Consumer PR & Social Media Manager

Hey! We’re Plum, your smart saving and investing app on a mission to help grow money for life. Whether you’re stashing the cash for tea and toast in your first home or catching some rays during retirement, Plum’s got your back. Since 2016, over 2 million people in 10 European markets have set aside more than £2 billion with our clever automation and AI – that’s the magic of Plum! As recognition for our work, we’ve received awards from the likes of Deloitte, Finder, and more. That’s all down to our passionate team of 230+ Plumsters, who work around Europe to help us achieve our mission. And now we’re looking for more brilliant people to join us on our journey.

The Role

You’ll need to hit the ground running, delivering standout consumer press coverage and publicity for the company across social media during a very exciting period of high growth. Our brand is bold. So we need someone with the creativity and spark to bring our narrative to life, in a way that communicates our mission and engages our key audiences across both traditional and social media. You’ll form a key part of our ambitious, high-performing and supportive communications and brand team.

What You Will Do

• Build strong and fruitful relationships with journalists across national and consumer press in the UK.
• Act as the first point-of-contact for media requests, speaking articulately on behalf of the company in line with the company’s values.
• Create and deliver an organic social media plan that shares our news and brand messages with our growing audience.
• Create and deliver a pipeline of creative stories and pitches for traditional media.
• Work on digital PR campaigns to improve our search rankings and visibility on LLMs.
• Monitor and report on our press coverage and social media output.
• Get to know our customers and share our growing collection of case studies across traditional and social media.
• Write from concept to completion high-quality communications materials, including press releases and comments that journalists find genuinely interesting.
• Ensure that all materials present a clear, unified, and positive image for the organization and/or brand.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Who You Are

• You have 3+ years PR and social media experience in a high-growth environment, either in-agency with relevant clients, or in-house at a start-up/similar company.
• Alternatively you have 3+ years journalism experience in the personal finance sector.
• You’re a storyteller who thinks of creative ways to promote the message.
• You have a clear interest in and knowledge of fintech/personal finance.
• You are passionate about the intersection of traditional media and social media, and how to make stories fly across both.
• You’re proactive, self-motivated and well-organised.
• You have strong interpersonal skills, working effectively across teams.
• You’re a strategic thinker who looks beyond the obvious and who can look at the bigger picture.
• You’re an excellent communicator with a good eye for detail.
• You not only have strong speaking, writing and presentation skills, but also are able to crunch data and synthesise them into compelling stories.
• You’re a newshound who has a deep understanding of the press, and an ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with journalists.
• You possess a solid ‘black book’ of relevant media in the UK.

Plum's Perks

• Own part of the company you're helping grow through stock options.
• Private health insurance.
• Annual training budget.
• Plum Premium for free.
• Competitive referral scheme.
• Flexible approach to remote working: we encourage at least 2 days a week in one of our beautiful offices in London, Athens or Cyprus.
• Team breakfasts and team lunches.
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays.
• 45 work-from-anywhere days to give you flexibility to work your way.
• 2 weeks sabbatical after 4 years to take the break you deserve.
• Enhanced parental leave.
• 1 paid volunteering day annually.
• Annual team trip to a surprise destination!
• A fun, inclusive company culture.

If you think this sounds like you, don’t hesitate to get in touch!

Thanks, Plum Team

* Plum is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Plum does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.