Consumer PR Manager - 14 month Fixed Term Contract

At Tesco, our Consumer PR team plays a vital role in shaping how our brand is represented in the media. We work to ensure our products, quality, and value are communicated in the right way, to the right audiences, and in the right places.

Our remit spans Food, BWS (Beer, Wine & Spirits), and Home products, and we collaborate closely with colleagues across the wider Group Communications team on business priorities like sustainability, health, and reputation management.

We’re a small but ambitious team, passionate about PR and committed to delivering for our customers. If you share that ambition and want to make an impact, we’d love to hear from you.

You will be responsible for:

Deliver a multi-layered consumer PR plan aligned to strategy and seasonal priorities.
Manage PR events and activations, ensuring innovation and excitement for journalists and customers.
Write compelling press materials and manage approvals.
Identify opportunities to amplify activity across other channels.
Build strong relationships with journalists and media outlets.
Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external agencies to create high-performing partnerships.
Set clear KPIs and track results to demonstrate impact.
Stay ahead of PR trends and bring fresh ideas to the table.

You will need:

Experience working with journalists and managing agencies.
Strong copywriting and communication skills.
Ability to plan and deliver projects and events at pace.
Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
A collaborative, can-do approach and enthusiasm for PR.
Experience managing budgets and tracking results.

What's in it for you:

We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!

Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
Private medical insurance
26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing

About us:

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco.

We have recently announced that we will be moving towards a more blended working week – combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us to about how this can work for you.

NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date.

We're proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please visit https://www.tesco-careers.com/accessibility