Pr Executive

It is a very exciting time to join Travelodge, as the company embarks on the next phase of its expansion programme. This exciting role plays a pivotal role in delivering key business messages and positioning Travelodge as a progressive growing company that is creating jobs, developing its people and making travel affordable for everyone.

Reporting to the PR Manager and working within a dynamic PR team you will play a pivotal role in delivering Travelodge’s annual PR strategy which supports the company’s business plan and helps creates awareness of the Travelodge brand. You will gain experience in all aspects of PR activity which includes: corporate, property, consumer and travel PR as well as social media to support media relations.

The PR Executive position plays a fundamental role within Travelodge’s busy press office. Key responsibilities include the day to day management of the press office, assisting to deliver the annual PR strategy and assisting with the new hotel openings programme.

Travelodge is featured in print, online and broadcast media on a daily basis and requires a motivated, enthusiastic and confident operator to keep up with the fast-paced atmosphere of the press office.

This role offers a vast opportunity for an up and coming PR professional to develop their skill set within a world class PR team and become a top PR operator.

Main Duties:

- The day to day management of the press office which includes: being the first point of call for the press office phone and inbox, dealing with media enquiries and gathering information for media statements
- Be responsible for recording and evaluating media coverage daily, compiling the weekly press cut and creating media intelligence reports and presentations for the business
- Be the first point of contact with Gorkana (our media monitoring service)
- Supporting the team to deliver the annual PR activity programme which entails desk research, drafting press releases, selling into all media channels and building journalist contacts.
- Assisting to deliver the annual travel PR programme
- Supporting the Property PR manager to deliver the annual new hotel openings PR programme which includes organising creative opening events and obtaining media coverage for individual hotel openings.
- Supporting the PR team with press release sell-ins and fact finding.
- Showcasing PR activity on social media channels
- You will be required to travel occasionally to support new hotel openings

Key Skills
- Have a good understanding and passion for PR
- Some PR experience would be desired
- Be highly organised
- Have strong administration experience and good attention to detail
- Be confident to be able to liaise with internal and external people
- Relentless drive, enthusiasm and conviction
- Strong written and verbal communications
- Ability to manage several projects at the same time
- Be able to work on their own initiative and easily within a team
- Educated to degree level (Preferably in PR)
- Social media skills (not essential)

Location: Thame (Oxfordshire) but some travel into London will be essential

Reports to: PR Manager

**What you can expect from us**

**Culture**

At Travelodge, we are warm, straightforward and optimistic. We have a big footprint in the UK, but still a small company feel and you can expect quality and value to be built in to everything we do. You’ll have the support of a close network of colleagues and managers, and every day is different here We want you to bring your personality to work and we love our diversity.

**Reward and recognition**

It’s not just our customers we want to wake up with a smile on their face. As well as a competitive salary, being part of our hotel support centre means great holiday entitlements, pension contribution deals, being part of our bonus scheme, and a Thanks Card giving generous room and food discounts as well as friends and family rates.

**Career and development**

We want you to develop further with us at Travelodge and we’ll provide you a development plan to help you reach your goals. You can expect to have a full induction and training relevant to your role. We advertise all our vacancies internally, so you’ll have the opportunity to really develop your career with Travelodge.