PR Assistant - 6 Months Contract in London

This role is based in our head office in Howick Place, London. We’re looking for a PR Assistant to join our team in London on a 6 month fixed term contract. The PR Assistant will play a key role within the marketing team ensuring that the PR operation is able to run efficiently to successfully deliver the Press Centre and Press Conferences during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. A confidence in dealing with the global media and senior stakeholders is a must. This role will be required to travel to Cannes for the Festival in June.

Key accountabilities

• Help with planning for the Cannes Lions media operation and provide support in the Press Centre in Cannes during the Festival in June
• Assist the PR coordinator with monitoring and updating the LIONS Press Portal as required
• Process requests for press accreditations for Cannes Lions
• Assist in updating and distributing press materials including press kits, press releases and emails
• Help with planning and coordinating materials, schedules and deadlines as needed
• Provide general admin across all PR tools and programmes, including maintaining the different press databases, distributing press releases, updating the websites and updating project planners
• Assist with monitoring the Cannes Lions press inbox, ensuring queries are dealt with efficiently, escalating as required
• Support on the Press Centre Welcome Desk during Cannes Lions.

This list is not exhaustive and there may be other activities you are required to deliver.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a PR role is preferred but not essential.
• Knowledge of, and experience in, the advertising and marketing industry is a plus.
• A hands-on passionate creative, who thrives in a fast-paced commercial environment.
• Excellent writing skills and proficient in writing for a variety of formats, as well as a strong eye for detail.
• Advanced organisational and project management skills, with a flexible approach and the ability to multitask.
• Strong interpersonal skills.

Additional Information

We believe that great things happen when people connect face-to-face. That’s why we work in-person with each other, or with customers and partners, three days a week or more. When you’re not spending time together in one of our offices or other workplaces – like at an Informa event – you get the flexibility and support to work from home or remotely. We work hard to make sure Life at Informa is rewarding, supportive and enjoyable for everyone. Here’s some of what you can expect when you join us.

Our benefits include:

• Great community: a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events, our fantastic Walk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks
• Broader impact: take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding available too
• Career opportunity: the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training and learning, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning. When it’s time for the next step, we encourage and support internal job moves
• Time out: 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after two years, plus a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
• A flexible range of personal benefits to choose from, plus company funded private medical cover
• A ShareMatch scheme that allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares
• Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, a healthy living subsidy, access to health apps and more
• Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programmes
• As an international company, the chance to collaborate with teams around the world

We’re not solely focused on a checklist of skills. We champion energy and ambition and look for colleagues who will roll their sleeves up, join in and help make things happen. If it sounds like a match and you have most – although not all – of the skills and experience listed, we welcome your application.

If you would like to request reasonable adjustments or accommodations to assist your participation in the hiring process and, or in the advertised position, please inform the appropriate Talent Acquisition Partner for the role once they have been in touch. Your request will be reviewed and considered in confidence.

At Informa, you’ll find inclusive experiences and environments where all perspectives and backgrounds are welcomed. As part of this approach and our diversity and inclusion commitments, we are also formally an Equal Opportunities Employer. This means we base decisions on relevant qualifications and merit and do not discriminate on the basis of key characteristics and statuses, including all of those protected by law.