Summary:

An exciting opportunity to join Moose Marketing and PR, the publishers of Punchline-Gloucester.com. As a dynamic agency based in The Old Fire Station, Gloucester, we are looking for the right person with a passion for journalism/news/marketing/social media and desktop publishing, and with sense of humour, to grow the agency's business-to-business clients and its b2b website.

Punchline has grown spectacularly over the past seven years, so we are expanding our team writing and researching content for the website and publication. Using e-bulletins and social media campaigns, you will drive traffic to the site. The ideal candidate will be creative, enthusiastic, have a desire to learn and be highly motivated and organised. This is an ideal opportunity for a graduate looking for their first professional position or a journalist or PR looking for a career change.

Main Duties:

• Updating www.Punchline-gloucester.com website and social media on a daily/hourly basis using a content management system

• Creating and sending email marketing campaigns

• Writing and researching content for website

• Taking photography to help build content for the site

• Sourcing quotes and providing support with creative direction

• Updating and building databases

• Researching and writing content for Punchline magazine

• Planning page layouts for magazine

• Help distribute by hand with the rest of the team the printed publication approx. 12,000 across the county (candidate will be asked on occasion to use their own car, mileage can be claimed back)

• Writing and distributing press releases for local, regional, national media and trade publications

• Ad hoc and administrative support for the marketing team as required

• Building and maintaining good relationships with clients.

• Contact local companies and promote the company/sell within the publication/online/agency [training to be given]

• Client/account management for agency ie. Meeting clients, presentations, helping to plan and schedule events/media management/buying/full service agency role

• Willing to help and support young people who require internships or work experience

Skills and Experience Essential:

• Must have min 3 A levels including in English

• NCTJ qualified would be preferable

• Excellent grammatical, written and communication skills

• Strong IT skills particularly website and Microsoft Office

• Experience in using Adobe creative suite

• Experience in using social media

• Ability to project a professional company image both by telephone and in-person

• Ability to work on own initiative and also as part of the team

• Excellent attention to detail

• Adaptable, with a 'can do' attitude

• Ability to work under pressure

• Must have an interest in current affairs

• Willing to just do that 'bit' extra for the benefit our clients agency and local community

• Have full clean driving license being a car owner would help or about to take their test

• Must have a good sense of humour

Desirable:

• Qualification in a creative practice such as journalism/ PR or media experience or have worked as a journalist for a local/regional/national paper

• Excellent understanding and use of social media

• Basic knowledge of html and ftp

• Full training will be given but experience in marketing would be advantageous

Hours of Work:

Generally Monday to Friday between 8:30am and 5:30pm, 39.5 hours per week, although some out of hours and weekend work may be required. Monday, Wednesday, Friday hours are 8:30 am until 5:30pm to ensure we finish at 5pm on a Friday.

Salary:

Basic salary + OT bonus [salary rise after passing the probation period]

Probation:

This post is subject to a six month probationary period and references

Written test will be required

Closing date:

Monday 10th April 2017

Apply with a covering letter and CV to MD Mark Owen via his PA

aalia@moosemarketingandpr.co.uk 

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