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Date Posted: Thursday 7th June 2018
Date Expires: Friday 6th July 2018
At QVC we know what we’re doing, we’ve been doing it really well for twenty five years. Our customers trust us and we get closer to them than other retailers. We understand them, we look after them.
We are looking for a PR Assistant to join our team in Chiswick. It’s a fast paced and diverse role and when we say that two days are never the same, we’re not kidding. Just look around our business and it’s easy to see why. With digital retailing, live TV and a buzzing social media hub, our business isn’t like any other and you’ll love our people – we’re a friendly bunch.
QVC is a global business and we are the UK’s largest multimedia retailer selling big name brands like Amanda Wakeley, Ghost Fashion, tarte cosmetics, Benefit, Elemis, Lola Rose, Links of London, Apple and Dyson. Brand Ambassadors, Ruth Langsford and Amanda Holden, join other high profile individuals, such as Lisa Snowdon and Kelly Hoppen within the premium product collection line up.
You will be joining our PR Team that sits within our larger Brand & Communications team. They’re a knowledgeable and passionate team with a results driven focus. There’s a lot to get excited about. You can really make this role your own.
The successful candidate will be providing strong administrative support to deliver the annual consumer PR strategy. A typical day will involve liaising with the Buyers from all categories to source and manage the product sample and image processes, attend brand meetings, coordinate photography with external agencies, sending gifts to Brand Ambassadors or tracking Influencer campaign output. You will also be involved in press launches and showcase events.
The beauty of this role is the fact that you get to work on a variety of categories from beauty, fashion and jewellery to home style and gardening. You also get to work with our ‘Live TV’ side. The PR team launched and lead the Influencer campaign and this role will be actively involved in this project. QVC is a very collaborative place to work and the PR team regularly liaise and partner with the social media and digital teams so active involvement and a thirst for new trends, products and idea generation is important.
We are looking for someone with real PR experience (ideally 6 months+) who has a passion for the media, Influencers, consumer engagement and achieving ambitious targets. You will be a self-starter with a positive, enthusiastic and a real “can–do” attitude. You will have the ability to successfully manage multiple tasks and projects at one time whilst being a team player and supporting the wider team. Attention to detail will be a passion and come naturally to you. Building relationships, internally and externally, is essential. You will feel confident in communicating with all kinds of people. You will take pride in what you do. You will have experience in a similar environment or you will be working in a consumer PR agency looking to jump the fence in-house.
At QVC we see it like this, you spend a third of your life in work, so work happy* Live better
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