Current Vacancies

PR Manager

London, UK • Marketing – Brand & IC • Permanent • Digital Communications
Here’s what you’ll be doing:
As we look to scale to beyond a million UK customers, we recognise that growing our brand fame will be crucial. We’re looking for an experienced PR Manager to help us fulfil our ambitious external comms plans and drive our bold campaigns. 
Alongside our PR agency, you will support the running of an active, always-on press office – using your expertise and understanding of the media landscape to secure frequent and impactful positive coverage for SB – all in support of our customers.
You’ll use your PR experience to drive the channel forward, finding sophisticated ways to measure success, and identify and evaluate opportunities. Our PR Manager will also play a vital role in the ever-more ambitious, integrated campaigns and activations of SB messages externally, while providing communications counsel across Simply Business as required.
Reporting to Bonny (Head of Content, Social and PR), you’ll have a manager who will be both supportive and empowering – encouraging you to use your creativity to drive positive outcomes for the business, while challenging you to think deliberately about your ongoing personal development.

As one of our PR Managers, you’ll:

  • help to shape and implement an ambitious PR strategy for Simply Business that integrates with wider brand and comms plans
  • work closely with our retained, newly-recruited PR agency – helping to maximise this partnership, while always looking for ways for us to improve
  • deliver a range of bold, customer-focused campaigns on selected product/brand activations – positioning Simply Business as a positive champion of the small business community
  • drive the success of our proactive and reactive press office activity – writing and editing press releases that see us earn frequent media coverage
  • provide communications counsel across Simply Business, coaching as required
  • establish a strong network of influencers, spokespeople and advocates across the business and our customer base

We’re looking for someone who is:

  • a strong writer, comfortable crafting and editing press releases on a range of topics 
  • adept at finding – and telling – compelling stories which cut through with media, position Simply Business favourably, and resonate with consumers
  • a proactive self-starter, full of creative ideas and possessing the needed drive and organisation to get them off the ground
  • experienced in developing, managing and amplifying campaigns, using a variety of creative tactics – from social media, to broadcast, to stunts – to earn positive media coverage
  • excited by the evolving comms landscape, and has an appreciation for great brand marketing
  • passionate about supporting the success of small business owners and the self-employed
(We know it’s tough, but please try to avoid the ​​confidence gap​.​​ You don’t have to match all the bullet points above to be considered for this role.)
We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, supportive place for you to be you and do your very best work.
If you’re passionate about supporting the success of small business owners and the self-employed, apply today.
About Simply Business
We insure small businesses and enable big dreams – not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 900,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords and more than 1,000 other trades.
We’re a technology company as well as one that sells insurance. That means we build, we fail, we learn and we improve. We’re a B Corp too, which recognises our strong track record of having a positive impact on people, society and the environment.
Why not check out our advert on YouTube: Simply Business TV advert 2024: ‘Simply the Best’
What are the benefits?
•ㅤwork-life balance – we support every team member in maintaining a manageable workload
•ㅤhybrid working – you have the flexibility to work remotely and connect with your colleagues in one of our hubs
•ㅤmental health and wellbeing – we give you access to tools and counselling to support your mental health
•ㅤflexible parental leave – we understand how important this time is, that’s why we offer six months full pay to the primary caregiver and four months full pay if you’re the secondary caregiver
•ㅤpaid sabbatical – as a thank you to our long-serving employees, we offer a two-week sabbatical when you’ve been here for five years. And four weeks off for those who’ve been with us for 10,15, and 20 years
•ㅤlife event leave – you can get an extra days leave every two years for those big moments in your life like moving house, welcoming a new pet, or your birthday
•ㅤa dedicated learning platform – our platform helps you develop on your personal and professional goals, including management and leadership programmes
We also make sure you’re compensated fairly
•ㅤcompetitive salary – we aim to offer a fair salary based on your experience and the market we’re in from day one
•ㅤannual bonus – the potential to earn a bonus based on business performance
•ㅤpension – we’ll match what you put into your pension up to five per cent
•ㅤprivate medical insurance – you’ll get medical insurance through BUPA that covers any pre-existing medical conditions as a core benefit
•ㅤhealth cash plan – we reimburse your everyday medical expenses
•ㅤholiday entitlement – 25 days leave, plus bank holidays (and you can also use your flexible benefits to get up to five more days)
•ㅤlife assurance – pass on a tax-free sum that’s four times your basic salary (core benefit). With the option to increase it to ten times through our flexible benefit scheme
•ㅤsalary sacrifice car scheme – option to buy a brand new, fully insured and maintained car for a convenient fixed monthly amount taken from your gross salary (after 6 months service)
•ㅤflexible benefits scheme – everyone gets an allocated allowance to use each year on things like critical illness cover, dental insurance, travel insurance, a gym membership, and up to five days extra holiday
Ready to join us and drive our success as a high-performing team? Apply today.

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