26PMX is the customer-centric performance marketing agency. We help ambitious brands unleash their digital growth potential.
Founded in 2005, we’ve spent the past 19 years at the forefront of digital marketing. We have three office hubs in Leeds, Manchester & London and 70+ performance marketing experts working for the agency across the UK.
Our work spans everything from customer insight and data science to full-funnel performance campaigns and creative. We’re trusted by brands such as Fortnum & Mason, HOKA, Victoria Beckham, Corinthia Hotels and Asda Money as their digital partners.
We are looking for a Head of Digital PR & that will have overall operational and client performance responsibility overseeing the Digital PR service within the media department.
The primary focus will be leading the team and proposition driving growth for our clients – focusing on ideas that create cut-through and results that benefit our clients across all channels. – with the primary focus being link acquisition in SEO.
We believe that PR has a key role to play for our client’s marketing success and the role will encourage and exciting, innovative and passionate individual to bring their experience and reputation to benefit the development of the team and our clients.
Your time will be spent between leading the team and helping shape strategies for our key clients You will also work alongside our insight and planning team to help shape creative proposals that resonate with audiences and enable our studio to deliver award winning campaign assets.
You will assume a key role within out media team, sitting at department operations level and look to integrate Digital PR throughout the agency, across media and design functions. You will propose positive solutions and actively seek opportunities to grow and develop the department.
Based in our Leeds city centre office (hybrid and flexible working) the office offer inspiring state-of-the-art working environment and facilities, along with support and focused learning and development opportunities surrounded by a diverse, innovative, and creative bunch who love to share knowledge and skills helping to generate bold ideas that push the possibilities of the digital landscape.
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING
- Oversee and lead the PR strategy, specifically focusing on creating the best ideas and plans possible to ensure success across integrated channels – with an alignment to SEO strategy.
- Ensure that the PR process is as agile as possible and empower the team to be creative and to build networks for outreach – giving us a source of competitive advantage.
- Research, develop and test new tools to improve our service
- Staying abreast of industry trends and all applicable technologies
- Identifying and developing new offerings that will help grow the business and expand the service offering.
- Providing marketing communications training to internal teams and clients, where required.
- Key involvement in sales & marketing initiatives, development of thought leadership, case studies & award entries. Help with client storytelling.
- Line management and mentoring of the department’s senior practitioners.
- Create a network across relevant business units, departments and MSQ agencies
WHAT WE NEED
Knowledge, Technology & Qualifications:
- Knowledge and experience of PR and social insight & delivery tools
- The ability to curate incredible press releases
- Relevant qualifications & experience
Skills or Competences
- Significant experience within a Digital PR environment
- A strong portfolio of work – demonstrating an ability to lead from the front & award-winning work
- Experience of managing a team and leading people – to bring the best out of them
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong numerical and data analysis skills
- Experience conducting ideation sessions
- Presentation & storytelling skills as well as commercial proposal building
Attributes:
- Ability to demonstrate high performance behaviours including influence, empathy, people development and team building.
- Ability to analyse and resolve problems quickly and effectively.
- Ability to select, develop and motivate staff.
- Able to demonstrate tact, diplomacy, discretion, and maturity in relation to interacting with people at all levels.
- Ability to deliver true consumer insight at the highest level of planning.
Why be a 26er?
We are not just a group of people who work at the same place. We are a team who work collaboratively towards a common goal with our clients and with each other.
Being a 26er is about being part of a team who strive for excellence and support each other to work to the best of our ability; together we achieve great things. We have high expectations, and we give a lot in return, here are some of the amazing benefits we offer -
- Competitive salary
- Flexible and hybrid working
- Annual bonus
- Career development
- Training and professional development
- Outstanding private healthcare package for you and your family
- Enhanced holidays of 25 days plus bank holiday rising with service (plus an extra day for your birthday and Christmas eve)
- Employee assistance programme with access to mental health support and online GP
- Wellbeing activities such as morning meditation and yoga
- Perkbox
- Weekly food and drink treats
- Social events a-plenty
We welcome applications from everyone, and particularly encourage women, Black, Asian, those from ethnic minorities and disabled candidates to apply, as we’re actively building representation that’s more closely reflective of the communities around us.
We value diversity and want to hire and develop a wide range of talented people that contribute to our success; we respect and embrace differences in gender identity, race, ethnic origin, sexual expression and orientation, religion and faith, age, marital status, disability, neurodiversity, social background, education and ways of thinking. This isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s also the smart thing. Diverse companies are more innovative and successful.
26 is an inclusive employer and we believe in equity, not just equality of opportunity. We strive to create a workplace where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work, and to give every candidate a great experience so that their individual needs are met.
If you require any of this information or an application form in an alternative format, or you would simply like to discuss the role, please contact our Talent Manager, Alexis Beach.
26 are a Disability Confident Employer.
Join us in shaping the digital future.
Notice to Recruitment Professionals
Please do not contact us regarding this role. While we respect that many companies do need recruitment agencies, we do not at the moment, and we are happiest recruiting for ourselves. Any resume submitted to us before any agreement with us will be deemed the sole property of 26, and in the event of a candidate being hired outside of an agreement, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.