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Junior Digital Press Assistant, Bread and Butter PR Ltd

  •  London
  •  Under £10K (pro rata)
  •  Part time
  •  Closes July 4, 2025
  •  Hannah Osborne
  •  hannah@breadandbutterpr.uk
  • #Combined arts

Description

Job Summary

Bread and Butter is a PR agency working in the UK across the cultural sector, specialising in live performance. We are recruiting a part-time Junior Digital Press Assistant for a six month period to support this small and busy press office in their online work.

Job Description

The modern media landscape is ever-changing and we are looking for someone to join the team to help us seek out exciting new contacts and working relationships with influential voices from the world of online and social media. This includes influencers, podcasters, youtubers, bloggers, vloggers and important voices from the worlds of theatre through to fashion, music through to gaming.

Under the guidance of the PR Directors the role will focus on developing the agency's influencer, podcast and online network and is largely a desk-based research position. The person will be required to research contacts in specific areas and develop targeted media lists to be implemented across the Publicists campaign work. Other responsibilities will include assisting in the creation and implementation of events for potential new contacts and development of case studies around this work. The person will be required to manage guestlists, track coverage and update clients as required.

The individual should be highly organised with good research skills and have a passion for arts and culture.

Bread and Butter PR is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. The company will ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race.

Remuneration, benefits and holiday entitlement:

  • Part-time, Monday-Friday, 20 hours per week. Spread of hours across the week open for discussion.
  • 6 month contract
  • Salary - £1,060 gross per month for 20 hours per week
  • Responsible to the Directors and Publicists

Job Requirements

Person specification:

  • An excellent understanding of social media platforms and experience in their use
  • A knowledge of current influencers on digital platforms and their audiences
  • Able to create meaningful working relationships with internal and external contacts
  • Experience of Cision Media Database is desirable but not essential
  • Have sound administrative skills, excellent organisation and time management
  • Have a positive attitude in their approach to all tasks and a willingness to learn
  • Have impeccable attention to detail
  • Can adapt quickly and easily when required
  • Flexible approach to work with ability to attend evening and weekend events as required.
  • Some experience of Google Workspace is desirable

All Staff:

  • Contribute creative PR ideas
  • Stay abreast of media trends and developments
  • Attend press events
  • Maintain confidentiality

Job Responsibilities

The role includes:

  • Creating and managing press lists, mostly in the Cision database.
  • Spending dedicated time on detailed research of contacts from various sources including, but not exclusive to, Podcasts, Youtube, Instagram, Bluesky and more.
  • Creating and developing relationships with influential voices from these fields which result in coverage for clients and productions.
  • Managing your own time in seeking appropriate contacts in various fields of specialism such as arts, music, fashion, gaming and more.
  • Managing administration connected with running client accounts including maintenance of campaign documents, updates and reports
  • Collation and distribution of press cuttings
  • Dealing with requests for images, footage and press information
  • Scheduling, posting and sharing content on Bread & Butter PR's Instagram and LinkedIn accounts.

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How to Apply

To apply for this post, please send a CV (no more than 2 sides of A4) and covering letter (no more than 1 side of A4) to [email protected] 

Closing date for applications: 9am, Friday 4th July 2025. Interviews will be held during the week commencing Monday 14th July. 

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