PR Manager
Location: GB, LND, London
Department: Marketing
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Industry: Retail
Function: Public Relations
Company profile: Depop is an exciting new mobile marketplace where you can sell things by simply taking a picture, as well as follow your friends and buy unique things.Depop has already been received with great enthusiasm in our test regions and it is now beginning to expand into the global market, following funding from highly prestigious venture capitalists.This is an extremely exciting time to join a young, fast growing and very promising company based in the Shoreditch area, backed by some of the most prestigious VC’s in the technology market.
Description: Depop is the most fun way to buy and sell straight from your pocket. Sell & buy unique things by simply taking a picture. It’s social, users and small independent shops recently voted the app one of London’s top 10 most loved apps. Depop is a fast-growing mobile social marketplace on a mission to revolutionise mobile e-commerce. This is an extremely exciting opportunity to join an early stage company based in the Shoreditch area of London, backed by some of the most prestigious VC’s in the industry helping to accelerate us building the future of mobile shopping.We are looking for a bright, talented and incredibly proactive PR Manager to help shape, build and deliver the PR strategy for the Depop brand.
Requirements: Reporting into the VP Marketing,  you will be required to develop and implement a solid, focused and results driven PR plan that harnesses the businesses global ambitions. Working alongside a lean, dynamic  Marketing team, and external UK PR agency you will create a PR calendar of activity that supports tactical initiatives across the wider marketing function; providing new and dynamic solutions to communicate these ideas.Direct & deliver the Global PR Strategy for the business whilst driving through tactical opportunities as well as working in collaboration with the in house team and appointed agenciesOwnership of the PR function and its day-to–day runningResponsible for liaising with the media, press and industry contacts to drive the brand presence further forward into the UK, US and International marketsCo-ordinate alongside the Partnerships & Event Manager events that showcase the multi-faceted nature of our business modelBuilding solid partnerships with VIPs helping to filter exciting stories from within the Depop networkBring industry expertise into Depop, global market knowledge, creative insight with a clear understanding of Fashion,Technology and LifestyleTo be successful in this role you’ll need to bring to life a PR campaign that sets Depop in the hearts and minds of the fashion media and industry influencers. One that helps raise the profile of the brand through a clever and considered PR plan that truly celebrates our unique and forward thinking business model and users.About You:An outstanding communicator, with a minimum of five year’s experience working in fashion, fashion-tech and / or lifestyle media with a strong track record for producing PR campaigns with effective and measurable resultsHave a solid fashion credentials, preferably obtained within a forward thinking, fast paced environmentYou will bring senior level media contacts across traditional and social lifestyle media (men’s and women’s) and have the ability to engage and influence this audience, whilst also having immediate relationships with bloggers and international mediaExcellent knowledge of English grammar and a keen eye for detail, additional languages would be beneficialKnowledge of fashion trends and pop-culture is a distinct advantageKeen eye for detail and passion for trendsHighly proactive, you will have heaps of enthusiasm and the high levels of organisation needed to work as part of a dynamic growing teamDigital and social media native
Benefits: Generous salaryGreat offices near Old StreetApple equipmentWorking with a well-funded, amazing and very friendly teamIt’s a great time to join us. Depop is a visionary business, and as such the PR campaigns need to showcase a new way of thinking – we need someone who can clearly balance more traditional PR approaches with new media, experiential and digital ways of cutting through the noise. Most of all you will have a love for and appreciate building a lifestyle brand. If this sounds like the role for you, please apply here or email #EMAIL_5bcb798bafeb463a8569b822ca3d60a207c5efa2c31e80cf0139936a02fd54c7# for more information.
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