German speaking PR account executive

Technical PR agency Stone Junction is hiring for a German speaking PR professional to join its creative and growing team. We're looking for applicants with PR, marketing or STEM backgrounds, who must speak fluent German, and excellent spoken and written English.

Salary range for this position: £25,000 - £28,000.

Overview:

Our clients come from a range of disciplines, so we are looking for applicants with a keen interest in technical and scientific writing and a passion for expanding their knowledge. It is essential you have an interest in science, technology and engineering, as the role will involve exclusively working on STEM clients.

You'll be responsible for campaign delivery on a handful of exciting client accounts, and need to be skilled at producing quality content for articles, social media and email marketing shots, have a basic understanding of SEO and be able to analyse data to report on the campaign's results.

Don't worry if some of this is new to you. We have an extensive training programme to get you up to speed.

Please note we require all new starters to attend the office full time for the first three months, moving to a hybrid model of two days in the office following this period. This means we ideally require you to live within a one hour commute of Stafford, or be open to relocating.

Your day-to-day role in the office would involve:

Researching, writing and distributing press releases, opinion articles, case studies, letters, white papers etc to targeted media outlets
Assisting with the production of client publications, such as email newsletters, blogs and in-house magazines
Undertaking research for new business proposals and presenting to potential new clients
Liaising with clients and the media, often via telephone and email
Building relationships and networking with clients and the media
Monitoring the media for rapid response opportunities for clients and clippings
Preparing regular client reports and attending client and journalist meetings
Promoting news stories and features to the media, known as 'selling in'
Collating, analysing and evaluating media coverage
Placing and devising colour separations, competitions and advertorials for clients
Assisting with the promotion of Stone Junction, via blogging, PR, e-mail marketing and SEO
Providing SEO, social media and online marketing services for clients

Other essential skills include:

The ability to form a rapport with client and journalists, face to face, over the phone and online
A keen eye for science and engineering trends, and the ability to research them quickly and accurately
Strong time management and communication with the ability to excel in a fast-paced and pressurised environment

If you're looking for a comms career at an award-winning agency, look no further.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From £23,000.00 per year

Staff benefits

Private healthcare package
Surface Pro
23 days annual leave per year (plus options to buy more)
Hybrid working model with minimum two days per week from our Stafford office
Flexible working hours
Paid charity time every month
Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
Extensive mental health support
Paid leave for medical appointments
Annual bonus of up to 8.3% of salary subject to company performance
Options for sabbatical after three years of service

£200 grant to spend on non-work-related training of your choice

Work From Anywhere policy for extended holidays
Uncapped benefits package that grows in value for every year of service
Early finish every Friday.

Schedule:

Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

Stafford: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Language:

German native or C1 and C2 (required)
Excellent written and spoken English

Location:

Stafford, ST16 2AG: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

Bachelor's (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid, office based in Stafford, ST16 2AG

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £25,000.00-£28,000.00 per year

Benefits:
Casual dress
Health & wellbeing programme
Sick pay

Ability to commute/relocate:
Stafford ST16 2AG: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Experience:
Public relations: 1 year (preferred)

Language:
German (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Stafford ST16 2AG