Senior Pr Communications Executive (Remote)

Fast, flexible finance empowers small businesses to manage their cash flow better and seize opportunities – making their business and the economy stronger as a whole. We help businesses get the funds they need, when they need it, often within minutes. We’ve already made several billion in funding available to over 100,000 businesses since we launched in 2012, and positioned ourselves as a leading Fintech in Europe. Our mission is to finance one million businesses. We’ll get there by continuing to make our finance ever more relevant and accessible to more businesses by combining cutting-edge technology, data science and a 5-star customer service. We’re looking for a PR & Communications Manager – Team Germany The new part-time PR Manager for Germany will play a crucial role in the next stage of our growth. We have our sights set on an even bolder ambition: to help one million businesses in need. Achieving this requires smart and hands-on people to help us hit that goal. With all this growth, we’re looking for people who want to learn on the job and lead projects, knowing that your ideas will impact thousands of small businesses. Leading on and then delivering a DE PR strategy which positions iwoca as the best non-bank provider of small business finance among potential customers and investors. You will be working 3 days per week and can be based in either UK or Germany. We have lovely offices in London, Leeds and Frankfurt, but we will be open to a fully remote role if you think that’s going to achieve the best result. With the support of senior DE leaders and the PR Director, you’ll be responsible for leading on a more proactive approach to developing and executing B2B and B2C PR plans for new partnerships, new products, and other strategic announcements. Building high-profile and positive perceptions of iwoca and its mission across all audiences via brand PR activations. Communicate our brand offer and build a strong understanding with customers and influencers, demonstrating the benefits of our product. Working with the Global PR Director to support senior staff in the DE team around media issues and reputational risks. You will also be responsible for supporting communications outside of just media relations. This will include helping to craft and then respond to reviews on sites such as TrustPilot and Google. Measuring impact with monitoring tools such as Signal AI and Cision. You are a fluent or native German speaker. A senior operator with at least 8 years’ in-market experience (agency or in-house). You’ll be a steely and tenacious pitcher of PR stories with an excellent understanding of how German media works and what makes them tick. You will have a network of journalists and specialists, who have ideally published prior work of yours. A creative mind, adept at finding the news hook whatever the company or campaign. Work-life balance is incredibly important at iwoca and we offer flexible working so you can make better use of your free time. This is a hybrid role in which you can split your time between the office and home. We understand that inclusivity, and diversity that comes through greater inclusivity, isn’t an optional add-on; We care about making iwoca a healthy and happy community for all of our team members to thrive in. Events and clubs, like bingo, comedy nights, yoga classes, football… ~ Medical insurance from Vitality, including discounted gym membership ~25 days’ holiday, an extra day off for your birthday and the option to buy or sell an additional 5 days of annual leave ~ Instant access to emotional and mental health support with our partner, Spill ~ Generous maternity and paternity leave ~ A nursery tax benefit scheme to help you save money ~ Extra leave if you want to travel or study ~ One-month fully paid sabbatical after 4 years ~ Cycle-to-work scheme ~ Electric car scheme iwoca benefits & policies: #