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Are you seeking to tackle one of the biggest environmental issues of our time? Passionate about communications? Believe that business can act as a change for good? Looking for a meaningful job? Looking to join a like-minded team of passionate people? Then this position is made for you!
TerraCycle seeks to hire a creative, resourceful and driven PR professional who likes challenges and can manage multiple projects simultaneously. The Public Relations Manager will report to the Head of Communications and will work directly with numerous
TerraCycle teams, brand partners and consumers. The position is based in Perivale, West London.
TerraCycle Overview
TerraCycle's mission is to Eliminate the idea of Waste . Operating in 20 countries (including 12 in Europe), TerraCycle is an innovative recycling company that has become a global leader in recycling typically hard-to-recycle waste from snack wrappers and contact lenses to ocean plastics. TerraCycle partners with the world's largest consumer brands and retailers (including BIC, L'Oréal, P&G, JDE, Carrefour, Tesco, ) to create new collection and recycling schemes for anything that would otherwise be sent to incineration or landfill. TerraCycle also works with large waste management companies, governments and consumers to develop joint innovative solutions.
Job Overview -
The Public Relations Manager will be responsible for helping to lead and support
TerraCycle Europe's small team of PR professionals. This involves developing and ensuring the execution of high-quality strategic media relations campaigns to promote the TerraCycle story, both free and paid for recycling solutions and the sponsoring brand partners, lines of business and company specific initiatives.
The focus is mainly for TerraCycle Europe's English speaking markets, the UK (our biggest European market) and the Republic of Ireland but will also support the broader communications strategy across our other European markets. Written / spoken French in particular would be useful and German, Spanish or Dutch would also be a bonus but not essential.
Primary responsibilities for the position include:
- Manage and develop the small team of PR Executives for UK and France
- Work with our PR agency for Spain
- Ensure the PR team operate an effective reactive and proactive press office
- Development and implementation of a robust PR strategy and engaging media relations campaigns which help to drive awareness of the TerraCycle / various recycling programme stories to the target audience(s)
- Maintaining strong relations with the media relations departments of various brands and customers of TerraCycle
- Maintain a keen understanding of industry trends affecting brand partners and lines of business and offers appropriate recommendations regarding communication strategies to maximize the trend to the company's benefit.
- Develop high-quality, informative and interesting press releases, media pitches and related materials
- Analyse media coverage and develop responses when needed
- Consistently brainstorm and/or collaborate with the team for new ideas and strategies to promote initiatives
- As and when required:
- Act as a spokesperson to the press
- Write awards entries, blog posts, company newsletters and communications etc
- Work with other TerraCycle teams to help develop messaging / draft copy for the customer support and marcomms etc functions
Requirements:
- Proven track record designing and executing successful public relations campaigns at both a local and national level
- 4+ years' Public Relations experience (particularly with UK media, Irish or French media. Also beneficial, but not essential, would be knowledge of German, Spanish or Dutch media)
- Strong relationships with national media, key trade and local outlets (see countries above)
- Be proactive, reliable, responsible and accurate with strong attention to detail
- Fluent in English with excellent communication skills (both spoken and written)
- Ability to speak another European language (as outlined above) would be beneficial but not essential
- Experience of managing multiple priorities / accounts / brands with excellent organisational skills
- Experience of managing a small team
- Experience with technologies and best practices for campaigns across multiple platforms
- Excellent computer skills; proficient in Microsoft Office applications
- A demonstrated interest in sustainability (ideally in the recycling sector) / green business/ circular economy would be beneficial but not essential
- A degree in an appropriate field (PR, journalism, marketing, business, management ) or equivalent work experience
If you have any requests for reasonable adjustments during the application process or the interview stage please do let us know by calling our Talent Acquisition Manager .
Job description is not all-inclusive. TerraCycle reserves the right to amend this job description at any time. TerraCycle is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. All candidates must already have the eligibility to work in the UK.
