Assistant Publicist (Scotland)

Premier Scotland is part of Premier – ranked #1 Consumer Brand PR agency by PR Week last year and specialising in delivering world-class communications campaigns for the entertainment, arts and cultural industries. With specialist knowledge of film, television, literature, gaming, music, performing arts, destination campaigns, consumer brands, not for profit and most recently sport, Premier provides a complete creative communications solution.  

The person would ideally have/be:   

• Experience and passion for working within arts PR.    
• Experience of working on press campaigns.   
• Understanding of media and journalism landscape.   
• An excellent communicator, verbally and in writing.  
• Good at collaborating as part of a team.   
• A positive attitude in their approach to all tasks .  
• Impeccable attention to detail and is extremely organised.  
• Is proficient in Microsoft Office programmes.
• Knowledge and experience of social media and influencer engagement.
• Ability to prioritise and manage several tasks at once, and work to tight deadlines.

 The Role includes/requires:    

• Building and maintaining relationships and contact with media, clients and associates.   
• Planning, running and reporting on small-scale press campaigns as allocated by the Directors and under their supervision. This will include media monitoring.   
• Supporting press campaign work undertaken by the Publicists and Directors.  
• Managing, delivering or assisting with small social media campaigns if required. This includes the day-to-day running of the channels (copywriting, gathering and creating content and so on) as well as content planning under the supervision of the Publicist and/or Senior Digital Manager. This may include small design jobs in e.g. Canva.   
• Dealing with requests for images, footage, press information, interviews and press tickets.  
• Live event support and attendance at events as required.   
• Some flexibility due to the nature of the work, including travelling for work.   
• Actively contributing to the company’s social platforms and website content.  
• Contributing to the smooth running of the Company’s day-to-day business as well as using and helping manage relevant tools as requested by the Company, e.g. Company calendar, media database, SharePoint/OneDrive, HiBob and so on.   
• Occasional request for help with a campaign you are not directly involved in, if required.   
• Contributing to general office housekeeping and office building housekeeping as required. 
• Attending regular check-ins with your line manager and an annual appraisal.  
• Any other duties within reason as requested by your line manager, campaign manager or the directors.   

Not obligatory:  

• Attendance at the Company’s social events or days away, organised and ad hoc.  

Remuneration, benefits and holiday entitlement:

• Working hours: 35 hours per week, 9.30am to 5.30pm – occasional evening and weekend work required, flexible working available as agreed with line manager.
• 31 days holiday annually pro rata (includes Scottish bank holidays) + 2 over Christmas.
• Responsible to the appointed Publicist or Director.

Research shows how marginalised groups of people may not apply for jobs unless they meet 100% of the qualifications. You might not feel that you ‘check all the boxes’ in the way that we’d expect. Many of us felt that imposter syndrome or a confidence gap when we applied. 

If the job excites you and you think you might be able to do it well, we’d encourage you to apply anyway. 

To apply please send your CV and covering letter, outlining how you meet the above criteria, to jobs@premiercomms.com with reference/subject line ‘Assistant Publicist (Scotland)’ as soon as possible.

We do read every CV sent in but can only respond to those that seem to be a good fit. We wish everyone good luck with their job search.