PR & Communications Manager

Job Title
PR & Communications Manager

Job Description
So, who are we?
Hello, we're IG Group. We are a publicly-traded FTSE250 FinTech company who run mobile, web and desktop platforms that help our clients trade stocks & shares, leveraged products, Futures & Options and Crypto.

We are ambitious. Over 340,000 people already use our platforms. We're global with offices in 18 countries and products in 16 regions. We're hungry to move faster, ship better product for our customers and grow our user base. We believe in high autonomy, and we want people who are looking to do things differently in order to create better experiences for our customers.

We work in cross-functional teams and are laser focused on increasing the number of active clients we serve to drive sustainable growth.

Your team
We're looking for a PR & Communications Manager to join our PR & Communications team in our UK division. If you're passionate about delivering bold PR campaigns that break the mould, and you enjoy working in a fast-moving newsroom environment, this could be your next big move.

Your role in the Team's Success
Reporting to the PR & Communications Lead, you'll play a key role in building this function, helping to deliver a high-volume press office, regular campaigns and a proactive public affairs programme. You'll help to shape PR content and the strategy behind it - making an interest in investing and personal finance essential.

What You'll Do

• Help manage 2-3 agencies, ensuring they deliver high-quality work and produce excellent results
• Draft, edit and review a range of content – from press releases to campaign plan – maintaining impeccable standards.
• Support strategy, contributing to campaign briefs, tracking progress against targets, and having a view on how to improve things.
• Manage reporting activity - ensuring accurate reporting of results and producing monthly activity reports which provide valuable insights for the business.
• Generate and develop PR ideas, collaborating with our agencies.
• Work with internal stakeholders to draw news and data out of the business which can be harnessed for PR.
• Help prepare spokespeople for media engagements, develop messaging documents and Q&As for key announcements.
• Connect with key journalists and political stakeholders, occasionally outside of work hours, to build IG's network as well as your own.
• Work closely with our market analysts, supporting them on media opportunities and harnessing their expertise for PR story generation.

What You'll Need For This Role
We're seeking someone with experience working in PR or journalism. To succeed in this role, we think you'll need:

• 3+ years of experience: Ideally from a fast-paced PR agency, tech or fintech business or in national journalism.
• Creativity: You should be comfortable coming up with ideas for pitches and data stories and contribute creatively to the development of campaigns.
• Exemplary writing skills: AI may have sped up the process, but you will still need strong writing and editing skills and the ability to deliver at speed.
• A passion for numbers: A lot of our content focuses on market performance, trends, returns, statistics - you need to enjoy this aspect of the job.
• Ruthless attention to detail: You will produce and review a lot of newsroom content and should be someone who scrutinises every word, every number and every bit of punctuation.
• Investing knowledge: While we don't expect you to be an expert from the start, you will need a good understanding of investing, asset classes, what makes markets move, macro triggers, and companies.
• Strong time-management skills: This is a fast-paced role – we need someone who stays calm under pressure and delivers on time.

It's a Bonus If You Have

• Experience working with investing brands
• Experience managing agencies

How We Work
We try to take a thoughtful approach to our ways of working as a company. We follow a hybrid working model with 3 days in the office -- which we think balances the need to collaborate effectively and connect with each other. When it comes to how we deliver, there are 5 things we want everyone to do to drive high performance, better learning and career satisfaction:

• Lead and Inspire: Drives trust, alignment, and enthusiasm
• Think Big: Focus on the problems that most impact commercial outcomes
• Champion the client: Understand and prioritise client's needs
• Deliver at pace: Push for fast, sustainable growth;
• Raise the bar: Take ownership, be accountable and share feedback

We believe that diversity is vital to success, it fuels creativity, drives innovation and sets us up for global success. We're committed to building teams with a variety of perspectives and skills to help us realise our vision and strategy, that's why we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join us on this journey. Learn more about our D&I approach here.

The Perks
Your growth fuels our success Thrive with tailored development programs, mentoring opportunities with leaders, and clear career progression. Expand your network through committees, sports and social clubs. Enjoy extra time off for volunteering and community work.

• Flexible Benefits Package on top of your salary (12%)
• Private medical cover
• Life insurance
• Contribution to gym memberships
• 25 Days holiday, with 1 additional day off to celebrate your Birthday & 2 additional days off a year for voluntary work (28 in total)
• The option to buy or sell holiday days.
• Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning Platform
• A comprehensive global and local onboarding process
• Employee-led LGBTQ+, Women's, Black and Parents & Carers networks with an annual budget for organising events & projects that foster an open, diverse and inclusive culture
• Option to participate and create ESG initiatives based on the IG Brighter Future Fund
• Enhanced primary (maternity), secondary (paternity), and shared parental pay and leave, as well as a range of support and benefits for parents

Learn more about the Perks here

Join us for this exciting journey. Apply now
Number of openings
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