Could you join #TeamAlice?

• Salary €25,000 – €30,000 (depending on experience).
• Hybrid working model.
• Flexi time (start between 8am – 10am / finish between 4.30pm – 6.30pm)
• 21 days’ annual leave, plus Good Friday off and an additional 3 to 4-day ‘winter break’ over Christmas.
• ·PRII Membership.
• Paid monthly mobile phone bill.
• Work laptop provided.
• Sick pay scheme.
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• Opportunity to advance within the company.
• Monthly Alice Outings.
• Summer Fridays – finish at 1pm on Fridays during the months of July and August.

You will have the opportunity to build your skills in client relations and business development, and to gain valuable insights into the wide range of tasks that are involved in running a successful PR agency.

Duties and Responsibilities

Public Relations & Event Management

Contributing to the development of strong media relations and social media campaigns for clients, and delivery of same:

• Writing and issuing press materials on behalf of clients.
• Creating content for clients’ online campaigns; monitoring and updating of social media accounts.
• Engagement with target journalists, politicians, stakeholders and influencers.
• Organising photocalls and developing creative concepts for same.
• Contributing to marketing and logistics for client events.
• Evaluating and reporting on client campaigns, including media monitoring.
• Attending client meetings and contributing ideas to PR strategies and campaign plans.

Operations & Administration

• Fielding queries from clients, the media and other stakeholders, as required.
• Contributing to Alice PR & Events’ social media channels.
• Contributing to the maintenance and updating of our operations systems.

This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The post-holder may be required to perform other duties appropriate to the role that may be assigned.

Applicants must meet the following essential criteria:

• At least one year’s experience working / interning in public relations.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Strong digital skills (previous experience of monitoring, updating and creating content for social media accounts and Google AdWords is desirable).
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Creativity, problem-solving and organisational skills.
• Calm, organised and flexible, with the ability to juggle a wide range of activities, prioritise your own workload and meet deadlines.
• Good familiarity with use of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Concise and open communicator.
• Interested in current affairs and the world around you.

Desirable:

• Qualification in communications, journalism, public relations, or another related field.

Since Alice was established in 2015, we’ve worked on the Together for Yes campaign, the Four Day Week campaign, WorkEqual and the current campaign to end direct provision. We’ve also worked to promote climate action, children’s rights, employment and training opportunities, LGBT rights, and integration and anti-racism initiatives. We support health-focused charities to run annual awareness and fundraising campaigns and, every year, we manage campaigns that promote Ireland’s culture, heritage and regional development.

Our clients include cultural festivals and major public events; start-ups and SMEs; membership associations; charities and advocacy groups campaigning on important societal issues; public-sector bodies; and research and innovation organisations.

The services we provide include:

• Development and implementation of communications strategies and PR campaigns.
• Advance publicity and on-the-ground press office support for high-profile launches, festivals, and events.
• Stakeholder relations and community engagement.
• Event management.
• Marketing and advertising campaigns – from concept development to creative execution.
• Social media.
• Crisis communications and issues management.
• Political communications – from local authority to EU levels.
• Training and coaching in communications skills, including media spokesperson skills, digital marketing, basic media relations, crisis communications and advocacy campaigns.

In 2021, Alice PR & Events won the PRCA Agency of the Year with the judges noting that Alice was “…focused on delivering with a purpose for their clients through creative, forward-thinking, and award-winning campaigns; and recruiting and retaining a strong staff by focusing on their wellbeing and contributing to the public relations profession.”

This is a unique opportunity to join our creative and ambitious company and to work on a wide range of exciting projects and clients as we expand our portfolio. Being part of our highly skilled, client-centric team, will create opportunities for you to develop and reach your potential.

1. Your application must include a cover letter and CV.
2. We ask that you keep your cover letter to a maximum of one page. In your cover letter, please include:

• Why you feel you are a good fit for this role with #TeamAlice; and
• Details of your experience working in public relations.