Communications executive

Closing date for applications: 24th March at 11.59pm

Salary: £29,000 per annum

Start date: April 2025

Location: Hybrid with 3 office days per week

Working hours: 9am - 5.30pm

Passionate about beauty brands? Take your next career step with a leading PR agency.

More than just another agency, The Blanket Group is a meeting of minds where communications, paid partnerships and new brand ventures come together to drive success. Blanket has quickly become one of the most trusted and sought–after partners to the people and brands shaping the beauty industry of tomorrow.

You will be working across a range of the UK's best beauty brands, generating best in class press coverage for clients and taking part in a variety of industry leading events. You will be a proactive and integral part of the beauty communications team and involved in the management of a busy press office.

Responsibilities

• Assisting and leading on select events and projects
• Monitoring and tracking press, VIP and influencer coverage across online, social and in print
• Following trends and writing trend reports
• Creation of the monthly Blanket Newsletter
• Researching ideas for creative mailers, events and launches
• Supporting with the growth of influencer and industry network and databases
• Attending weekly team meetings
• Supporting on client presentations
• Attending targeted Press meeting
• Responding to press and influencer requests and enquiries
• Stock management including send-outs
• Managing master media list across press, influencer & key industry names
• Competitor analysis
• Client diary management and weekly agenda & minutes
• Project budget management.

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in the Beauty Industry or a transferable sector with an evident passion for the Beauty industry
• An ability to form Beauty Press contacts and develop relationships
• Wide knowledge of beauty creators, influencers and trends across Instagram, TikTok and YouTube
• Experience in PR, marketing, communication or related field
• Excellent use of written English, including ability to write and edit press releases and media alerts
• Skills across Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Google Docs
• Social media savvy
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage and maintain strong external relationships
• Well-organised and efficient with good time management and prioritisation skills and the ability to summarise and communicate key information clearly
• Contributes positively to team dynamics and works together to achieve success
• Excellent use of written English, including ability to write and edit press releases and media alerts
• Skills across Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Google Docs.

To apply

• Log in to your Creative Access account or register today to apply for this opportunity
• Upload your CV and cover letter as one document (applications without a tailored cover letter will not be accepted)
• Once submitted, you can no longer amend your application, so proof-read carefully
• Do not contact the company directly
• Please email any queries about this role to Creative Access at this address: recruit@creativeaccess.org.uk
  

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries. This includes, but is not limited to, individuals who identify as Black, Asian, or from other ethnically diverse backgrounds, or people of any ethnicity who belong to the following under-represented groups: disabled people, people with the characteristic of gender reassignment, individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, carers and asylum seekers.

Creative Access offers programmes of training, networking and support specifically designed for people from these under-represented groups.