PR Manager - Maternity Leave Cover
This is a wide-reaching role providing advice on Consumer PR and external communications.
Working within the Public Relations team, alongside the PR Manager with responsibility for corporate campaigns, you will execute the planned execution of the proactive PR and communications strategy and activity to support Tesco Ireland’s business and reputational objectives.
This includes but is not limited to Tesco (main brand – products and services), and where relevant, support our consumer brands F&F and Tesco Mobile Ireland (TMI). This role will report to the Head of PR and sits within the Corporate Affairs team.
You will be responsible for:
Develop, implement, and measure multi-layered strategic PR plans to enhance the commercial and reputational objectives of the business.
Manage the consumer PR agency end to end – ensuring clear briefings, prompt response to briefs, planning, execution, and reporting. Close management of agency retainer fee required.
Create innovative and engaging content that showcases products and brand values, while aiming to create talkability.
Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with journalists and influencers to secure media coverage and endorsements.
Co-manage the corporate social media channels and website including content planning, posting, community management and analytics.
Manage the consumer PR budget and all related financial processes.
Provide leadership team support by drafting key messages, Q&A documents, and materials for key activity, speaking engagements, presentations etc.
Horizon scanning, acting as the “eyes and ears” of the company to proactively track issues that might impact Tesco Ireland’s reputation.
Working alongside the PR Team members:
You will work closely throughout, including:
Co-manage of the press office function, including ad hoc media queries, requests, crisis communications and issues management.
Co-manage daily business updates.
Internal relationships
Collaborate with teams across the business, including Community, Internal Communications, Customer Marketing, Commercial, Technical and Retail.
You will need:
Minimum of 5 years’ experience in PR.
Strong knowledge of Ireland’s media landscape, including traditional and digital channels.
Demonstrated success in managing high-profile PR campaigns and sustained media coverage.
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What's in it for you:
We offer excellent benefits that help make Tesco a great place to work. These include but aren’t limited to:
Competitive Salary
Life Assurance
Pension Scheme*
Bonus Scheme*
Our Virtual GP service provides free and confidential access to an online GP through video GP consultations, and online prescription service for colleagues. The service is also available to families of colleagues who live at the same address for a reduced cost.
24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and family members for in the moment emotional support along with free access to a range of wellbeing services supporting you under our new Wellbeing First approach of Body, Mind and Life.
Colleague Clubcard offering 10% discount across stores and online, with 15% discount weekends once a month (Friday to Sunday), and 20% off twice a year. There is also 20% off F&F clothing, all year long, these various discounts can be extended to a family member with a 2nd Clubcard available.*
Annual leave starting at 23 days
Save As You Earn Scheme*
*Entry requirements and rules of the scheme apply
About us:
Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.
We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco.
We have recently announced that we will be moving towards a more blended working week – combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us to about how this can work for you.
NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date.
We're proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please visit https://www.tesco-careers.com/accessibility
