PR Manager, iwoca
£45-65k
+ Share options
Online loans for small businesses
Job no longer available
Online loans for small businesses
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
£45-65k
+ Share options
201-500 employees
Company mission
To give small business owners a great experience while getting the finance they need.
Role
Who you are
- 3-8 years of relevant agency or in-house experience
- You’ll be a steely and tenacious pitcher of PR stories with an excellent understanding of how UK press works and what makes journalists tick
- You will have a network of journalists and specialists, who have ideally published prior work of yours
- Ability to curate intelligent press releases and media pitches in tight timeframes
- A creative mind, adept at finding the news hook whatever the company or campaign
- Ability to communicate with CEOs/founders clearly and confidently
- Self-starter, full of energy and a great work ethic
What the job involves
- The new PR Manager will play a crucial role in the next stage of our growth
- Helping to manage and then delivering a UK PR strategy which positions iwoca as the leading non-bank provider of small business finance among potential customers and investors
- With the support of the PR team, you’ll be coordinating a more proactive approach to developing and executing B2B and B2C PR plans for new partnerships, new products, and other strategic announcements
- Write compelling content and work closely with the SEO team to increase backlinking efforts
- 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 PR Director to support senior staff in the UK team around media issues and reputational risks
- You will also be responsible for supporting communications outside of just media relations. This will include managing our social channels, writing for the blog and responding to reviews where necessary on sites such as TrustPilot and Google
- Measuring impact with Signal AI and Cision tools (or similar)
Salary benchmarks
Our take
UK SME's are the backbone of a complex economy that is constantly changing, so the need for fast and responsive access to finance is becoming more and more important to ensure their success and growth. iwoca allows SMEs access to business loans in less than a minute, with its API and business marketplace partnerships.
With offerings like iwoca's, gone are the days where waiting up to eight weeks for a loan decision was viable. Its simplified business loans of £1,000 - £500,000 come with no fees attached, and applying online takes no more than five minutes. The ready availability of iwoca loans gives business owners a level of certainty, so that they can make instant decisions to help their business grow.
iwoca has made a number of partnerships with other players in the business finance space, including an impressive industry-first invoice checkout integration with QuickBooks. Funding raised by the company, which is now operating at net profitability, will enable it to meet a recent surge in demand for corporate loans. The company has made several billion in funding available to over 100,000 businesses since launching, positioning itself as a leading European fintech.
Steph
Company Specialist
Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
33% female employees
-2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Employee endorsements
Opportunities to learn
"Great opportunities available to learn from both individuals through shadowing, and teams through presentations and even secondment opportunities -..."
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Aug 2019
$13.2m
GRANT
Feb 2019
$26.4m
SERIES D
Total funding: $95.7m
Company benefits
- Flexible working across all teams.
- Twice a year we rent houses in places like Sicily and the French Alps where each team can work together for a week poolside.
- Share options after six months.
- Comprehensive health insurance and cash plans.
- Gym discounts and weekly yoga classes.
- Each floor of iwoca HQ has a fully stocked fridge for breakfast.
- Every Friday we unwind with beers and wine.
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave for new parents plus a nursery benefit.
- Unlimited unpaid leave.
- The time and budget to invest in your professional development.
Company values
- Motivated: Going to work shouldn't feel like a slog, so we want everyone in the team to personally care about what they're working on. We stay motivated by celebrating our wins, learning from our mistakes, and always looking for new gaps to step into.
- Smart: At iwoca being smart isn't about what you know, it's about how you think. Smart thinking means looking at each problem by asking ‘why’ first, then figuring out ‘how’.
- Humble: We know all ideas are flawed, all code has bugs, and everyone makes mistakes - it’s how we learn. For us, being humble means you question yourself first, rather than your team.
- Growth Mindset: We think there's always a better way to solve a problem. So we never let ourselves get comfortable with being good enough.
Company HQ
Fitzrovia, London, UK
Articles
Founders
Christoph Rieche
(CEO)7 years of experience in finance, most recently as a VP at Goldman Sachs.
James Dear
(Head of Systems & Numbers)Previously a VP at Deutsche Bank. Has a PhD in Physics from King's College London.
People progressing
Joined as a Customer Onboarder, moved into the Broker Team and has most recently been promoted to Partnerships Manager.
Diversity & Inclusion at iwoca
- We work hard to make iwoca a place where everyone feels welcome, where you can confidently be yourself. We understand that diversity isn't an optional add-on, it's the core ingredient of what makes us great.
Share this job
View 34 more jobs at iwoca