PR Manager

• Fixed term (maternity leave cover) contract until January 2027
• Available as either a full-time role or 4 days a week
• Choice of office location - Maidenhead, Newcastle or Edinburgh Park
• Hybrid work – 3 office days per week for full time roles

About Pulsant:

Pulsant is a leading UK digital infrastructure provider, offering innovative edge infrastructure solutions through our PlatformEdge. With 14 strategically located data centres and a dedicated team of over 300 professionals (with an average tenure of 7 years), we support 1000+ clients services across the UK with cloud, connectivity, and compute services. With the UK government recently recognising data centres as Critical National Infrastructure, there has never been a better time to join us.

The role:

Reporting to the CMO, the PR Manager will be joining a fast moving close knit marketing team of 7. As the sole PR specialist in the team, this person will own PR for Pulsant and will work closely with C Level executives to influence the profile of the brand across industry, national and local media, as well as leading industry analysts. The business is transforming and it’s an exciting time to be part of the team managing the public face of the brand and further establishing Pulsant as a digital infrastructure provider. We are establishing an analyst’s relations programme, working with key influencers in our market and building new relationships with local media in the cities and regions we serve to craft a new and compelling narrative for the business around edge computing, AI and IoT.

What you’ll do:

• Drive exciting, innovative PR and social campaigns that elevate our brand and align with wider marketing goals.
• Collaborate with our PR agency to create compelling content – including press releases company statements, media pitches, blog posts and bylined articles.
• Grow both quality and quantity of share of voice, amongst earned and owned media. Expand media coverage to meet annual targets.
• Track and optimise media impact, turning insights into stronger engagement.
• Build and maintain network of media contacts focusing on technology markets, data centre specialist markets as well as national and local UK media.
• Support the development of corporate initiatives, including ESG and sustainability.
• Create and maintain thought leadership content programmes.
• Build and maintain an industry analyst engagement programme
• Oversee media and analyst relations training

What we’re looking for:

• B2B Tech PR experience, with substantial experience building strong relationships with target UK media.
• Data Centre / Digital infrastructure industry experience is desirable but not essential
• Experience working closely with senior stakeholders (ideally C-level)
• Experience of PR agency management, budgeting and reporting.
• Experience running media training sessions for spokespeople and reporting on share of voice and outreach metrics
• Experience running and owning an analyst outreach programme

Pulsant offers:

• A competitive salary package (for this role the base salary is £55k-£65k depending on experience)
• A supportive work environment with a focus on career growth, development, work life balance and well-being.
• A friendly, family-like atmosphere where almost half of employees have been with Pulsant for 5+ years
• Benefits include 5% pension, private healthcare, cycle to work scheme, free breakfast and snacks, Udemy license and more.

The interview process will involve:

1. An initial phone screen focused on your experience, career goals and your questions about Pulsant
2. Interview with the CMO (people leader) + Head of Growth Marketing
3. Interview with the CEO and CMO

To hear more about working at Pulsant check out:

pulsant.com/careers

linkedin.com/company/pulsant-limited/life/

Search @lifeatpulsant on LinkedIn and Instagram

Pulsant is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our people. If you require reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to us by email: [email protected]