Remote Junior Press Officer

Job Title: Junior Press Officer Placement

Location: Hybrid – London office & up to 3 days remote per week

Working hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)

Salary: Real Living Wage (Currently £25,642.50 - will be reviewed in April 2025)

The role is open to undergraduate students looking for a year in industry as part of their bachelors degree course

All equipment provided for both office and remote set up (if required)

The Company

TopCashback is one of the largest cashback sites in the world, dedicated to helping our members save money when they shop. The service simplifies the process of earning cash back on online purchases, supporting over 20 million people worldwide to reduce their shopping expenses and enhance their spending power.

With collaborations with more than 6,000 brands, we operate in the UK, US, China, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Australia. Our passion for saving money drives every decision we make, focusing wholly on the needs of our members, to whom we provide an award-winning service. Proudly, we are the recipients of the ‘Cashback Site of the Year’ award at the Moneyfacts Consumer Award nine times and hold a 4.5 rating on TrustPilot.

At TopCashback, since we began, we have been committed to building a fair, diverse and inclusive company. We believe that diversity and nurturing a culture where we can all be our true selves at work, makes us stronger as a business. We celebrate differences and foster a fair and equal environment for us all to flourish in. After all, we spend most of our time together.

With fairness at heart, we‘re committed to being an equal opportunity employer regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, disability, nationality, age or similar. Whoever you are, whatever walk of life you are from, we’ll welcome you to our TopCashback family.

The Role

TopCashback, the UK’s leading cashback site offering the most generous rates to

over 15 million members, is looking for a junior press officer to work in its busy press office during their university placement year. This is a fantastic first-hand opportunity to work with experienced media industry professionals, and learn exactly how an in-house brand press office operates all year round.

As the first point of contact for members of the media, the junior press officer is essential in helping TopCashback spread the word about the benefits of savvy spending, to save money whilst shopping online. Day to day, you will work with and assist the TopCashback Press Officers and PR Manager as needed, creating proactive media communications which target personal finance and consumer journalists and influencers. You may be asked to brainstorm creative ideas, help craft headline-making media angles or draft a comment for a journalist which highlights TopCashback’s expertise in how to save whilst spending. No day is ever the same.

There are also some administrative but essential duties as part of the job, including monitoring brand and competitor media coverage and producing PowerPoint reports, to showcase the value of our work.

The successful applicant will be motivated by a career in PR, or communications

more generally, and enjoy working as part of a team. An interest in personal finance, deal hunting or saving money is desirable.

The role will be based at TopCashback’s London office, and also offers flexible

hours and hybrid working. Occasional travel to TopCashback’s HQ in Staffordshire

may be required based on business needs.

We’re invested in helping our Junior Press Officer get as much out of their year with us as possible, so we’d love to welcome someone with bags of enthusiasm and a willingness to learn. An open mind will be important, whilst embracing both giving and receiving constructive feedback.

Full training will be given.

• Desirable: Studying a related university course to maximise knowledge and experience – such as media, journalism, film, communications, politics or finance
• Eagerness to learn about the PR industry and media communications
• Accuracy, attention to detail and proof reading skills
• Clear communicator - written and verbally
• Personable – a desire to build relationships and a genuine interest in people to manage internal and external relationships, including potential case studies
• Time management and prioritisation skills – after training you will be required to manage your own workloads, so the ability to be reactive to changing priorities and demands whilst working to deadline is key
• Creativity and imagination – someone who is alive to new and emerging trends who is not afraid to contribute content ideas from early on
• Familiarity with email systems e.g. MS Outlook, Gmail is beneficial but training can be given

At the moment, we don’t utilise AI in our recruitment process, so we warmly encourage you to make your application truly your own and let your personality shine through. One of our hiring managers will personally review your application!