The Role:
Title: PR & Events Coordinator

Contract Type: Permanent
Persona: Agile, Office based 20-40%
Location: Agile – homeworking & Stratford, London 
Salary: £30,000 - £34,000 based on experience

Closing date for completed applications: 24 August 2022

 

Interviews will be held via video on a date to be confirmed 

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated

Role profile: PR & Events Coordinator.docx

We are seeking a PR & Events Coordinator to join our Marketing team. This is an ideal role for an individual with some PR, Events or Communications experience.  

The PR coordinator will be responsible for assisting the PR & Events Manager with public relations and event support for the housing development portfolio and to ensure timely, effective, and efficient promotion of all residential developments through media relations, local and high-profile industry events and awards.

The role will be responsible for managing customer testimonials from liaising with the sales team, to coordinating with videographers/photographers and assist with editing of promotional films to uploading to social channels and website.

The PR coordinator will assist the PR & Events Manager with onsite event management and collating and writing reports on all events, evaluating their effectiveness against key objectives. Further support will be required for award submissions, presentations, events and PR collateral.

 

The role will also involve writing and sign-off approval for press releases and pr collateral. Assist with developing and implementing content for development news page, yammer, intranet and updating the customer testimonial landing page.

 

The PR coordinator will manage relationships with external consultants and agencies to support public relations and events activities.

PR administration tasks, including updating PR content planner, weekly PR updates, raising Purchase Orders, collating data for monthly reports and provide general administration support to the PR & Events Manager.

 

The responsibilities and duties may vary from time to time within the broad remit of your role and grade.

 

The PR coordinator will be required to travel to our developments across London, Cambridge, Milton Keynes, Essex, Warwickshire and Reading when required.

 

To be successful in this role, you will have:

·       Experience of writing engaging copy that meets the needs different audiences and stakeholders.

·       Experience in a fast-paced, target driven environment.

·       Demonstrable experience in marketing, events and PR.

·       At least basic experience using desktop publishing and graphic design tools (e.g., Adobe Creative Cloud) sufficient to modify and complete documents or images based on existing templates if required.

·       Experience of email marketing and database management systems

·       Knowledge of event marketing platforms (ie Eventbrite)

·       Knowledge of social media platforms and their associated analytics.

·       Good time management, and the ability to plan ahead.

·       Excellent written and verbal communications.

·       Self-motivated, proactive approach to working.

 

If you believe you have the qualities we are after and are interested in working for an organisation that can really make a difference to people’s lives, then please apply without delay.     

 

L&Q follow current COVID guidelines. If you require any adjustments or support, please email [email protected]

 

At the foundation of everything that we do are our corporate values and associated behaviours. Our organisational behavioural framework outlines the core expectations of all employees, which should be demonstrated at all times when representing L&Q.   More information about L&Q’s values can be found on our website and a copy of our behavioural framework can be provided on request.

 

Our Commitments:

At L&Q, people are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. This is why we are committed to developing our people. It's only by investing in a well-trained and motivated workforce that we can continue to prosper and sustain business success.

 

In addition to our support and training, the successful candidate will have access to our full suite of benefits including 24 days holiday rising to 28 days with length of service, excellent Pension scheme, an employee assistance programme and non-contributory life assurance.

 

We are committed to supporting your work-life balance and recognise the changing demands and circumstances in life. Please let us know during the recruitment process if you’re interested in part time working or job sharing. In addition, should your circumstances change once you have joined L&Q, you can also request flexible working arrangements, e.g. a change to working hours - if it’s feasible then we’ll make it happen.

 

We are recognised externally for our commitment to inclusion. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident (Committed) employer and have signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge to demonstrate our commitment to end mental health discrimination in the workplace.

 

We expect all of our employees to support our environmental policy and social responsibility work. We are an employer committed to environmental and social responsibility.

L&Q is a regulated charitable housing association and one of the UK’s most successful social businesses. The L&Q Group houses around 250,000 people in more than 105,000 homes, primarily across London and the South East.

 

As a charitable organisation, our role goes beyond providing homes and housing services. We are a long-term partner in the neighbourhoods where we work. We hope to build aspiration, opportunity and confidence in our communities through our £250 million L&Q Foundation and our skills academy. 

 

Our vision is that everyone has a quality home they can afford, and we combine our social purpose with commercial drive to create homes and neighbourhoods everyone can be proud of.