Donkey Republic is expanding its fast-growing team and is looking for a PR Manager to help fulfil our vision of becoming the leading bike-share platform in Europe. You will be part of a fast-moving team communicating with multiple stakeholder groups globally - from consumer targeted content PR to public affairs with government bodies and interest groups.

Donkey Republic is a global bike-share service. We are looking for a hustling PR Manager to develop and execute PR strategies to expand our global presence and brand reputation in multiple markets. If you are hungry to take on the responsibility of developing our communications in digital and traditional media, and to grow into driving the PR strategy for a global company, then you could be the perfect addition to the Donkey Squad.

We are an extremely dedicated team growing our bike-share concept at a fast-pace around Europe and the world. We are passionate about spreading the bike love to create better cities and build a meaningful business. We have a complex structure of stakeholders including tourist riders, commuters and local riders, potential fleet managers, the local community in each city, bike advocacy groups, local governments and investors. There is a lot of untapped potential in how we reach these groups through media relations, content PR, social media, advocacy and thought-leadership, events, CSR strategies, issue management and government relations. We’re looking for a fast-moving, progressive-thinking communicator to join us and drive the strategy to realise that potential.

Who you are:

• You speak, read and write fluently in English. Your writing especially must be flawless. (Spanish, German, French, Dutch, Swedish, Danish and Hungarian are also great).
• You are fully immersed in the 24/7 media world of today, naturally connecting your communication ideas between media formats to reach and engage audiences.
• You’re a natural-born communicator. When you talk people listen. You could pitch anyone from the office dog ‘Mester’ to a room full of investors. Your writing makes people wonder “why couldn’t I say it like that?”
• You’re a problem solver and a project manager, capable of setting a plan and pulling together the team and resources to make it happen.
• You structure your work with an analytical mindset, so that you can dig into the numbers to evaluate your work in relation to reach, traffic, engagement.
• You hold a Bachelor degree or higher in marketing, media, communications etc.
• You have some examples of previous jobs/ internships/projects you’ve worked on where you took responsibility for relevant work in PR and media relations.
• You believe wholeheartedly in promoting bike transport around the world.

Your job will be:

• Planning and executing ideas for media stories to push in global and local media, for our various stakeholder groups.
• Managing creative ideas for content PR about bikes and urban transport to pitch through digital PR channels.
• Writing about bikes, sustainability and urban transport issues to curate the company brand and thought-leadership in the space.
• Managing events and public affairs work in relation to the company’s position on government policy on bike-share operations.
• Maintaining relationships with key media and influencers in the bike-share and urban development space.
• Evaluating Donkey Republic’s media presence and shaping the media strategy accordingly.
• Coming up with new ways to expand awareness of Donkey Republic among target audiences in focus cities around Europe.

We can offer:

• Diversity! You may have noticed there is a lot encapsulated in this role. No two days will be the same and you will get valuable experience developing an “all-rounder” communications profile for a forward-thinking company.
• Diversity x2! The Donkey Squad contains a very tight group of talented people to learn from in marketing, technology, business development, and operations, with 14 different nationalities.
• Be part of our growth. We’re investor-backed and expanding our business fast. There is a lot of opportunity to grow with the company.
• High level of responsibility and independence. You create the agenda together with the support of the team. You have the opportunity to own your projects and execute your own ideas.
• Competitive entry-level salary.
• Company lunch, cool office in Startup Village, Friday bars, team adventures (on bikes), company retreat twice yearly.