Digital PR Executive - Searchant [CLOSED]

Searchant’s vision is to provide clients with game-changing organic performance.

They are looking for game-changing team members to be part of this vision.

Searchant is a UK based SEO agency with a focus on link building. They have grown significantly in the past few years and are going to double in size again this year! That’s where you come in.

They work with their clients long-term and develop a good relationship with them. While they mainly focus on link building, they also provide more general SEO support to ensure they get their customers great results.

Their company values embody they are and how they should behave:

• Do what you say you will do
• Figure stuff out, offer solutions, don't just come with problems
• Have grit, be resilient & don’t give up
• Get started, improve along the way, learn from mistakes
• Innovate, constant improvement is required
• Eat the frog, do your difficult tasks first, don’t put things off
• Be fair, polite & patient
• Have fun while getting the job done,
• Rely on your team to help you and help them out too.

As the company is expanding, the Searchant team is on the lookout for its newest member: a Digital PR Executive to perform digital PR campaigns for their clients. Within this role, you will have two focus areas: the ideation creative stage and project management. If you are extremely creative, yet organised & structured at the same time, this is the right role for you!

More specifically, within this role, you will:

• Create campaign ideas which are both tailored to individual clients and topically relevant & on-trend
• Present campaigns to clients (e.g. by putting together presentations)
• Create campaigns by bringing them to life, e.g. by sourcing data, coming up with angles for stories, or managing a creative process for graphics or videos
• Manage campaign outreach by using a media database, as well as by using manual ways to find lists of very targeted journalists who might want to cover the story, crafting them an awesome pitch and convincing them to cover the story
• Identify the areas of improvement regarding systems around the digital PR efforts in general
• Report to the Projects Account Manager and interact with other members of the team, as well as freelancers and consultants

Still curious about the campaign types you would create as a Digital PR Executive? Here are several campaign examples to demonstrate what you might be doing within this role:

1. Example 1
2. Example 2
3. Example 3
4. Example 4

In your first weeks at Searchant, you will have an opportunity to learn more about the business during your training, as well as run pilot campaigns & come up with ideas for client campaigns. You will also have access to the SOPs stored in Notion, while task management and communications will be done through Asana and Slack.

As an ideal candidate for this position, you should have:

• Experience in a creative role and/or experience running projects or outreach, or similar
• A good attitude, grit not to give up & resilience to see through campaigns
• Creativity and the ability to generate new ideas
• A systems-oriented mindset
• Ability to spot great designs
• Excellent work ethic and willingness to always perform your best
• Excellent English communication skills

Brownie points for experience with Buzzstream, Roxhill, Pitchbox, Canva, and/or Visme.

What’s in it for you?

• A monthly salary of $1500 – $2000*
• Full-time role: 8 hours per day 5 days per week
• Working hours close to GMT normal working hours 9 am to 5 pm with some flexibility as required, which can be discussed
• Paid time off, training, bonuses, perks etc. which will be discussed with potential candidates
• The opportunity to move to a more senior position
• The opportunity for you to grow your salary based on your performance & contributions

*Please note that this is a gross salary and that you are responsible for any tax-related procedures in your country of residence. We kindly ask you to apply only if you are happy to work remotely as an independent contractor.

This position will be closed as soon as we find the perfect match. So, make sure to read the description carefully and take your time to submit a high-quality application that stands out.

If you apply, JobRack will respond promptly and keep you updated throughout the process.

As part of the hiring process, please then expect the process to include:

1 - Filling in the application form once you click “Apply”

2 - Being invited to record a short video to introduce yourself

3 - Completing test tasks, if short-listed

4 - Attending video interviews where you will have the opportunity to talk more about your previous experience and the new role

Applications are only accepted through JobRack. Searchant has specifically requested that you do not contact them directly. If you have any questions please contact us using support@jobrack.eu

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