PR Student Placement

We are looking forsomeone to join our marketing team on a year long placement as a PR& Press Office Executive. This could be a great opportunity forsomeone doing a sandwich year degree course or a recent graduatelooking for their first role.

Working closely with the PR Manager, youwill support with the day-to-day running of our press office andthe planning, executing and reporting of our overall PR activity tohelp develop your understanding of the processes involved in PR andthe skills needed to do this role.

You will work alongside our externalagencies where you'll be involved in creating consumer campaignsfor our family and Big Weekender breaks, handle issues and crisiscomms when they arise and projects to support our Conferences &Events team.

You'll be responsible for proactivelypreparing press releases and reactively drafting statements tomedia requests. Getting key target media to experience Butlin's forthemselves is also an important part of the role so you will managepress trip requests alongside planning, in their entirety,individual media visits and host group trips in line with thebusiness needs.

Whilst the creative side is reallyimportant, you will also be responsible for evaluating andreporting on campaigns and proposing changes where needed. You'llalso need to ensure the press area of the Butlin's website remainsup to date, working closely with the digitalteam.

Buildingrelationships with key national and regional media is important, sothey'll be plenty of opportunities to spend time in our threeresorts - both in a work capacity but as a guest with family andfriends to really understand the Butlin's proposition.

With your firststep into the world of PR, this role will be a great start to yourcareer in this exciting, fast-pacedindustry.

AboutYou
This 12-month placement is anexciting opportunity for someone who wants to pursue a career in PRwho has completed or is part way through a degree in PR, mediarelations or marketing.

Butlin's will provide afantastic environment to learn and implement your knowledge andskills that will prove to be valuable for your PR career. You willdevelop valuable experience working for a leading UK travel andleisure brand.

You need to have aninterest of what's going on in the media that is relevant toButlin's and know how to use basic media and research tools todiscover important, relevant information and insight onjournalists.

Thisrole will involve building relationships with key stakeholderswithin the business, so being proactive and a great written andverbal communicator is important.

There will be a great mix of proactive andreactive tasks, so you should be able to prioritise workload. Youshould also enjoy a fast-paced environment and not be afraid to trynewthings.
Interested?
Ifthis sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, we would love tohear from you. To apply, please submit your CV along with a fewwords about why you would like thisopportunity.

AboutButlin's At Butlin's, we're all about fun,excitement, and adventure by the bucketload! For over 80 yearswe've been delighting hundreds of thousands of guests each year,whether on a non-stop action family break or our epic Adult onlyBig Weekenders.

Ask any of our team, past andpresent, and one of the best things they'll say about working atButlin's is our culture! We're all about providing our guests withan Altogether More Entertaining and Fun Break, brought to lifethrough our three mighty values.
So, if you want a rolewhere you Create Smiles, where you aren't afraid to Get Stuck Inand where the team genuinely Cares For Each Other - this could bethe perfect fit for you.

There has never been amore exciting time to join Butlin's!