£10K/yr to £60K/yr
Stratford-on-Avon, England
Permanent, Variable

Press Officer

Posted by Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd.

Once in a while, a rare position arises that is both unique and exciting. A role that provides an opportunity for an excellent communicator to join a high-performing team responsible for telling the story of one of Britain's iconic brands.

As a Press Officer at Aston Martin, you'll be at the heart of our ultra-luxury brand's major news moments, from high-profile Formula One activations to our innovative product launches and lifestyle partnerships spanning the realms of sport, design and entertainment.

Reporting to the Head of Corporate & Brand Communications, you'll play a vital role in managing PR projects and campaigns from planning through to execution and evaluation. Working as part of a small but talented global team, you will be challenged to develop dedicated strategies for key news announcements, product launches, and lifestyle events, maintaining an always-on brand story and on-plan approach.

You'll require excellent relationships with members of the international, national, and regional media, in addition to maintaining and expanding our network of high-profile brand advocates and global influencers.

This isn't a standard 9-5 press office based role. This position requires flexibility and involves working on high-profile events and traveling across the UK and globally. Requiring a PR professional who doesn't shy away from a challenge, this role requires a hands-on approach to work both strategically and operationally. Working as part of a high-performing Marcomms function, you'll have the opportunity to create relationships across all aspects of different areas of the business. Joining the company at one of the most exciting times in its 111-year history, you'll have the rare and unique opportunity to shape our brand story, and play a key role in measuring PR success.

You'll have exceptional communication and writing skills, along with the confidence to challenge and persuade where required. Along with a strategic mindsight, you'll require excellent planning, time management and organisational skills as you'll be working to multiple ever-changing priorities and deadlines. You'll be highly proficient in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, and in particular PowerPoint, with a requirement to produce

The Key Requirements...

  • Professional experience operating in a brand or PR agency communications role.
  • Experience working alongside media and influencers to tell brand stories.
  • Project management experience in independently planning and overseeing specific projects, content shoots, or campaigns.
  • Working knowledge of planning and managing media events, content shoots, and product launches.
  • Strong writing and document presentation skills, including the ability to write news and press releases.
  • Experience working with insights and evaluation companies and reporting on their work.

The work pattern for this role is Monday – Friday on a hybrid basis with the flexibility needed to travel as and when required with a regular requirement to attend events (nationally and internationally) which could include weekends and overnight stays.

In this role, you will be attracted to the opportunity to tell the story of one of Britain's most iconic brand during an exciting time in the company's history. This role is about shaping our brand story throughout the year, not just being involved in activities but leading them and coming to the table with new ideas and news opportunities.

Here at Aston Martin, our mission is to become the world's most desirable ultra-luxury British performance brand. As we embark on this exciting new era, we need the very best people to join us on our journey.

This is a chance for you to write your own chapter at Aston Martin. The varied role, the exciting nature of the business, and the high-profile brand you'll be working with make it an opportunity not to be missed. People stay with our business because of the prestige of our brand history and the exciting opportunities we offer.

Don't miss out on this great opportunity, apply today by clicking on the ‘apply now' button.

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