Communications Manager at Penfold

Hi, we’re Penfold 

Penfold is building the pension of the future. We’re dragging the multi-trillion pound pension industry out of the dark ages. Think about how challenger banks have changed  banking. We’re demystifying pensions to make them universally accessible, engaging and exciting so we can help everyone save enough for later life. 

We have over £15 million in funding and are backed by some of the world’s most successful fintech investors & entrepreneurs. 

We are an FCA regulated pension provider, offering tens of thousands of consumers a totally digital pension experience via our mobile app, helping hundreds of businesses run their workplace pension, and tracking down hundreds of millions of pounds in lost pension pots for all our customers. 

The role

We’re looking for a creative and resourceful PR/Communications Manager to manage and deliver Penfold’s PR programme and campaigns to generate awareness for Penfold through compelling storytelling across a wide range of media outlets. The ideal candidate will have experience working with financial services brands either in-house or from an  agency and great media connections with money and personal finance journalists. 

They will be able to combine this knowledge of the media landscape with a keen eye for a  great story and be comfortable working cross-functionally to hone and develop  compelling press releases and campaign ideas to get Penfold noticed. The role will also support the Head of Brand Marketing in amplifying our events programme via PR and industry relations.

Skills and experience:

• You’ll be a proactive and entrepreneurial PR enthusiast with a steady stream of creative and insight-driven ideas and the skills and experience to bring those ideas to life. 
• Background in agency or in-house at a financial services brand 
• Strong media relationships that can be brought in-house
• Ability to build relations with the right people (internally and externally) to feed press office activity and campaign ideas 
• Ability to integrate PR activity into wider content calendar and events strategy 
• Ambition and creativity – we want someone who can step change our PR output and really build traction in the right publications 
• Excellent written skills and impeccable attention to detail 
• High energy, low ego - we are a team of doers and we need people who like to get their hands dirty
• Ultimately, we’re looking for smart, hardworking & energetic people who get stuff done & are committed to contributing to a great team. So, if you’re excited about what we’re doing, get in touch – don’t be put off if you don’t tick every box!

Benefits

We’re working hard to create a working environment where people feel empowered to do their very best work, make a big impact and enjoy what they do. 

Right now, we’re still a small team, but we’re well-funded and growing rapidly. As one of our first 50 employees you’ll not only have a huge say in defining our culture & what it’s like to work here, but you’ll have uncapped opportunities for progression, learning and 

exposure to different areas of the business. 

Specifically, our benefits package includes: 

• A competitive salary – we proactively review salaries to make sure you get what you deserve (i.e., we’ll review more than once a year). 
• Meaningful share options – you’ll own a part of Penfold and share in our success
• A 10% Pension contribution each month that you don’t need to match (on top of your salary).
• Medical insurance – through Vitality you get access to Private GPs, Physio, 
• Counselling services and great discounts and offers (think 50% off PureGym memberships, free Apple Watches).
• Unlimited holidays – we’re interested in your output, not how many holidays you go on!
• Remote working – we get together once a month and have an awesome office you can use anytime but we are a remote-first company. You can work from anywhere in the UK. We trust you to get your work done in whatever environment suits you.
• Flexible working – we hire competent and capable people, we trust you to get the work done at a time that suits you.
• Great office space – plenty of people come into our wonderful private office space in Uncommon Borough a few days a week, come along as much as you’d like!
• Free company lunch every week (e.g., Borough Market, Mercato Metropolitano).
• Best-in-class MacBook and any WFH equipment you need. 
• The option to buy a bike tax free and spread the cost over several months (cycle to work scheme).
• Learning & Professional Development – we conduct regular 360 feedback and focus on role progression that suits everyone. We support everyone with courses, events and coaching to help everyone reach their goals.
• Quarterly company socials (and regular meetups throughout the year too).
• Find out more about our benefits, our values and our ways of working on our Meet the Team page.

Our Office

We’re a remote-first business although we have a large private office at Uncommon  Borough, a large co-working space full of other awesome tech start-ups and more plants  than a garden centre. 

As part of our marketing team, we will need you to spend at least one day per week in  the office with the rest of the team to ensure effective collaboration and opportunities for creative ideas to flourish. 

We’re 6 minutes walk from London Bridge station & Borough Market (and 30 seconds  walk from Borough station). 

Our application process

We’ll have a very quick introductory call to properly introduce you to Penfold, find out  more about your experience and make sure you get a chance to ask any questions.

Then they’ll be a take home task, so we get a better feel for how you work. And finally,  we’ll organise a session with one of our Co-Founders and a small group of people from around the business. 

We are 100% committed to building a diverse and representative team. Whatever your race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability - we want to hear from you. If you have questions about the role or the company or the interview process, please let your recruiter know and we’re happy to answer these anonymously if that makes you feel more comfortable.

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