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Vacancy: NMK PR and Product Manager

NMK has an opportunity for a PR and Product Manager. If you have a flair for positioning small enterprises, success in enhancing their brand and a keen eye for ensuring product quality - and are familiar with the development issues facing the UK's digital media sector, then you could be NMK's next PR and Product Manager.

NMK has an opportunity for a PR and Product Manager. If you have a flair for positioning small enterprises, success in enhancing their brand and a keen eye for ensuring product quality - and are familiar with the development issues facing the UK's digital media sector, then you could be NMK's next PR and Product Manager.

£27,911 - £31,760 p.a (inc. LWA)

The post holder also has prime responsibility for organising NMK's lively series of industry events.

You would be based in new office premises in central London as part of WestmARC which is the University’s contract research, consultancy and enterprise team.

The post holder should be educated to degree level, ideally in a subject encompassing public relations or marketing or product quality assurance aspects, and able to demonstrate at least two years work experience in an appropriate pr/marketing position and with established relationships within the digital industries.

NMK is a thriving learning and business development network for the UK digital media industry, developed and supported by the University. It is focussed on meeting the best professional practice developmental needs of companies in the sector, particularly micro, small and medium size companies. It has a high reputation in the industry for addressing change and opportunity through its web site and offline programme of network events and short courses.

How to apply
Please send your CV to Louise Rodd.
Email: louise.rodd@prospectmsl.com
Post: Prospect, Charles House, 7 Leicester Place, London WC2H 7BY

Closing date: 10 November 2006