European PR Manager

Company Description

MANGOPAY’s mission is to shape the future of exchanges

We empower all marketplaces and platforms by providing them with powerful and flexible payment and regulatory solutions. Since 2013, we have accelerated the success of some of the biggest names in e-commerce, retail, and cutting-edge platforms like Vinted, Rakuten, Chrono24, Rue du Commerce, But and 2,500 + more.

Our teams are split across Europe in seven different locations, with main offices in Paris and Luxembourg. Marketplaces and fintechs are thriving and we are looking for outstanding profiles to tackle some of the most ambitious challenges in our field and contribute to our robust growth.

**Job Description**:
MANGOPAY is looking for a confident, creative & proactive European PR Manager who is excited by the opportunity to play a role in growing MANGOPAY awareness and expertise globally. This is a full-time position, reporting to the Head of Brand & Corporate Communication.

To be successful in this role, the European PR Manager should have a strong storytelling ability, a high level of strategic thinking, and experience in adapting communications to suit relevant audiences across earned and owned channels. You will display leadership and ownership in fast-moving situations and become a trusted partner with a number of internal teams. You will also demonstrate exemplary writing ability, strong initiative, and a talent for seeking out stories waiting to be told.

**What will you be doing?**
- Develop, deliver and execute regional PR plans to fully support communications in Europe to meet all our business objectives
- Execute day-to-day communications strategies and campaigns, including ongoing news generation, profiling of executives and key opinion leader programs, and creative B2B campaigns
- Creatively and strategically deliver major news announcements ensuring strong key message penetration and maximum impact
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with key journalists and opinion leaders
- Write/develop and manage approval for a variety of media materials, briefing materials, assets and owned content
- Run the press office function, being first point of contact for inbound enquiries, data and commentary requests.
- Align and integrate plans with marketing, social, legal and other business and stakeholders
- Manage PR agencies across Europe to develop stories and place locally
- Brief and manage external public relations agencies for successful execution and analysis of communications activity
- Proactively, review media attention, follow-up news stories in wider market

**Qualifications**:
**What skills and experience do you need?**
- 3/4 years of relevant B2B payment /fintech PR experience either in-house or at an agency
- You can build a strategy and execute it with consistency through outstanding creativity and writing skills
- Track record in developing and managing national media campaigns, external agencies and partnerships
- Be able to translate our Sales, Brand and HR objectives into PR strategy
- Creative but also data driven, basing your decisions on concrete analysis
- Experience navigating and working with traditional and non-traditional PR channels, including social media channels
- Native-level written and spoken French and English language skills; additional languages a plus

Additional Information
**Recruitment Process**
- Call with HR
- Interview with the Public Relations Specialist Marketing and The Content specialist
- Case study to be prepared and sent to the Public Relations Specialist Marketing
- Interview with the CMO