External Comms – PR Exec

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Full time
Location: Houghton Regis
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Job offered by: Whitbread
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Whitbread Court, Porz Ave, Houghton Regis, Dunstable LU5 5XE, UK Req #9635 15 January 2025 Job Title: Communications Executive Join our vibrant communications team and help us become Europe’s best-loved hotel company! You'll support PR campaigns, craft press releases, manage media enquiries, uncover great stories, and use social media insights to enhance our reputation. This varied role includes collaborating across Premier Inn, hub hotels, and restaurant brands, plus occasional events, reporting, and administrative tasks.

You’ll also be part of the 24/7 on-call rota (1–2 weeks per month). Salary: £30,000 + 10% company performance bonus Location:

London or Dunstable

and a hybrid way of working

with a minimum of 3 days a week in the office. Why You’ll Love It Here Healthcare : Individual & Family BUPA healthcare Discounts : Up to 60% discount on Premier Inn stays and 25% discount on our Restaurant brand As part of our high-performing external communications team, you’ll play a vital role in supporting a variety of communications activities designed to help us achieve our ambition of becoming Europe’s best-loved hotel company. You’ll have the opportunity to work on a range of exciting tasks, including: PR Campaign Delivery : Contributing to campaign planning and attending events like content capture days. Storytelling : Discovering stories across the business, such as those from our

Force for Good

programme, and tailoring them for different audiences. Press Releases : Researching, writing, and collaborating with internal teams to ensure our key messages are effectively communicated. Activity Reporting : Preparing campaign summaries and monthly reports to showcase our PR efforts. Social Media Insights : Using monitoring tools to understand real-time guest conversations and occasionally generating story ideas. What You Will Need: Ability and willingness to travel as needed. Content capture skills, such as filming and editing videos. Outstanding people skills and the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the business and with external stakeholders. Good understanding of social media channels. Interest in current affairs and the news agenda. Understanding of the need for discretion in handling sensitive issues. Be part of our Commercial Team at Whitbread Our brands speak for themselves, but that’s down to the work that our Marketing team put in. Creativity and innovation allow us to elevate our brands, gain new guests and keep our regulars coming back for more. From producing branded adverts that showcase our ever-changing hotel rooms, right through to promoting new launches, B2B and collaborating with Media agencies to deliver different digital campaigns, you’ll be there using insight, data and strategy to get our brands noticed. We encourage your application. Apply today or contact our recruitment team for more information.

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