PR Assistant - Travel

  • Alexander James Recruitment Ltd
  • Feb 26, 2026
Full time Sales & Marketing

Job Description

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PR Assistant - Travel & Culture Brand
Wimbledon, London Full time Hybrid (3 days office / 2 WFH)

Ready to begin or build your career in PR? Join a highly respected travel & cultural brand where reputation, storytelling, and exceptional media relationships are at the heart of what they do. This role is perfect for someone who is organised, creative, detail driven, and excited by the worlds of travel, content, culture, and media.

Why This Role Is Special

You'll be part of a small, supportive PR team responsible for elevating a well known travel brand across top tier media and cultural partner channels. You'll get hands-on experience across press trips, events, social media, media relations, content creation, and day to day press office activity - ideal for someone looking to grow fast.

What You'll Be Doing

Press Trips & Media Logistics

  • Coordinate all logistics for UK media trips
  • Liaise with global teams, internal travel teams, and onboard operational teams
  • Manage bookings in the in house system (full training provided)
  • Produce tailored itineraries and media profiles
  • Support pre and post trip content and assets
  • Opportunity to escort media on trips in future

Press Office Support

  • Respond to consumer & trade media enquiries
  • Manage image requests and maintain the image library
  • Distribute and localise media releases
  • Maintain and update media databases & media profiles

Campaigns & Content

  • Help develop the annual PR calendar (media hooks, key dates, cultural moments)
  • Support UK social media activity: scheduling, drafting posts, and community management
  • Draft competition copy and cultural partner social copy

Media Monitoring & Reporting

  • Track press coverage daily
  • Maintain spreadsheets and quarterly visual reports for senior stakeholders

Events & Visits

  • Manage guest lists and RSVPs for UK events
  • Coordinate ship visit logistics during spring/summer seasons
  • Assist with hosting media at events and visits

General Support

  • Order branded materials and manage stock
  • Coordinate media gifts
  • Produce daily news roundups
  • Provide wider administrative support as needed

What We're Looking For

  • Degree in PR/Marketing/English/Journalism OR equivalent experience
  • Experience in an office, PR, events, or support role
  • Exceptional writing skills + strong communicator
  • Highly organised, proactive, detail-focused
  • Passion for travel, media, and storytelling
  • Confident managing multiple tasks and deadlines
  • Comfortable working autonomously as well as within a team
  • Willing to travel occasionally and support events (evening/weekend TOIL provided)

What You'll Get

  • Hybrid working (3 office / 2 home)
  • Friendly, collaborative PR team
  • Exposure to national media, cultural partners, and major events
  • Opportunities to support UK and overseas trips
  • A varied role where no two days are the same
  • A workplace that values initiative and growth