Pr Manager

Company: Forward Role Recruitment
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Location: Manchester
Job Description:

PR Manager

£30-35K + Bonus

Hybrid – 2 days WFHManchester Area

Join one of the UK’s biggest names in a fast-moving consumer retail space – a household brand with hundreds of locations nationwide and millions of customers served. This is a business investing heavily in PR, digital visibility and creator partnerships, and looking for someone to run its press office.

You’ll run the day-to-day of the press office, delivering PR campaigns, securing coverage and building journalist relationships, with hands-on exposure to CSR, AI/LLM search visibility and creator collaborations. Reporting to the Communications team, you’ll get coaching, a clear path of progression and real reputational responsibility from day one.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

  • PR Strategy & Execution
  • Execute PR strategy set by Communications
  • Manage PR campaigns end to end, including digital PR output
  • Run press office activity – media enquiries, coverage tracking, journalist relationships
  • Help plan and manage fundraising and CSR events
  • Produce external comms to promote and report on activity
  • Work with the SEO Manager on the media relations strategy, supporting content output
  • Work Marketing and Social to identify and recommend creators
  • Communicate creator strategy results to the wider business
  • Manage reputational risk in creator partnerships, keeping key messages consistent

WHAT YOU’LL GET

  • Weekly 1:1s with the Communications Lead for coaching and prioritisation
  • Clear delegated authority on day-to-day PR, with defined escalation points for anything reputational, legal or crisis-related
  • Structured onboarding into existing strategy, media contacts and processes
  • Quarterly development reviews tied to an objective-led generous bonus structure
  • Gradual exposure to crisis comms and higher-stakes media relations as you grow

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

  • 3+ years’ PR, press office or digital PR experience – agency or in-house
  • Track record managing or supporting media campaigns from concept to coverage
  • Experience working with journalists, creators or event suppliers
  • Strong written communication – confident drafting press materials and external messaging
  • Excellent organisation – able to juggle multiple live campaigns
  • Sound judgement on reputational sensitivity, knowing when to elevate
  • Self-motivated with genuine initiative
  • Creative – able to turn data, topics or seasonal moments into standout campaigns
  • Comfortable collaborating across SEO, marketing and social teams

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Posted: October 13th, 2026