Press Officer

Title: Press Officer
Working hours: 37.5 per week Monday-Friday
Salary: DOE
Location: Hybrid - Central London & remote working

About us

TopCashback is one of the largest cashback sites in the world, dedicated to helping our members save money when they shop. The service simplifies the process of earning cash back on online purchases, supporting over 20 million people worldwide to reduce their shopping expenses and enhance their spending power.

With collaborations with more than 6,000 brands, we operate in the UK, US, China, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Australia. Our passion for saving money drives every decision we make, focusing wholly on the needs of our members, to whom we provide an award-winning service. Proudly, we are the recipients of the 'Cashback Site of the Year' award at the Moneyfacts Consumer Award nine times and hold a 4.5 rating on TrustPilot.

At TopCashback, since we began, we have been committed to building a fair, diverse and inclusive company. We believe that diversity and nurturing a culture where we can all be our true selves at work, makes us stronger as a business. We celebrate differences and foster a fair and equal environment for us all to flourish in. After all, we spend most of our time together.

With fairness at heart, we‘re committed to being an equal opportunity employer regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, disability, nationality, age or similar. Whoever you are, whatever walk of life you are from, we’ll welcome you to our TopCashback family.


The Role

Working in TopCashback’s busy, proactive in-house press office means translating creative ideas and brand campaigns into impactful consumer news across print, online and broadcast. You will be responsible for creating high-quality, targeted money content and press releases to generate positive media coverage for the brand. We want to convert consumers to cashback users, so a love of writing content is essential to make sure our key messages stick.

Whether it’s shouting about the best deals for new members, or assisting with tips and tricks across various finance topics. From supporting our expert commentary with robust research, to spreading the word about how to save even more using tools such as TopCashback Compare, our app and browser extension – we want shoppers to know just how much TopCashback can do to help stretch what’s in their pockets.

No day is ever the same, but you’ll be working closely and regularly with the wider communications team, including marketing and social to help develop memorable media moments, all whilst maintaining our good reputation for fair play.

The successful applicant will be motivated by a career in PR, or communications more generally, and enjoy building lasting, professional relationships – particularly with members of the press across all media types, and they will have the ambition to land coverage through their contacts in the UK’s biggest and best news outlets. Enjoying working as a team and supporting and more junior members is essential, whilst a personal interest in deal hunting or saving money is desirable.

The role will be based at TopCashback’s London office, and also offers flexible hours and hybrid working. Occasional travel to TopCashback’s HQ in Staffordshire may be required based on business needs.

We’re invested in helping our press officer get as much out of working with us at TopCashback as possible, so we’d love to welcome someone who has a growth mindset and a willingness to learn. An open mind will be important, and we expect you to contribute fresh perspectives, whilst embracing both giving and receiving constructive feedback.

Requirements

· Experience working in communications - including but not limited to PR, journalism, media or broadcast. Experience in the financial, consumer or retail sectors would be desirable. 1 year minimum experience required

· Accuracy, attention to detail and proof reading skills

· Clear communicator – written and verbal

· Personable – a desire to build relationships and a genuine interest in people to manage internal and external relationships, including potential case studies

· Time management and prioritisation skills – after training you will be required to manage your own workloads, so the ability to be reactive to changing priorities and demands whilst working to deadline is key

· Regularly consumes news – someone who is alive to new and emerging trends, spots opportunities or proactively creates them

· A creative and imaginative storyteller – someone who understands what makes a good news or feature piece, for the best and most relevant audience, and how to sell it

Benefits

• Flexible working hours, with the ability to start between 8-10 to best suit you
• Hybrid working model – one compulsory day per week in our central London office, although further days may be required to meet with clients
• Vitality Health Insurance – Current additional benefits can include free cinema tickets, free coffee from Café Nero, discounted smart watches from Apple & Garmin, discounted gym membership from Pure Gym, Virgin Active & Nuffield, and discounted running shoes and active wear from Runners Need**
• Team lunches, Monthly Pizza and 2 company wide socials per year
• Regular learning lunches, covering a range of different topics for personal development
• Training courses and budget for buying books to aid your development
• Progressive parental leave policy
• The opportunity to build a substantial contact base within the performance marketing industry