Press Officer

Salary: £30,000 - £35,000, non negotiable and dependent on experience.
Location: This is a remote role, with a requirement to our clients Inquiry as frequently as possible when it is sitting, and on key days such as the opening of Modules or when high profile witnesses are called.
Hours: Full time, but flexible, with a requirement to work outside of office hours to attend key meetings and manage the press inbox when there is high demand.

They are looking for a press officer to oversee their press and communications as they fight to ensure the mistakes from the pandemic are never repeated again.

This is an exciting opportunity to manage the press office for an organisation which in recent years has been at the forefront of some of the biggest news stories in the country, including the Covid Inquiry, 'Partygate' and many more.

They are looking for someone who supports their cause of ensuring that the mistakes made in the pandemic are never repeated and has good people skills to work sensitively with those who have been bereaved by Covid-19.

You will be one of a four person staff team working alongside their Directors and over 7,000 members who are all personally bereaved. You will be line managed by their campaign manager.

To apply, please provide us with your CV, and a cover letter outlining how you meet their essential criteria and why you would like to take on this role.

Press Officer Responsibilities:

Manage our press officer so that we are able to respond to press inquiries in a timely and effective manner. They are lucky enough to manage a very busy press office, so strong organisational skills are required.
Create press plans and proactively pitch stories which help achieve their wider campaign goals. This will involve creating press strategies with creative flare and the Press Officer will need to be comfortable thinking of new angles and stunts to raise their profile.
To cultivate new and nurture existing media contacts
Media train and support volunteers from the campaign
Deputise for the campaign manager when required
Oversee and generate fresh content for their social media channels, working alongside volunteers from the campaign
Support with drafting copy to update their members as well as fundraising and reaching other external stakeholders when necessary
Translate at times complicated policy lines around public health and legal processes into compelling personalised narratives for press statements and comments

Essential Experience:

Experience of working within a busy press office environment, PR agency or as a journalist
Proven experience of creating and implementing effective media strategies which help advance wider organisational aims and goals.
Proven experience of proactive pitching stories in high profile media outlets that help to advance an organisations aims
Proven experience of managing and maintaining good relationships with a variety of journalists, including national print and broadcast media, as well as political and health correspondents.
Experience of prioritising effectively in a demanding and fast paced environment
Excellent writing skills that can be tailored to reach a range of audiences.
Experience of working with case studies and being sensitive and supportive to their needs
Experience of successfully media training spokespeople
Personal belief in and support for the aims of the organisation
An understanding of, and commitment to, the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion

Desirable experience

Experience of managing, creating and implementing media strategies on contested issues in a fast paced environment.
Experience of media training volunteers and people with lived experience of a particular issue
Experience of working in social media to help an organisation reach a wide audience

You may also have experience in the following: Press Office coordinator, Communications Coordinator, Digital Marketing Coordinator, Online Marketing, Email Marketing Assistant, Marketing Assistant, PR Coordinator, Marketing Administrator, Marketing Executive, Marketing Co-ordinator, Marketing Assistant, Marketing Coordinator, Marketing Associate, Digital Marketing Executive, PR Officer etc.

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