PR Specialist

We want you to #JOINTHEREBELLION!  For 30 years we’ve been independently developing and publishing incredible video games at our multiple studios founded by Jason & Chris Kingsley, but Rebellion is more than just games. We have our own film studio, we create board games, publish books, and through 2000AD, publish comics and graphic novels such as the amazing Judge Dredd. We are on the lookout for a PR Specialist to play a vital role in driving awareness and excitement for Rebellion’s video game titles, with a particular focus on the launch of our brand‑new IP, Alien Deathstorm, across specialist press and media. Working within our Marketing department, the successful candidate will develop and execute the PR strategy for Rebellion’s games and corporate activities, with a focus on Alien Deathstorm as well as several unannounced projects. This role is based at our riverside headquarters in Oxford, offering a creative and relaxed atmosphere where teamwork drives our success. We can provide a relocation package, including moving assistance, temporary accommodation, and full support to ensure a smooth transition to your new environment. We believe in the power of face-to-face collaboration and encourage working from our Oxford headquarters. However, we understand that flexibility matters, so we’re open to discussing hybrid options based on individual needs.Responsibilities: Own and manage Rebellion's communications strategy to generate brand awareness and growth in alignment with company strategic direction and goals.  Update and deliver various marketing and development information through owned media as well as via external PR agencies and automated systems.   Manage relationships with all external PR partners, including agencies, distribution partner PR teams and Rebellion’s existing contact database.  Develop regular interface with other PR practitioners in wider Rebellion business, such as Film/TV, Unplugged & Publishing.  Continuously look for ways to positively engage and grow Rebellion’s public profile via specialist and lifestyle press activations.  Create and manage processes to track and keep monitored each communication activation making sure our qualitative and quantitative objectives are always properly met.  Forge strong and trusted relationships with key press and media within Rebellion’s gaming genres and wider to encourage friendly, constructive interactions.   Work alongside Product Marketing and Community to ensure PR & Communications initiatives are primed, timed and apt to our audiences.   Excellent knowledge of current games press and trends.  Agency management . PR administration and excellent written communication skills.  Previous PR experience in the games industry.  Tactics to build positive stories and activations with games press.  Budget management.   Excellent written and verbal communication.  Can manage time and work under pressure to tight deadlines at all levels.   We offer an extensive benefits package to our team including:  22 days holidays + Christmas closure (typically 4 days) & Bank holidays (increasing with service at 5 years – one day each year until you reach 31 days) Private Medical Insurance, healthcare cash plan, including dental and Vision Life Assurance, Income Protection & Critical Illness Cover Enhanced Family Leave  Interest Free, Tax-Free loans Enhanced Pension Scheme EAP a range of Mental Health and Wellbeing Support  Plus loads more… including a wide range of discounts, freebies, and social events!  Right to Work Statement This role is only open to applicants who have the permanent right to work in the UK. We are unable to provide or take over visa sponsorship, either now or in the future. Applicants must therefore be able to demonstrate their ongoing eligibility to work in the UK without the need for employer sponsorship.   Life at Our Oxford HQ Our riverside headquarters in Oxford places you a short walk away from the city centre. Renowned for its rich historical backdrop and esteemed educational institutions, Oxford offers a unique blend of tradition and modernity, with its beautiful architecture and green spaces. Oxford also boasts excellent transport links, making it easy to navigate both the city and the wider country. The city’s train station, just a short walk from our studio, offers frequent services to London, as well as direct routes to major cities like Birmingham, Manchester, and Reading and we also offer free parking at the studio. Our open-plan office promotes teamwork and innovation, with regular interaction with senior management and other departments, alongside access to free hot drinks, a handy tuck shop onsite and a range of local pubs, cafes and dining options nearby helping make every workday enjoyable! Inside Rebellion Whichever team you join at Rebellion we are proud of our open, friendly, and creative atmosphere. We love what we do, and we have fun doing it! As a big indie developer, we have complete creative freedom over our titles which allows us to work on a massive variety of projects across all the major platforms. Find out more about us hereOur size, stability, and the variety of in-house expertise across multiple industries, makes Rebellion completely unique! We work in our own way, and we celebrate that as the key to our success. We foster an inclusive culture where you are encouraged to be yourself, to express your creativity and your talent. We are people focused and will support you in every way to can be the best at what you do. We recognise the importance of enjoying what you do and having a healthy work-life balance. We offer a friendly, creative, and relaxed working atmosphere, with sensibly managed projects and a wide variety of benefits and development opportunities for all our teams to ensure you are fully supported with your physical and Mental Well-being. We are actively recruiting for a diverse team and continue to add to our culture of growth and inclusion. Rebellion encourages innovation in all areas, and we look forward to hearing how you can help us to be better. We encourage all demographics of culture, gender, ethnicity, neurodiversity and beyond, because a representative team makes better products. If you are interested in working at Rebellion, but this role doesn’t sound quite like you, we’re recruiting for a range of positions across the studio and we’re always happy to receive speculative applications via our website. Visit our Careers website to view all our live vacancies: Rebellion: Careers #LI-Hybrid