Senior digital media officer jobs

Location (UK): London office hybrid or Chesterfield office hybrid
Benefits: Read more about the excellent benefits we offer on our profile page
Travel: If based in Chesterfield, travel to London offices once a month.
 

Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and we welcome candidates from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. We want our employees, volunteers and trustees to represent the broad diversity of the communities of which we are a part.

Summary
We are Versus Arthritis. We are fundraisers, programme managers, volunteers, administrators, press officers and accountants all doing everything we can to push back against arthritis. Together, we’ll continue to develop breakthrough treatments, campaign relentlessly for arthritis to be seen as a priority and support each other whenever we need it. Together, we’re making real progress. But there’s still a long way to go, and we won’t stop until no one has to tolerate living with the pain, fatigue and isolation of arthritis.

Our newly formed Income and Engagement Directorate is the team that inspires people to give their money, their time and their voice to make a difference to people with arthritis.

We’re looking for an ambitious Senior Media and PR Officer to work as part of our newly formed Strategic Communications team and contribute to some of the biggest stories in health and research. You will help lead our media and PR activity that delivers against our strategic vision and purpose, as well as raising the profile of the charity nationally.

About the role
Working with teams across Versus Arthritis, the Senior Media and PR Officer will work closely with colleagues to devise and deliver a rolling programme of proactive media relations that secures high-profile and impactful media coverage. As part of the Press Office you will be responding to breaking news stories and be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, engaging with journalists and reacting quickly and confidently to developing issues and breaking news. The post-holder will lead the Media Officers in developing stories and investigations that expose the injustices faced by people living with arthritis, alongside research findings, statistics and comment.

The Strategic Communications team is responsible for developing an inspiring and engaging brand narrative with compelling customer journeys across all our engagement and communications activity. The team will build strong relationships across the charity, to drive a consensus around our core message, designed to deliver our strategic objectives. The team will ensure our message and brand narrative is applied across owned, paid and earned channels, using technical skills and channel expertise.

Key requirements
Alongside extensive press office and PR experience, gained either in an agency or in-house, you will be able to:

• Lead proactive and reactive media relations activity in line with a programme of media targeting and journalist engagement.
• Exhibit excellent writing skills, including identifying media opportunities and planning stories.
• Demonstrate an up-to-date understanding of the UK media environment, with good contacts and knowledge of how to engage journalists across broadcast, print and online.
• Work independently, manage varied workloads and work to deadlines.
• Contribute to regular media evaluation reports, ensuring this supports team performance, learning and how it benefits the charity.
• Build strong relationships with teams across the charity and with supporters.
• Understand the importance of digital comms and social media as part of integrated campaigns as well as media relations.
• Keep abreast of sector trends and use this insight to inform and improve our activities.
• Participate in the out-of-hours and reactive rota - spotting opportunities and responding to daily media enquiries

We advise candidates to apply early as we reserve the right to close applications ahead of the advertised date.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

We do not wish to receive contact from agencies or media sales.

Interviews
First interviews expected week commencing 12 September 2022, held by Microsoft Teams

Established in 1876, a Christian Charity, we are a federation of independent Mothers’ Unions’ with four million members, in 84 countries, all of whom are affiliated to our UK based Charity. In 2026, we will celebrate our 150th anniversary.

Job Purpose

This is a critical role that offers the chance to help shape and drive Mothers’ Union’s voice across a range of digital, social and print channels. Working closely with colleagues and members across the UK and at times around the world you will be confident in researching and creating brilliant content that fully brings the impact of our work to life.

Whilst you will be the primary web editor and responsible for SEO and Analytics you will understand digital and print content strategies. You will be similarly confident in producing e-newsletters and using social media to manage campaigns whilst measuring reach and effectiveness. You will also bring excellent video production and editing skills.

You will need to be able to forge strong working relationships within the Fundraising, Communications & Retail team, across the organisation and with members. You will have a creative approach and self-starting ability to be creative with limited resources, whilst regularly evaluating your own performance to build on strengths and identify areas to improve.

This is a 10 months Fixed Term Contract (FTC).

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the website including writing content, regular updates to content and functionality, ensuring search engine marketing is optimised to achieve full potential.
• Collate and disseminate a monthly national newsletter, encouraging contributions from staff and other key stakeholders.
• Manage the social media presence of Mothers’ Union, with the aim of reaching an increasingly broad audience and engaging members and stakeholders through social media.
• Develop and manage the Charity’s social media content calendar.
• Draft press releases for all of the Charity’s activities
• Support the Communications and Campaigns Manager to disseminate press releases and manage media requests.
• Develop printed media to promote campaigns, training events and workshops.
• Measuring and reporting on the performance of all digital marketing campaigns.
• Undertake basic video production and interactive presentations, which may include working with members, staff and external stakeholders.
• Proactively approach members and beneficiaries to collect case studies on the impact of our work, use our internal monitoring systems to identify leads and build a database of case studies that can be used throughout the year.

Skills and Experience

• Managing engaging websites, with a working knowledge of Drupal to effectively manage developers for basic changes and good working knowledge of SEO principles;
• Growing engaged, opted-in audiences on social media channels (especially Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn).
• Excellent written communication and presentation skills and an ability to build strong relationships with a wide range of people.
• Good data analysis skills, with the ability to interpret data and statistics to develop stories and content.
• Computer literate, especially in the use of Microsoft. Technical design skills, from the design features in Word and PowerPoint through to Photoshop, video-editing and design programmes.
• Knowledge of, or a willingness to quickly build, competency in Dotdigital and social media management tools.
• An eye for good design and experience developing and applying a strong brand across a range of channels.
• Experience or knowledge of paid-for digital and social media campaigns.

Personal Attributes

• Strong belief and enthusiasm for the approach Mother Union has to social justice around the world.
• Exceptional relationship building skills, with the ability to build strong relationships internally and externally.
• A creative approach and self-starting ability to create effective solutions with limited resources.
• Methodical, organised and able to work with attention to detail.
• Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise workload in a small but busy team.
• A team player, who is willing to deliver practically on the ground and be hands-on.
• Regularly evaluates own performance to build on strengths and identify areas to improve.

General

• The responsibilities in this post may be adapted or changed in line with the needs of Mothers’ Union. Other duties may be developed as a result.
• The responsibilities in this post will require the post holder to work within a team and cross functionally with other teams to achieve the objectives.
• Willingness to work very occasionally at the weekend/overnight stays away from home.

Work Location

This role will be based at our Head Office in Central London. Mothers’ Union operates a hybrid working model. Staff are required to work an aggregate minimum of 90 days per calendar year (Pro rata for part timers) at our Head Office, Mary Sumner House in Central London. Tuesdays are our anchor days where every staff member is expected to be at the office. The 90 days includes anchor Tuesdays.

How to Apply

If you are interested in this position, please apply by sending your CV and a Cover Letter via Charity Jobs, The Cover Letter should clearly outline how your skills match the main responsibilities of the role.

Application Deadline

The closing date for applications is 23 August 2022. Due to the number of applications we receive, we may not be able to individually respond to each applicant. If we do not get in touch with you within 4 weeks from the application deadline, then unfortunately you have not been shortlisted for this position.

Barnardo's is looking for an exceptional Media Officer to join its National Media Team. 

Would you like to make a real difference to the lives of vulnerable children? Are you ready to use your proven experience to help Barnardo's amplify and tell their stories?

Barnardo's works to protect, support and nurture vulnerable children across the UK. Every year, we help thousands of children, young people, and families to build a better future.   

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a creative and experienced Media Officer to join our National Media Team. The purpose of this role is to promote the work of Barnardo's through high-quality national media coverage, and to uphold the profile and reputation of Barnardo's.

Media Manager 

Hours: Full-time, flexible 

Salary: £33, 935 (+ £3,000 per annum London Weighting) 

Contract: Permanent

Based: London / open to home-based from other locations with some travel to London   

Deadline: 5 Septebmer 2022, 9am

Interview Date; 12 Septeber 2022 (Provisional) 

Living Wage Foundation 

The Living Wage Foundation was launched in 2011 by Citizens UK to tackle in-work poverty and ensure that workers earn enough to live on and participate in family and community life.

Citizens UK is the home of community organising with diverse civil society alliances set up to develop leaders to work on the issues that matter to them, such as the Living Wage. Other projects include PACT (Parents and the Community Together) and Sponsor Refugees to add depth to the impact of Citizens UK’s work.  The Living Wage is a movement of businesses, organisations and people who believe that a hard day’s work deserves a fair day’s pay.     The real Living Wage is an independently calculated hourly rate based on the cost of living and announced each November during Living Wage Week, our annual celebration of a growing network of over 10,000 Living Wage Employers.       The Living Wage Foundation celebrates employers that voluntarily choose to pay the real Living Wage through an accreditation scheme that recognises a long-term commitment to fair pay and has secured pay rises for over 340,000 low-paid workers.  

Purpose 

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Media Manager to join our team. We are looking for an exceptionally motivated and organised individual who enjoys working in a fast-paced, high-profile communications environment. The role will support the objectives of the Living Wage Foundation by communicating our work to a wide range of audiences including the media, our network, senior business leaders and politicians.

The post-holder will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day running of our press office, developing strong relationships with key media and press contacts, creating and maintaining a database of important publications and media contacts. They will be responsible for developing and implementing a pro-active, creative and effective media strategy to support our work, raise awareness and understanding amongst key audiences and support key campaigns e.g. Living Wage week.

Reporting to the Senior Media Manager, you’ll be an integral part of our growing communications team, working with us to develop compelling communications to help us achieve our strategic aims.

The post-holder will also manage, support and develop a Communications Officer.

The successful candidate will have: 

• Excellent written and communication skills, with experience in drafting press releases, blogs, op-eds and formulating powerful key messages

• Experience in developing and leading media campaigns to drive social change 

• Have a passion for developing more junior members of the team and embody our values of kindness and integrity

• Demonstrable experience in pitching news and feature stories to editors and collaborating with the media to tell stories

• The ability to work within a team and manage others 

• Strong analytical and evaluation skills

• Excellent organisational skills; the ability to work under pressure and manage a busy workload

• Experience working in PR to secure national and local coverage

• Ability to write strategic media plans

• Excellent stakeholder mapping skills

• Experience in using contact/journalist databases e.g. Vuelio, Kantar or Roxhill 

• A commitment to the Living Wage campaign and the values of Citizens UK

Main Responsibilities 

Working as the Media Manager at the Living Wage Foundation, your main responsibilities will include:

Situational Awareness and Research

• Research, develop and maintain a press database, mapping key contacts and publications against the Living Wage Foundation’s objectives

• Work with the Research Manager and Senior Media Manager to commission or shape research that helps us reach our target audiences

Strategy Development

• Support the development and lead the implementation of effective media strategies, working closely with the Senior Media Manager and Communications Officers

• Lead on all outputs for key announcements, campaign moments and report launches, ensuring we reach desired audiences

• Build effective relationships across the organisations, supporting the Living Wage team to better understand how the media works

• Support our work to maintain cross-party support for the Living Wage

• Monitor and evaluate media campaigns

Media

• Write compelling press releases, blogs and opinion editorials to promote the Living Wage Foundation’s work.

• Develop and deliver the Living Wage Foundation media relations strategy, developing relationships with journalists, training staff and delivering successful media interventions

• Ensure that media and communications messages are consistent with our core values and principles

• Manage all Living Wage Foundation press queries and provide timely reactions to news stories

• Participate in the out-of-hours press duty rota

• Work with the Senior Media Manager to develop key messages and distribute engaging press releases, statements, opinion pieces, articles and briefings

• Monitor the national and business news agenda closely to proactively spot opportunities for the Living Wage Foundation to maximise media coverage 

• Set up media interviews and support spokespeople, including preparing briefings to ensure spokespeople are well prepared and sticking to key messages

External Relationships 

• Organise and manage interview opportunities for case studies, staff and key charity spokespeople 

• Develop and maintain close working relationships with journalists across print, digital and broadcast media 

• Work with external agencies to host worker media training and develop our Leadership Academy network

• Oversee our spokesperson development work, building contacts at key Living Wage Employers and developing media training materials

Campaigns and Events Management

• Manage and deliver proactive media coverage on key strategic campaigns and initiatives, including Living Wage Week

• Work closely with colleagues across the organisation to provide media support for relevant Living Wage campaigns and actions 

Internal Communications and Management

• Run training and briefings for the Living Wage team – helping to develop the skillset and confidence of programme staff

• Support the accreditation team and scheme leads with their press outreach

• Regularly monitor and evaluate our press activity, adapting it in line with our key strategic objectives

Internal Relationships

• Build relationships with key spokespeople across the Living Wage Network 

• Organise and deliver media briefings to spokespeople in the Living Wage team and wider network

• Ensure the work produced by the Living Wage Foundation communications team is high quality 

• Effectively line manage a Communications Officer   

We’re looking for someone who is passionate about using Social Media to create a narrative and positively portray the student experience. You will work alongside our Marketing and Communications Manager to develop our marketing outreach and engagement across our email and social media channels.

The Role

Role:  Social Media Coordinator
Hours: 35 hours per week (to be worked flexibly)
Salary: Grade B starting at £22,431.65 (increasing to £25,431.65 over 4 years)
Contract:  Permanent
Closing date:  8am, Tuesday 30th August 2022

Who are we?

The Students’ Guild is the University of Exeter’s students’ union, led by students for students. We’re an independent charity, offering a wide range of opportunities, services and support to help students get the most out of their unique journeys at university. This includes everything from social activities to making sure things are going well on their academic course. We have over 300 student groups and all of our work is led by, and in the best interest of, our members.

The Guild is a truly rewarding place to work. Our talented and passionate staff make a real difference to the lives of students every single day, working together to achieve the Guild’s purpose: to shape an excellent student experience for all students at Exeter by empowering them to take their place in the world and make a positive difference. We are looking for people who recognise that the Guild is student-led and share a genuine passion for student engagement and empowerment. If you share a commitment to our values and want to be part of a radically inclusive organisation with a seriously exciting future ahead, we can’t wait to hear from you.

What will you bring?

• You’ll have experience creating engaging content for a diverse audience across a variety of platforms
• You’ll be able to demonstrate strong understanding of the importance of brand and tone of voice
• You know how to follow good practice in social media communications, communications projects, and campaigns

We offer lots of great benefits including enhanced pay for expectant parents, at least 6-weeks’ holiday, sustainable travel incentives and a confidential employee advice service and assistance programme. We’re committed to helping you achieve a healthy balance between your work and home life through a real commitment to flexible working. We also provide access to great development, helping you to gain valuable experience in the charity sector and beyond, and ensuring that you have opportunities to grow your career at the Guild and beyond.

Inclusion is central to the Guild. We approach our work collaboratively, empower our people and celebrate our uniqueness. If you’re driven to empower others and achieve great things, you’ll fit right in. Our people are proud of who they are and value each other’s differences, and we are committed to creating a diverse community that is radically inclusive of race, gender, age, religion, identity and experience.

Dates for your Diary

• Closing Date: 8am, Tuesday 30th August 2022
• Shortlisting: 30th August 2022  
• Interview: 9th September 2022

For further information please visit our website. 

The NSPCC is the leading charity focused on preventing child cruelty in the UK. We believe that together, we can stop child abuse and neglect. Creative, effective communications that reach a wide audience, build relevance, and enhance our reputation are crucial to delivering our vision and goals. The NSPCC’s sector-leading press office plays a big part in this work by raising awareness of the organisation’s work to influence politicians, fundraise and provide services for children and their families. Week-in-week-out the busy team provides journalists with powerful proactive stories and quick-off-the-mark reaction that generates consistently high levels of media coverage across local, nations, national, consumer and specialist print, broadcast and online outlets.

This role is to be part of the National Media Team, working closely with a Media Manager, another Senior Press Officer and a Press Office Assistant to promote the NSPCC’s major policy-change campaigns and priorities, predominantly via national print, broadcast and digital media. Key areas of focus will include child protection and children’s social care, child sexual abuse, domestic abuse, online safety and children’s experience of the justice system. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a network of contacts within the national media, using these relationships to ensure the NSPCC is at the forefront of coverage related to child abuse and neglect. They must be ready to respond quickly to opportunities to comment on stories while building the evidence base for the next big proactive story.

As an organisation, we are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with our children and adults.

Fixed Term –12 Months – Full Time – 35 Hours

We have big goals over the next few years.

We’re going to be fighting for mental health in a way we never have before.

Together we’ll be working to make sure everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets the support and respect they deserve.

Will you join us?

We’re looking for a Senior Media Officer (PR & Media Volunteers) to develop media strategies that support Mind’s fundraising activities.

The candidate will join Mind’s media team on a fixed term contract to lead on media support for public fundraising campaigns, events and Mind-owned products, and work with corporate partners to devise joint media strategies that publicise these relationships.

The successful candidate will also support Mind’s media volunteer strategy, working with people with lived experience of mental health problems and involving them in Mind’s media work.

Closing date: 2nd August 2022

Mind reserve the right to close the vacancy to applications earlier, should we receive a high volume of strong candidates – therefore we encourage an early application.

Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Please refer to the Job Description while completing your application as candidates will be shortlisted based on how closely they match the criteria.

Senior Communications Officer

Full time

Up to £34,000 per annum, dependent on experience

Hybrid - Based at our head office in Godalming one day p/w  

Are you an experienced public relations or media officer committed to making a real difference in animal welfare and with the contacts to help? Are you looking to move into a more senior role?

We are looking for a communications professional to join our busy team at a very exciting time. You will be as comfortable planning public relations and communications events/activities as you are picking up the phone to journalists. You will be dealing with local and national journalists, as well as creating and contributing to the campaigns strategy that directly helps the League achieve its vision.

You will be responsible for planning, drafting or commissioning a range of targeted communications materials and arranging their distribution, ideally to contacts you’ll already have. You’ll measure how effective they have been against objectives and report back lessons learned to the wider External Affairs department.

You will work closely with the campaigns and public affairs teams, as well as key individuals in other departments within the League Against Cruel Sports who are also determined to win the hearts and minds of a broader audience.

You will have experience working in a public relations team, and be able to evidence creating copy with strong, clear messages for different audiences. With us, you will also have the opportunity to think creatively and deliver PR events as part of our campaign strategy, as well as host our new podcast. Excellent verbal and written skills and the ability to manage priorities and deadlines are a must for this busy and varied role. There will also be the need to travel around the country as we deliver our national campaigns to regional audiences.

Our benefits include generous holiday entitlement of 28 days plus public holidays (pro-rata) per annum, excellent pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8%, discounts on shopping and cinema. Most importantly you will be working with a purposeful, passionate team where you can put your communications skills to use helping the League to redefine what is acceptable and inspire positive change to animal welfare legislation.

The League Against Cruel Sports is Britain’s leading charity working towards a kinder society where persecuting animals for ‘sport’ is in the past.

Redefining what is acceptable and inspiring change, we were instrumental in helping bring about the landmark Hunting Act 2004 and Animal Welfare Sentencing Act 2021. Driven by compassion and empowered by knowledge, we manage sanctuaries to protect wildlife, carry out investigations to expose law-breaking and cruelty to animals, and campaign for stronger animal protection laws and penalties.

United, we will end animal cruelty in the name of ‘sport’.

The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is the leading welfare charity supporting current and former members of the RAF, their partners and families, providing practical, emotional and financial support, whenever they need us. 

This is a new and vital role in the dynamic fundraising team based in London. It has been created to support the new fundraising strategy object to double the number of supporters the Fund has. The postholder will have an opportunity to make a significant contribution to the Fund’s long-term income. 

You will work as part of the Individual Giving team and maximise fundraising income and supporter relationships generated through both offline and digital activity. The postholder will take the lead on scoping, proposing and implementing multi-channel supporter recruitment campaigns with the right message to the right people at the right time.

You will have proven experience in managing supporter recruitment campaigns across a broad number of channels as well as setting and managing budgets and meeting KPIs. With experience of fundraising databases, creating supporter journeys and briefing and working with external agencies.

You will also have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and show initiative, flair and enthusiasm for the work of the RAF Benevolent Fund.

A detailed job profile is available below and on the Fund’s website. For an informal discussion about the role please contact Zara Lewis, Direct Marketing Manager.

To apply, please send your CV together with a covering letter detailing why you believe you are suitable for this role and how you meet the person specification to Elizabeth Haigh, HR Advisor, RAF Benevolent Fund, 67 Portland Place, London W1B 1AR or email.

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 17th August at 5.00pm. Please note that due to the high number of applications expected, only candidates shortlisted for interview will be notified.

A copy of the Fund’s Candidate Privacy Notice can be found on our website. As an equal opportunities employer, the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the Fund.

The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is a Registered Charity (No. 10810090).

Part home/Part office (London) based

UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as our Lead Digital Analyst.

The Lead Digital Analyst is at the forefront of ensuring we are data-driven; reliably measuring, reporting, and surfacing insights from the wide range of marketing that we undertake to raise crucial awareness, engagement, and funds for the critical work UNICEF does around the world.

We’re looking for an experienced analyst, who is comfortable working in a complex, performance marketing focused role, and can work across the full data life cycle, from implementing tracking for new products and platforms, through monitoring, reporting and analysis of data from a range of common marketing data platforms (Web Analytics, Facebook, Adwords, etc.).

Closing date: 5pm, Friday 19 August 2022.

Interview date: Thursday, 1 September 2022 via video conferencing (MS Teams).

In return, we offer:

• excellent pay and benefits (including flexible working, generous annual leave and pension, big brand discounts and wellbeing tools)
• outstanding training and learning opportunities and the support to flourish in your role
• impressive open plan office space and facilities on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
• an open culture and workplace with colleagues who share our values, enjoy their work and are motivated to do their utmost for children.
• the opportunity to work in a leading children’s organisation making a difference to children around the world

We are gradually moving back to our offices on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London and we anticipate most colleagues will work one or two days a week in the office and the rest of the time from home.  We are happy to discuss other flexible options to suit your circumstances.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, disabled candidates, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at UNICEF UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.

UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact the Supporter Care line during office hours.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)

Media Officer, a fantastic opportunity for a Media, Press, PR specialist to join an International Charity, based in Central London.

Offering Remote working. Ideally 1 day a week working from the Central London Office, though can be flexible.

With a new global strategy and ambitious plans for growth, this Media Officer role plays a key role in promoting the charities work. As the Media Officer, working with the Media and Content Manger, you will use Press and other earned media channels to increase awareness and support from a target audience.

• Oversee the day-to-day running of the press office, acting as a main contact and spokesperson for media enquiries, ensuring a fast and accurate response.
• Work with internal stakeholders to plan and deliver media activity. In collaboration with colleagues create content for the press release, news and blog section of the website.
• Proactively develop and pitch stories and features to the media. Preparing responses with colleagues, drafting and distributing media notices, comments, features, letters and articles.
• Set up and supervise media interviews, including briefing spokespeople, agents, photographers, and videographers.
• Maintain relationships with the media, reaching out to new media contacts and updating media contact lists.
• Work with external agencies to ensure owned and earned media are effectively leveraged to achieve campaign objectives. Monitor and evaluate media coverage and produce monthly reports.
• Provide crisis communications support where necessary, with the support of the Media and Content Manager

You will have experience of:

• Working in a press office, either in-house or agency and a track record of securing coverage through media relations and evaluating and interpreting media.
• Great interpersonal skills and able to build strong working relationships with colleagues, journalists and external contacts through a variety of means including social media.
• Good understanding of earned, owned and paid media in a digital first media strategy.

We are seeking a talented Social Media Coordinator to join the Digital Content and Engagement team at Kew. In this exciting role, you will work closely with the Digital Engagement Manager to manage and improve our digital communications and engagement across our social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) and other digital channels such as TripAdvisor and Google Business. You will be responsible for producing engaging content for Kew’s social media channels and managing and nurturing our online community.

The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) is a leading plant science institute, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and major visitor attraction. Our mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi for the well-being of people and the future of all life on Earth.

We are working to end the unprecedented extinction crisis and to help create a world where nature is protected, valued by all and managed sustainably. We will achieve these goals by drawing on our leading scientific research, unrivalled collections of plants and fungi, global network of partners, inspirational gardens at Kew and Wakehurst, and our 260 years of history.

Join us on our journey as protectors of the world’s plants and fungi.

Every day is different at Kew — from shooting a beautiful area of the Gardens for a new Instagram Reel, to working with our publishing team to promote a new book. 

You’ll have strong social media background with experience in producing engaging and creative content in a variety of formats. You’ll be able to work well under pressure, able to juggle competing priorities such as content creation and community management and be open to new ideas and approaches – staying up to speed with the latest trends. You’ll have an eye for detail and a nose for a story, helping us share the wonder of our beautiful gardens and our fascinating scientific work with a plant-passionate audience. You’ll also have some experience using data and insight to inform future content plans.

A passion for plants and fungi is a bonus!

This role is based at Kew with the option of regular home working, subject to operational requirements. The successful candidate will also be expected to travel to Wakehurst, when necessary.

Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well as access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.

No agencies please.

Closing Date: 21/08/2022

Interviews are planned for w/c 29th August.

NUS UK is on the lookout for an experienced digital campaigner to join our small but mighty team. You’ll be passionate about taking every single supporter on a journey: using our digital presence to build a bold and powerful student movement, to defend students’ rights and to fight for an education system that works for everyone.

The student movement in the UK is made up of 443 students’ unions in unis and colleges, and nearly 4 million students. NUS sits at the heart of this movement, delivering a national student voice demanding academic, economic and social justice.

We want someone to make this voice louder by upping our digital campaigning, content and mobilisation game.

You’ll be part of a campaign team made up of colleagues with specialisms in organising and public affairs, so we need you to be focused on making our digital presence and engagement the best it can be.

You don’t have to be an expert in the student movement, or how education works - but you will be enthused by learning, trying new things and understanding our campaigning power!

You’ll be committed to the idea that, as a union, we’re stronger together and understand that campaigning alongside our members is central to our success.

Our new strategy centres digital mobilisation combined with deep, transformational organising so that we can build and sustain high participation in our campaigns. We’re therefore looking for someone who can take our digital work to the next level from day one.

Working with elected student leaders you’ll play a key role in driving home this shift in campaign practice across the movement from students’ unions to the grassroots.

Why apply?

At NUS you can expect both fast-paced delivery alongside opportunities for learning, development and shaping our organisational culture. We aim to practice what we preach so we’re happy to offer a flexible person-centered working environment with a great benefits package:

• 27 days holiday (increasing with service) plus bank holidays and winter closure days.
• Flexible working opportunities from day one
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, adoption and sick pay
• Employee wellbeing support
• Other Benefits available: Company Pension Scheme, Free Flu vaccinations, Free Eye Test vouchers, Employee Assistance Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme, discounts, Childcare Allowance, Health Cash Plan
• Paid Volunteering Days

Anti-oppression is central to our mission. Education isn’t working unless it’s working for everyone in our society. We’re trans inclusive without exception. And we welcome individuals who are up for taking active responsibility for their own ongoing learning on liberation, equity and social justice.

We’re committed to equality of opportunity for all. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, or disability.? You can be yourself here whoever you are, be proud of the work you do and build a career in a place that knows different is good.

We recognise that candidates from Black, Asian and Minoritised-Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are under-represented in our organisation, and that there are often additional barriers present for people from these groups when applying for roles in the charity sector and beyond. We are committed to taking positive action to expand the diversity of our staff team, and if you meet the minimum criteria for a role (at least 80% of the criteria in the person specification) and are from a BAME background, you'll be guaranteed a first stage interview. It is important to note that this scheme guarantees an interview for candidates who meet the minimum criteria and tell us that they'd like to be considered under the scheme. The selection decision at interview will be based on the most suitable candidate, regardless of any protected characteristic.

Location:

This is a fulltime time role based at either our London or Macclesfield Offices with options for hybrid working or homebased in England.

Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time, 35 per week
Salary: £37,140 per annum
Benefits: As well as a generous annual leave entitlement, we also have a range of policies focused on promoting work life balance. We offer other benefits including pension, EAP scheme and discounts.

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 31st August 2022
Interview dates: Tuesday 13th or Wednesday 14th September 2022

You may have experience of the following: Campaign Manager, Digital Campaign Lead, Campaign Management, Project Management, Programme Management, Marketing Manager, Digital Marketing Manager, Digital Campaign Manager, Fundraising Campaign Manager, Charity, Charities, NFP, Not for Profit, Third Sector, etc.

Ref: 135 544

Job title: Digital Manager 

Responsible to: Head of Communications

Line Management: N/A

Contract type: Permanent 

Location: London – St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square. We offer flexible and hybrid working but office-based work will be essential on a regular basis. 

Salary: £41,000 per annum 

Main purpose of role: Manage digital activity across St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity

Main duties and responsibilities:  

Digital Strategy and Project Management

• Support the Head of Communications to design the comms strategy relating to all digital activity at St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity
• Support the Head of Communications to deliver a single, coordinated St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity brand identity
• Coordinate and manage all online platforms – currently multiple websites for both the Charity and the Frontline Network
• Lead Social Media Strategy and manage all social media channels – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn
• Manage directly and or oversee, where needed, all digital projects including SEO, website development, paid search and paid social – including all those relating to the annual BBC Radio 4 Christmas Appeal
• Measure and evaluate digital activity via regular reporting – for example, quarterly and Trustee reports including website and social media statistics
• Work closely with colleagues across both Fundraising and Programmes teams to ensure delivery of their campaigns, projects and communications, and support their digital learning
• Manage relationships including suppliers who support the Charity’s digital projects and internal and external stakeholders (St Martin’s charities, the BBC, external agencies and creative freelancers)
• Working closely with the Head of Communications to manage income and expenditure for digital activity

This is not an exhaustive description of the job. Aspects will change over time and the job holder is expected to contribute to its development and progression.

Person Specification 

• Excellent interpersonal skills, working across all levels from external stakeholders, suppliers and colleagues
• Experience in producing and managing digital content across a wide range of platforms and channels – able to proofread and edit quality written copy
• Experience in managing social media channels including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn
• Strong project management skills – able to run multiple projects concurrently
• Able to work under pressure and with initiative
• Knowledge of software and platforms including: WordPress, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google Ads Manager, Adobe Suites (including Photoshop and InDesign), Meta Business Suite and Buffer

How to apply

If you are passionate about our work to address homelessness and would like to join the team as Digital Manager, please provide via our website:

• A current comprehensive CV outlining your key achievements in previous and current roles with details of two referees (who will not be contacted without your prior consent) 
• A covering statement (no longer than two A4 pages) supporting how you believe your skills and experience match the requirements of the role and person specification 

Deadline for receipt of completed applications: Sunday 21 August 2022 at 11.59pm. Interviews are expected to be held at St Martin-in-the-Fields the week beginning 5 September 2022.