Pr & Social Media Director

Overview

Koto is seeking a culturally curious, hands-on communicator who excels at transforming ideas, work, and moments into compelling stories that resonate widely. This role combines the discipline of agency press office management with the creativity and agility of social storytelling, supporting Koto’s presence in key conversations. The successful candidate will contribute to building Koto’s reputation through writing, pitching, publishing, coordinating, creating, capturing, and reporting within a fast-paced creative environment.

Your Responsibilities

• Own Koto’s global communications remit across corporate communications, press, social media, public speaking, and creative activations, managing the press office on a day-to-day basis. Shape narratives, craft long and short form content, and lead proactive media outreach.
• Translate strategy into clear plans, editorial calendars, and execution, working hands-on with the Marketing and BD Director and senior stakeholders to deliver consistently and at pace.
• Act as a guardian of Koto’s reputation and awareness, shaping how the studio presents itself across markets, audiences, and growth industries.
• Build and manage Koto’s editorial and content calendar across press, social media, and public speaking, ensuring consistency, relevance, and momentum.
• Write and manage press releases and long-form content, identify sharp news hooks, and actively spot newsjacking opportunities by tracking cultural and industry conversations. Proactively place Koto in relevant opportunities and build strong journalist relationships to maintain brand visibility across design, business, culture, and creativity press.
• Refine and implement Koto’s social media strategy, expressing expertise, point of view, and culture to senior clients, partners, talent, and industry leaders.
• Develop and secure high-quality speaking opportunities for Koto’s leaders and strategists across business, design, and culture, including conferences, panels, podcasts, webinars, and events.
• Partner with the C-suite, Studio Management, and Senior Strategists to shape narratives, ghostwrite, and produce sharp thought leadership connecting creativity to business impact.
• Define, track, and report on communications KPIs, regularly auditing performance, improving processes, and raising standards of quality and efficiency.
• Bring an entrepreneurial, hands-on mindset. Be organised, output-driven, culturally curious, comfortable managing senior stakeholders, and present in the London studio as a visible part of Koto’s culture.

Our Responsibilities

• Provide meaningful and regular access to your manager to support personal development and career progression.
• Reward performance with promotions, pay increases, and a discretionary annual bonus of up to 10% of salary for all employees.
• Maintain an equal and inclusive environment for all employees.
• Support family leave with significant paid maternity and paternity benefits.
• Encourage taking 25 days holiday annually, in addition to UK bank holidays (approximately eight), plus one additional holiday day per year (capped at five additional days), and a studio closure between Christmas and New Year.
• Contribute an additional 3% to employees participating in the Scottish Widows pension scheme.
• Provide a monthly employee wellness benefits package via Juno worth £75 per month.
• Offer access to YCN and fund relevant training opportunities for employee development and career growth.
• Reward five years of service with £5,000 and five days holiday; reward ten years of service with £10,000 and four weeks holiday.
• Offer the opportunity to work from any of the five Koto studios globally, subject to appropriate planning and application.

Our Culture

• Encourage a ‘rationally optimistic’ approach to the potential of our work, clients, their businesses, and the power of brand.
• Pursue the best briefs and inspire meaningful work, providing opportunities for those interested to create the work of their lives. Actively cultivate leadership, culture, and spaces to support this.
• Operate primarily in person with an optional work-from-home day on Friday and an additional twenty remote days per year, believing this balance produces the best work, mentoring, collective learning, and culture.
• Promote autonomy, allowing team members to manage their own time, hours, and personal commitments appropriately to complete their work.