TASTE – PR Senior Consultant – Consumer

About the agency

Independent and Founder-led, TASTE is a food and drink PR and marketing agency that creates appetite for brands. They’re experts at developing and delivering culture-led storytelling strategies for commercial success – whether that’s creating a lifestyle trend or becoming a staple on the nation’s shopping list. 

From using comedy to helping Onken stand out in a crowded product category to making Linda McCartney’s a cult classic amongst the next generation of vegans at Glastonbury, they deliver creative and integrated campaigns that tap into the zeitgeist for global brands.

TASTE is small but mighty, with a flat agency structure – no layers here. (Sorry onion lovers!) This is an agency where you’ll get to own your work and clients from strategic development to delivery. They’re a tight-knit team with heaps of experience, giving you lots of opportunity to learn from senior leadership who know the industry inside out, whilst enjoying a relaxed, sociable culture with a constant flow of brilliant food and drinks. 

If you’re passionate about food and drink and want to craft creative campaigns from start to finish that are both culturally and commercially brilliant, this is the agency for you.

Benefits & Culture

Enjoy a brilliant culture with brilliant food and drink (of course!). Working 2 days a week from Mortimer House – a beautifully designed members club, featuring spaces to work, socialise and look after your wellbeing all under one roof. With hospitality at its core, you’ll enjoy weekly cocktail hours, a rooftop bar & terrace, plus unlimited access to the fully equipped gym with a diverse offering of classes. 

TASTE’s agency culture is relaxed and sociable. One of our favourite perks is the TASTE ‘eat and meets’ – a bi-annual team day where you’ll swap morning coffee for champagne and enjoy a full tasting menu. 

Career development is also a priority, with bespoke training and development plans tailored to individuals. Team members regularly take part in PACE Academy, work towards industry diplomas, and attend sessions through the Alliance of Independent Agencies.

The basics:

• Annual leave – 22 days holiday (+ Bank Holidays and +3 days Christmas shutdown)
• Hybrid working – 2 days/week (Tuesdays & Wednesdays)

Perks you’ll love:

• Offices in Mortimer house with rooftop bar and gym classes
• Weekly cocktail hour (Sip & Social – Weekly Cocktail Club)
• Bi-annual Eat & Meets 
• Bespoke training & development plan (TASTE Academy) 
• Alliance of Independent Agencies membership
• Optional holiday buy-back scheme (up to 5 days)

About the job

• Client Relations: You will be managing client projects/campaigns, attending and running client meetings, as well as being the first point of contact for your clients.
• Media Relations: You will have a strong and experienced understanding of the UK lifestyle media and F+B media scene and correspond with relevant journalists and create long-lasting relationships with them.
• Management responsibilities: You will have excellent project management skills and be responsible for the management of juniors. You must be willing to get stuck in and get the work done.
• Strategic: In this role, you will produce engaging press materials, social media copy and attend / present brainstorms.
• Creative Ideation: This role will have you immersed in the consumer PR industry, writing bylines, thought leadership and more for a range of tech clients.

About you 

• Experience: To be considered for this role you’ll need to be an experienced PR SAM/Account Director with at least 5-6 years of agency side experience. You’ll have strong consumer PR experience with big brands and campaign activations, ideally with some specific experience in the Food and Drink spaces.
• Understanding of media: You will have a wider understanding of the consumer PR and F+B sector. You will have your finger on the pulse of the goings on and evolving trends in these spaces too.
• Media contacts: You will have a natural gift for media relations and the ability to speak to a wide span of media with confidence. You will also have pre-existing good relationships with contacts in the media, especially with F+B writers and publications.
• New Business: At this level, they’ll want to see you participating in new business from start to finish – having had chances to participate or even pitch and secure business in the past.
• Who you are: You will be a positive worker with a ‘can-do’ attitude. This role requires a team player with strong interpersonal skills, emotionally intelligent, and excellent attention to detail. They’re an ambitious agency, and want to keep growing with this new AD hire.

Interested?

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For more information, please contact Satchit Srikanth – satchit@wearelatte.com