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PR & Communications Assistant (Placement)
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So, what will I be doing?
This is an exciting opportunity for a student looking for their sandwich placement opportunity. The successful candidate will support the Brand Communications team, specifically the Press & PR Manager, in delivering impactful communications and campaigns. It's a fantastic role for a proactive, organised and creative individual who enjoys variety, is eager to learn, and wants to bring fresh ideas to a friendly, collaborative team.
The Role Will Involve
- Assisting in organising and delivering PR events
- Tracking and reporting audience engagement
- Creating content for Yeo Valley Organics Garden Festival website
Hours
This is a 40 hours a week position, based at our Head Office in the village of Blagdon.
Salary
£26,500.00
Sounds interesting, what do I need?
- Positive, can-do attitude
- Excellent Interpersonal skills
- Proactive mentality
- A keen interest in marketing channels and tools for web and PR
- Experience with Microsoft software
- Proven time management and organisational skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Some experience writing copy aimed at a media audience is desirable but not essential
- A UK Driving License
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A Little About Us…
Working closely with our sister companies Yeo Valley Production and Yeo Valley Farms, Yeo Valley Limited (YVL) owns and manages the Yeo Valley Organic brand, a range of commercial properties, runs the experiential activities in and around the valley and manages the Yeo Valley Associates investment arm. We're proudly independent and as a family of businesses, have a long history in making and selling natural healthy food from organic regenerative farming practices. Our purpose is to nurture and nourish people and planet, and this is the core of everything we do.
Why should I join the family?
We're always on the lookout for talented people to come and join us here in the Valley. We might be a group of businesses all owned by the Mead family, but we do things very differently here. Everyone who works with us is part of our family (all 1800 of us).
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We've got 7 sites spanning 5 locations across Somerset and Devon, and we've got people doing all sorts of things, from hospitality and property management through to sales and marketing as well as technical, engineering, farming and dairy operations roles.
We're sure you don't need convincing, but there's a whole host of benefits that we offer including:
- Competitive holiday allowance 25 days + bank holidays
- Non-contributory pension scheme
- Life cover
- Healthcare cash back plan
- Subsidised Yeo Valley products and services
Please include a CV and Cover Letter in your application. Our closing dates are a guide for when the application window should close, although we may close the advert sooner if we can. So, we recommend you get your application in straight away and don't miss the opportunity to join us!
Unfortunately, we are not able to accept applications from those who are not eligible to work in the UK.
Please note that Yeo Valley do not accept speculative agency applications.
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