Senior media officer jobs near Charing Cross, Greater London

Job Title: Media and PR Officer

Hours:  35

Salary: £31,574 per annum    

Type of Employment: Permanent

Dept and Location:   Communications Department, hybrid role with a minimum of one day a week to spent at our London office

Line Manager:  Media and PR Manager

Direct Reports:  None

Are you an incredible storyteller who loves working with people to help them share their stories with a wide range of media?  Do you have experience of working on major fundraising events, public awareness, and brand campaigns?  Are you creative and have a proven track record of developing stories that achieve on-message national and regional coverage on a regular basis? 

Teenage Cancer Trust is looking for a proactive Media and PR Officer to join their supportive and high-performing team.  You’ll have the chance to work on a range of our exciting fundraising events, such as our flagship Royal Albert Hall concerts, corporate partnerships with major brands like Aldi, and media opportunities with top celebrities.   You’ll also work closely with many of the inspiring young people we’ve supported through cancer to help them share their stories with a wide audience. 

You’ll need to fully understand the needs of differing types of media and know how to develop and pitch stories effectively – bringing relevant existing media contacts to the role. You’ll also need to be confident advising internal and external stakeholders on the best route to achieving media coverage for their projects. 

Alongside one other Media and PR Officer, this role shares responsibility for some core administrative duties and processes for the Media and PR team e.g., creating evaluation reports, to ensure a smooth and professional press office function.  You will also take part in an out of hours rota with other team members. 

Please note that for this role we are looking for somebody who is passionate about, and has relevant expertise in, PR for fundraising, brand and awareness purposes.   The role is not focused on supporting our policy team and their related campaigns.

You do not need a degree to apply for this role if you have relevant experience. 

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

This role reports to the Media and PR Manager and has a strong focus on supporting our work with fundraising - and delivering a strong media profile that has young people’s experiences at its heart. 

This role supports on promoting a range of exciting fundraising campaigns and activities such as our flagship Royal Albert Hall concerts and corporate partnerships with major brands such as Aldi and Omaze.

The post holder must be proactive in identifying and creating newsworthy stories and working with stakeholders to deliver activity. 

The post will work with young people with cancer and their families to empower them to publicly share their experiences. 

The post is a key part of the wider Marketing and Communications department which is responsible for raising awareness and understanding of the charity with key audiences, increasing engagement with our brand and supporting income generation. 

The role will also undertake some core administrative duties and processes for the Media and PR team, to ensure smooth and professional press office function.

ROLE FOCUS

Deliver PR and Media plans and activity 

• Lead or contribute to the development and implementation of effective, proactive PR and media activity that promotes Teenage Cancer Trust to a wide range of audiences.

• Contribute to and support team activity that ensures a strong and sustained media profile for Teenage Cancer Trust, including delivering media strategies as part of integrated brand/condition awareness-raising campaigns.

• Work, under the support and direction of the PR & Media Manager to create positive media coverage for Teenage Cancer Trust’s fundraising activities and ensure regular placement of real-life and celebrity stories target outlets.

• Identify news stories, trends and opportunities for Teenage Cancer Trust to comment on and proactively pitch to the media.

• Deliver regional media activity to profile fundraising, services and young people as required.

• Measure the success and impact of media plans delivered using a range of measurement tools, helping to share results with senior management as part of regular reporting.

Working with young people and their families 

• Work, under the direction and support of the PR & Media Manager and Story Manager to ensure regular placement of real-life stories in national, consumer, online and regional media outlets.

• Brief, liaise with and support young people and their families with sensitivity and empathy, to help them share their stories.

• Under the advice and guidance of the Story Manager and Services department, support the stewardship of young people sharing their stories, ensuring it adheres with our safeguarding policies at all time.

• Work with the Story Manager to ensure the records, images and stories of young people we support are kept up to date and we have their full consent to use them.

Ensuring an effective and professional Press Office function 

• Support the smooth running of the Teenage Cancer Trust press office, including being the first of contact as required, responding to a wide range of media enquiries and ensuring a professional service.

• Respond to enquiries from journalists and prepare verbal and/or written statements and provide spokespeople and case studies as appropriate.

• Builds and nurture relationships with journalists, especially national, regional and online outlets, youth media, documentary-makers and consumer press.

• Organise media interviews, write briefings for spokespeople/case studies and steward, support and advise individuals.

• Prepare a variety of high-quality effective PR materials including news releases, comments, features, briefings and letter to editors.

• Organise, support and execute press events, such as filming or photocalls at hospital units and other locations, acting as the Teenage Cancer Trust representative, overseeing media attendance and liaising with hospital Communications teams and services staff.

Support delivery of a media training programme 

• Liaise with outside suppliers and agencies as needed.

Relationship Management 

• Support and empower our regional fundraising teams and individual fundraisers to undertake media and PR opportunities, ensuring they are equipped with template resources and can deliver core brand messages.

• Work in partnership with third party PR teams such as corporate partners and hospital communications teams to develop proactive media campaigns and respond to news stories as required.

• Engage with and support funded staff to undertake media.

• Work closely with the Music and Entertainment team and Celebrity Manager on the PR for high profile supporters and events and hospital visits, liaising with external PR  agencies and talent agencies as required.

• Work with the other teams within Marketing and Communications as part of an integrated and effective approach.

• Support internal communications/profiling and relationship building to represent the Marketing and Communications team across the organisation, raising understanding of the value of media and PR.

OTHER DUTIES

• Compile or support the creation of daily/monthly monitoring and coverage reports and media lists, including monthly and project specific analysis evaluations.

• Participating in daily communication updates, team meetings and planning sessions. Represent the Teenage Cancer Trust externally at events and meetings.

• The role will involve some out of hours work including providing on-call cover for the media on a rota basis. There will also be occasional travel across the UK.

• Undertake any other duties that are commensurate with the post as requested by your manager.

• Carry out the duties of post in accordance with Teenage Cancer Trust policies and procedures.

DISCLOSURE AND BARRING CHECKS

This role will interact with young people and families, which may include visiting young people in hospital units and their homes from time to time. 

This is therefore subject to a Standard disclosure check. 

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

Internal – Marketing & Communications colleagues, especially Story Manager and Digital Marketing team; Fundraising department across all income streams; Regional Operations and Partnership Managers; Funded staff; Music and Entertainment team including the Celebrity Manager.

External - Young people and their families; Journalists across national, regional, consumer and online outlets; Corporate partners and their PR teams, Hospital Communications teams, key supporter groups and organisations, Suppliers and agencies.

Person Specification

Qualifications

No specific qualifications are needed for this role. 

Experience

• Demonstrable experience of working in a press office, PR or similar communications role.

• Experience of implementing effective proactive PR and media strategies that reach target audiences, are on message and achieve positive media coverage.

• Experience of preparing a range of PR materials including news releases, comments, features, briefings, letter to editors, photo opportunities and press conferences.

• Experience of organising, or contributing to, the delivery of media events, filming, launches and photocalls.

• Experience of working with case studies (service users, patients, supporters) to support them to share their stories in the media.

• Proven experience of developing strong collaborative working relationships with journalists and colleagues from across the organisation.

Knowledge and know how

• Excellent knowledge of all aspects of the UK media, with a good understanding of the consumer media landscape.

• Strong news sense and initiative to develop proactive news stories.

Skills

• Excellent oral and written communications skills with ability to tailor approach to engage audiences.

• Creative thinker with the ability to generate original and innovative PR ideas.

• Time management skills and proven flexibility to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.

• Ability to work well as part of a team and on your own initiative.

• Strong organisational, administrative and research skills.

• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work alongside team members and colleagues, young people and their families and supporters of any nature.

• Empathetic, with the ability to handle and assess sensitive situations confidently and calmly.

• Strong decision making and problem-solving skills.

Personal Qualities

• Accountable, with high levels of integrity and professionalism.

• Good judgement, initiative and discretion.

• A natural collaborator.

Values 

• Commitment to the philosophy and ethos of Teenage Cancer Trust.

If you’d like to talk through the role before applying please email Claire Monger, Media and PR Manager at Teenage Cancer Trust.

How to Apply: 

To apply please submit your CV along with a short supporting statement. Refer to the person specification and succinctly outline:

• Your experience
• Your knowledge and know how
• Your skills and personal qualities

Application to be received by: 25th August 2022 

First interviews:Tuesday 30th August and Wednesday 31st August 2022                          

Second interviews:Monday 5th September 2022   

At Teenage Cancer Trust one of our key focuses is around equity and making sure our services are accessible and inclusive to all young people with cancer, with no-one left behind. We have the same goal for people working with us. We want you to be yourself here and thrive doing so. In line with our Equity, Diversity & Inclusion commitments, we would love to see applications from LGBTQ+ people, people of colour/those from ethnically diverse communities, people living with disabilities and people of faith. 

At Teenage Cancer Trust we take our commitment to safeguarding seriously and work to protect and promote the rights of the young people who we support. Our safeguarding responsibilities extend to the children and adults who work to support the charity, who we also have a duty of care to protect. Safeguarding is at the forefront of each activity we carry out. In line with our approach, this role is subject to a DBS check (Disclosure and Barring Service).  

For information on how we collect, store and process personal data please refer contact HR.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential. If there is any assistance or adjustments, we can make to support you to make your application, Please contact HR.

You will work with colleagues across the organisation to strengthen CPAG’s evidence base so that it is better able to influence decision makers and secure lasting improvements for children in low income families.

You will be working in a fast moving, high profile and complex policy environment and will need to balance short-term priorities with long-term objectives.

As well as developing policy positions and supporting CPAG’s influencing activities, you will have particular responsibility for setting up processes for collecting evidence, case studies and claimant advocates

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 Media Officer
£34,299 - £36,000 depending on experience
Full-time, Permanent
Hybrid Working
Excellent benefits including 28 days holiday and flexible working

How to Apply: To see the full job pack, please click 'Apply'. Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter in one document in either Word Document or PDF format.

Closing Date: Applications will close 23:59 on 19 August. Availability for interview is required in the w /c 22 August 2022.

From responding to breaking news such as flooding in Bangladesh or the heatwave in the UK, to delivering pro-active data driven news stories about period poverty or groundwater, the role of a Senior Media Officer at WaterAid is varied and exciting.

If you have sound news judgement, excellent writing skills and are passionate about making a difference to people's lives across the globe, this could be the role for you.

You will ideally have newsroom or busy press office experience, work well under pressure, and be full of creative media ideas. As a news driven, ambitious Senior Media Officer, you will lead on a wide range of media activities including timely statements, ground-breaking research, key policy and advocacy moments, fundraising appeals and UK events.

You will also work on projects with celebrity ambassadors, corporate partners and staff from across WaterAid's global federation - all in support of WaterAid's mission to change normal for millions of people living without water, decent toilets and good hygiene so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good.

On top of that, you'll be joining a 2020 Great Place to Work® award-winning organisation. We offer a friendly and collaborative work environment, great facilities at our Canary Wharf office, and the opportunity to regularly work from home for up to three days a week. This is a full-time role and international may be required from time to time.

You will drive, develop and implement proactive and reactive media strategies to achieve organisational communications objectives, including increasing awareness of the global water and sanitation crisis as well as our work around the world and our policy, fundraising and campaigning activities.

You will also:
* Advise WaterAid staff up to the Chief Executive.
* Build and maintain excellent relationships with relevant journalists.
* Build on and maintain excellent relationships with teams across the organisation and in countries where we work.
* Help drive WaterAid's online media work and engage with bloggers, online journalists and social media influencers.
* Write copy as required for print and web outlets, in-house or external.
* Evaluate and report back on key campaigns to the team and rest of the organisation
* Brief journalists on and off the record, arrange radio and TV interviews where necessary and brief staff in preparation.
* Monitor and evaluate media coverage and make recommendations to managers.
* Join the 24/7 on-call rota

To be successful, you will need:
* Proven experience of working in a busy press office or as a journalist.
* Experience of liaising with journalists of all levels
* Proven ability to devise and implement proactive campaigns or equivalent high-profile work as a journalist.
* Creativity and tenacity.
* Excellent command of written English to produce high quality media material.
* Excellent understanding and working knowledge of online media
* Ability to handle multiple projects and a variety of work simultaneously
 

WaterAid benefits:

• 36 days holiday (including 8 UK Bank Holidays)
• Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
• We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%
• Wide range of flexible and agile-working arrangements
• Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave.
• Sabbaticals
• Volunteer Day
• Season Ticket Loan
• Free annual eye tests
• Pay as You Give charitable giving scheme

Additional Information:

WaterAid is located at Canary Wharf, London and this will be your location and contract base. We support and enjoy a hybrid working environment, this includes regular attendance in the London office to connect with each other. We look forward to discussing with you how you can best deliver in your new role.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. In order to apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

WaterAid is committed to ensuring that wherever we work in the world there is no tolerance for the abuse of power, privilege or trust. WaterAid reinforces a culture of zero tolerance towards any form of inappropriate behaviour, abuse, harassment, or exploitation of any kind. The safeguarding of our beneficiaries, staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf, is our top priority and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff and volunteers are required to share in this commitment through our Global Code of Conduct. We will conduct the most appropriate pre-employment references and checks to ensure high standards are maintained.

WaterAid is an equal opportunities, disability-confident employer and committed to achieving the highest standards of diversity, fairness and equality. Should you have a disability and require any additional support, please contact us.

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   

TPP is currently working with a charitable organisation who provide support services and advice around pregnancy, birth and early parenthood.

They are seeking to hire a Senior Media & Communications Officer on a permanent basis. Working in the Communications and Campaigns team, you will be working with the Senior Communications and Engagement Manager to help shape and deliver our client's reactive and proactive media relations, which is aligned to the charity's strategic priorities.

Your duties and responsibilities across press, content creation and monitoring and impact, will include :

• Manage media requests, prioritising effectively and ensuring opportunities are fully maximised.

• Plan, write and issue reactive press communications in response to external announcements and promote across appropriate media, social and digital channels.

• Proactively look for opportunities to tell our client's story.

• Organise, support and manage press activity and events including filming and interviews.

• Assist in the development and handling of crisis communications.

• Develop good working relations with key journalists on national, regional and in trade media (print, broadcast and online).

• Create and commission creative and compelling content and copy for use across all external communications platforms.

• Ensure that all media coverage is recorded and compiled and provide updates and reports analysing impact.

Your knowledge, skillsets and experience will include :

• At least 3 years experience of working in an integrated communications environment, including dealing with national media.

• Proven track record of developing and implementing media and communication strategies that deliver impact across multiple channels.

• A team player.

• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and networking skills with the ability to establish credibility with both internal and external stakeholders.

• A determination to dig out potential news stories across the organisation.

• Excellent writing skills with the ability to write accurate and engaging copy for traditional media, social media and website.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

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.

Compass is looking to recruit a Media and Press Officer as we gear up to launch an ambitious new campaign in September this year.

The Media and Press Officer will take a lead on securing national media coverage and building strong relationships with leading UK journalists and media platforms to help grow awareness of our work. You should be motivated and experienced in press work and able to demonstrate a strong ability to write and pitch stories at speed. You should have a background in journalism, campaigns or public relations and a keen understanding of the political landscape in which Compass operates. You should be a self-starter, with a proven ability to self-organise and comfortable working in a small, dynamic team.

The Media and Press Officer will work closely with Compass’ campaigns teams, as well as a broad network of partners, associates and volunteers. We run campaigns linked to the idea of a progressive alliance and also host the Basic Income Conversation and this post will support our communications work across all our campaigns.

We are looking for an energetic and agile thinker, with a keen eye for a good story and a passion for progressive change. This role is suitable for someone who wants to work flexibly and hard, responding to political events as they unfold and developing a powerful narrative that could bring about a progressive majority government.

This role involves:

• Writing, pitching and selling-in stories to UK media, including legacy media and new media
• Building and growing a network of relationships on behalf of the organisation with influential journalists to place stories and coverage for key campaigns
• Helping grow our supporter base on email and social
• Contributing media expertise to the communications work of our campaigns team by identifying media interventions
• Helping develop compelling messaging and framing and ensuring message discipline across our work

Requirements

Skills and competencies

• Self-organisation: able to self-motivate, be proactive and work independently to an agreed schedule
• Flexibility and adaptability: confident handling competing priorities across multiple fronts and managing the tools the organisation uses to manage communications outputs
• Creativity and imaginative flair: the skill to find the right angle for our campaign and the ability to think laterally to develop fresh messaging
• Sound political judgement: a clear understanding of the political context we work in, the culture we represent and which issues are political sensitive
• Collaborative and communicative: able to work in a small, agile team, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, online and in person
• Enthusiasm and energy: a demonstrable passion for the political change we seek and a willingness to work in pursuit of it

Experience, qualifications and knowledge

• Experience in media/PR/press role or a background in journalism and media
• Confidence and competence in contacting journalists, growing a network and fielding media inquiries
• Proven aptitude in developing messaging and narrative to secure media coverage
• Exceptional communication skills - especially in writing
• Understanding of and experience with social media or list growth (desirable, but not essential)
• Knowledge of the UK progressive political scene and support for the aims, vision and values of Compass

Benefits

Compass is a highly ambitious organisation, working to change the way we do politics. With a strong track record of bold and innovative campaigns and a wide network of members, associates and partners, Compass is rapidly expanding its political influence and reach in the emerging and challenging era of the 2020s.

This post is suitable for someone who believes in and wants to be part of creating the vision and culture of a good society and wants to work flexibly and energetically to further these goals.

With plans to rapidly scale the organisation over the coming months, you’ll be joining a lively and highly motivated team, who are preparing to launch our biggest campaign yet. This is an exciting time to take on this pivotal role, becoming the driving force behind media and press coverage for our campaign to change British politics. You will be granted a high degree of independence, so this position is suitable for someone who relishes the opportunity to both display and develop their skills as a press officer.

Pay will be in the range of 30 - 35k depending on experience, ideally but not essentially London-based, with room for flexible working in terms of hours and location. The team has an office in central London (near Vauxhall) and we expect to be slowly increasing in-person working, such that the likely candidate would need to be comfortable travelling to the office at least 1-2 times a week.

The position is full-time and permanent, subject to a 3-month probationary period, starting as soon as possible.

Compass is committed to providing equal opportunities to people regardless of background and we actively seek applications from people with backgrounds that are underrepresented in our sector, especially with regards to race and class. We recognise that representation in our sector is not good enough; this makes our politics and our campaigns weaker. As such, we particularly encourage applications from people who can demonstrate the skills, even if they have never worked in this precise field. We welcome people to apply who can demonstrate their aptitude, even if a career in politics has so far been closed off to them.

Fixed Term Contract - 12 Months

28 or 35 hours a week - You choose!

Salary: £37,210 - £38,336

ActionAid UK is a member of the ActionAid Federation, an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty.

As part of the ActionAid Federation, we work with women and girls, our partners, and dedicated staff in 43 countries to end violence and fight poverty so that all women, everywhere, can create the future they want. 

The Media Manager's role is key to helping us increase the profile of our vital work, influence for change and bring in new supporters. It combines opportunities to develop media strategies, to tell amazing stories about the women and girls we work with and also to engage the public through PR and social media.

This role will provide a key point of contact for the media, and you will be handling enquiries and liaising with journalists to make ActionAid UK the ‘go to’ voice on the rights of women and girls. You will write media releases, op-eds, blogs and social posts, and have an excellent understanding of what makes a great story.

We are looking for someone with strong knowledge and demonstrable engagement in women’s rights issues, current affairs and international development. Strong relationship-building and communication skills are also essential, as well as the ability to manage deadlines and rapidly changing priorities.

ActionAid is committed to driving improvement through digital channels, tools and ways of working. We will ensure that we provide the technology and the training to enable all staff to perform their roles to the best of their abilities. In return, we ask that all staff are committed to continually improving their digital skills and knowledge within the working environment. Our recruitment processes will evaluate the digital skills of all applicants.  

ActionAid is committed to supporting flexible working. If you would like to discuss flexible working options, including the possibility of a job share for this role, there will be space to do so during the interview process. 

We are committed to continually improving the diversity of our workforce and therefore encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQI+ community, the trans community, and those with a disability.

We are looking for new, talented colleagues to help us on the next steps of our journey. Our team is at the very heart of NHS Providers’ activities.

We play a critical role in our organisation’s success – in setting out the concerns and challenges our members face; in highlighting and celebrating their achievements; and in helping our members to understand and access support which helps them deliver better care for patients across the NHS.

That task has never been more important than during the pandemic, which has seen NHS trusts and foundation trusts facing extraordinary pressures. They have risen magnificently to these challenges. But there are more trying times ahead.

The continuing threat from COVID-19, the need to address the backlog of care, and the unprecedented demand for services come at a time of constrained capacity, a challenging financial picture and workforce shortages.

There is also a growing role for trusts in the evolving health and care landscape to address health and race inequalities. NHS Providers is committed to being an anti-racist organisation.

Never have we needed brilliant communicators more, to join us in making the case for the NHS, and to support the work of our members. You’ll be joining a fast-moving and creative team, with opportunities to develop and progress, and a high degree of licence and autonomy. You’ll be empowered to bring your energy and passion to have the greatest impact and ensure we go from strength to strength. 

About this role

We are entering a crucial phase of progress and transformation for our digital communications and engagement – a key pillar of our communication and marketing strategy.

You will play a key role in supporting and delivering our increasingly important work in digital communications – with particular focus on our website, social media, video, podcast and wider membership communications activities.

You will help ensure we are on the cutting edge, providing responsive solutions for our staff and members, and pushing our creative boundaries so we engage fully, using high quality digital content which reflects us and our members.

A substantial part of the responsibility in the first 18 months will be supporting the scoping, commissioning, creation and delivery of a new corporate web solution. This will entail working across the organisation and beyond to implement a best-in-class website which provides a streamlined, easier user experience (particularly for members), generating bespoke, automated content that better serves their needs.

Reporting to the senior digital communications manager, and line managing our digital communications assistant, you will also have a hands-on role in developing and improving our other digital communications channels, content and approach, deploying fantastic content to help deliver great engagement and better awareness of key corporate messages.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is looking to further their communications experience and expertise in a high-profile national organisation. The role is busy and varied and you will input to work across the team’s remit including media relations, publishing, marketing, branding, member communications and events.

Permanent– 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 are looking for a Senior Communications Account Officer to join our Communications and Production team.

The team is responsible for supporting the charity to tell our story in a planned, audience-driven way. This role will support teams across the organisation to develop communications plans that put audiences first and think creatively about how to reach them and how to frame messages. The role will be responsible for implementation of Mind’s brand, empowering colleagues to adopt all elements of our visual and verbal identity and supporting with the development of multimedia production.

We are looking for someone with experience of communications planning and project management and expertise in all elements of managing production, including design and other multimedia such as video and photography.

You will also be responsible for supporting with the management of our creative freelancers, working with the team to develop a list of suppliers that meet the needs of the organisation.

While part of a large team, this role also requires someone who can work independently and proactively. And someone who is confident in working closely with a range of internal and external stakeholders.

Closing date: 29th 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.