PR & Social Media Director

The Role

You are a culturally curious, hands-on communicator who knows how to turn ideas, work, and moments into stories that travel. You blend the craft of PR with the pace and intuition of social, spotting opportunities, shaping narratives, and keeping Koto present in the conversations that matter. You bring the discipline of an agency press office, the creativity of a social storyteller, and the energy of someone who thrives in fast-moving creative environments. You help build Koto’s reputation day to day: writing, pitching, publishing, coordinating, creating, capturing, and reporting.

Your Responsibilities

• You own Koto’s global communications remit across corporate comms, press, social media, public speaking, and creative activations, running the press office day to day.
• You shape narratives, craft long and short form content, and lead proactive media outreach.
• You translate strategy into clear plans, editorial calendars, and execution, working hands on with the Marketing and BD Director and senior stakeholders to deliver consistently and at pace.
• You act as a guardian of Koto’s reputation and awareness, shaping how the studio shows up across markets, audiences, and growth industries.
• You build and own Koto’s editorial and content calendar across press, social, and public speaking, ensuring consistency, relevance, and momentum.
• You write and manage press releases and long-form content, identify sharp news hooks, and actively spot newsjacking moments by tracking cultural and industry conversations.
• You proactively place Koto into the right opportunities and build strong journalist relationships to keep the brand visible across design, business, culture, and creativity press.
• You refine and run Koto’s social media strategy, expressing our expertise, point of view, and culture to senior clients, partners, talent, and industry leaders.
• You develop and secure high quality speaking opportunities for Koto’s leaders and strategists across business, design, and culture, spanning conferences, panels, podcasts, webinars, and events.
• You partner with the C suite, Studio Management, and Senior Strategists to shape narratives, ghostwrite, and produce sharp thought leadership that connects creativity to business impact.
• You define, track, and report on communications KPIs, regularly auditing performance, improving processes, and raising the bar on quality and efficiency.
• You bring an entrepreneurial, hands-on mindset.
• You are organised, output driven, culturally curious, comfortable managing senior stakeholders, and present in the London studio as a visible part of Koto’s culture.

Our Responsibilities

• We will ensure you have meaningful and regular access to your manager to support your personal development and career trajectory.
• We will actively reward performance with promotions, pay increases and a discretionary annual bonus of up to 10% of salary to all employees.
• We ensure Koto is an equal environment for all its employees.
• We will support you in taking family leave and offer significant paid maternity and paternity.
• We will actively encourage you to take 25 days holiday yearly, in addition to UK bank holidays (on average eight), one additional holiday day per year (capped at 5 additional days), and a studio closure between Christmas and New Year.
• We will contribute an additional 3% to anyone wanting to engage in the Scottish Widows pension scheme.
• We deploy a monthly ‘employee wellness’ benefits package via Juno of £75 per month.
• We offer access to YCN and fund relevant training opportunities to any employee looking to develop themselves and career.
• We reward five years of service with £5,000 and five days holiday.
• We reward ten years of service with £10,000 and four weeks holiday.
• We will give you the opportunity to work from any of the five Koto studios globally, with appropriate planning and application.

Our Culture

At Koto we encourage our team to be ‘rationally optimistic’ about the potential of our work, our clients, their businesses, and the power of brand. We pursue the best briefs, want to inspire meaningful work, and for those interested provide an opportunity to make the work of their lives. We are actively cultivating leadership, culture and spaces to encourage this. We work in person with an optional WFH day on Friday, and an additional twenty days remote a year. We believe this produces the best work, mentoring opportunities, collective learning and culture. We encourage autonomy in each member of our team, allowing them to manage their own time, hours and personal commitments appropriately to complete work.