Financial Institutions; Healthcare;  Insurance, Manufacturing;  Real Estate; Retail and Consumer; Transport, Logistics & Infrastructure; Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals; Technology and Private Wealth) the firm's experience allows it to build strong relationships and deliver an excellent service to clients.

What makes it great to work here?

We continually work hard to create an open culture that sets us apart from other firms. Our culture gives us much more of a human feel, emphasising that we're more than just suits!  We like and make time for each other enabling us to establish professional relationships that can often become lasting friendships. 

Through our D&I initiatives we create an environment in which difference is valued.  We have a Diversity and Inclusion Group, led by our Board Sponsor, which works with our colleague networks (we currently have an ethnic diversity, an LGBT+, a family network and we're in constant dialogue with our people about how we expand our networks to better support everybody).  We encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities, and sexual orientations.

As signatories to the Mindful Business Charter, it's important that our people are able to maintain healthy and happy lives, both in and out of work.  We have a number of resources and initiatives designed to support health and wellbeing, including our team of dedicated mental health first aiders.  We recognise that getting the right work life balance is a priority for all of us and we're very happy to talk flexible working, full-time or part-time working patterns.

And that's not all, alongside a competitive salary you'll receive a flexible benefits package so you can pick and choose between the benefits that matter most to you.

Next steps

If this sounds like your next career move then please get in touch to find out more. My name is Lisa Gater (lisa.gater@wbd-uk.com) No agencies please, we're an in-house recruitment team!

If this isn't the role for you (or the right time) why not connect with us on LinkedIn or follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@WBD_CareersUK) to keep up to date with all of our opportunities.  We also have a Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/womblebonddickinsoncareers/)

Company

Womble Bond Dickinson is a full-service transatlantic law firm, created on 1 November 2017 through the combination of UK firm Bond Dickinson and US firm Womble Carlyle.

A Top 100 law firm globally and Top 20 law firm in the UK, Womble Bond Dickinson has more than 420 partners and 1,000 lawyers based across 16 US cities and eight UK cities including a significant presence in London. The firm's reach also extends to Europe where it has strategic partnerships with other law firms in Germany and France. 

In the UK, Womble Bond Dickinson advises in excess of 40 FTSE 350 companies, many of the largest businesses in the country, government organisations and wealthy individuals. With a focus on eleven key sectors (Energy & Natural Resources; Financial Institutions; Healthcare;  Insurance, Manufacturing;  Real Estate; Retail and Consumer; Transport, Logistics & Infrastructure; Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences; Technology and Private Wealth) the firm’s experience allows it to build strong relationships and deliver an excellent service to clients.

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