Senior Press Officer - Retail

About the Role

Do you have experience of working with consumer press and helping to deliver creative media campaigns? Are you passionate about all things preloved and have a keen interest in sustainability? Using your PR expertise can you help inspire more people to shop, donate and volunteer at one of the nation s biggest charity retailers?

We re looking for an enthusiastic Senior Press Officer to join our dynamic Media Team to support the charity s retail arm. With comprehensive knowledge of the media landscape, including previous experience of working in a press office environment, you will be able to manage, develop and implement effective and creative media relations campaigns.

In this role you will help lead in delivering external communications to inspire people to support the BHF in generating income through its network of shops.

Activities will range from leading exciting national campaigns, reactive communications for the business which involves responding to a diverse range of stories that transpire throughout our shops and help grow and protect BHF s reputation.

You ll lead media campaigns that will emotionally and creatively communicate the need for people to shop, donate, and volunteer at one of the BHF s 700 shops, stores and online outlets all of which help fund lifesaving research.

You ll support with day-to-day administration, liaising with internal and external stakeholders and will help the team in ensuring all our systems are up to date. You will also be part of the BHF s busy press office spotting opportunities and responding to daily media enquiries.

Working arrangements

This is a blended role, where your work will be dually located between your home and our London office.

At BHF we believe in the power of working together. On a blended contract, you can expect to spend some time in the office, at least one day each week, on average. The use of office spaces is driven in part by your role and the work you will do with other teams. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause.

Need more help balancing your work and home life? Talk to us about the flexibility offer available at the application or interview stage.

About you

You will be able to hit the ground running and be experienced at managing numerous tasks and projects with competing deadlines, ensuring key deadlines are met, and that campaigns are delivered to an exceptional standard.

Here are the skills and attributes we are looking for:

• Excellent communication and creative skills, with a natural flair for accurate and engaging verbal and written communications
• Experience working as a Senior Media Officer or a Media Officer looking to take that next step.
• A strong knowledge and keen interest of the media landscape and an understanding of what works well in press to achieve coverage
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Experience of writing and selling in press releases to national media and leading on campaigns
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills
  

About us

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. By funding research across six decades, we ve helped keep millions of hearts beating and millions of families together. We re investing in ground-breaking research that will get us closer than ever to a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.

We value and respect every individual s unique contribution, celebrate diversity, and make inclusion part of what we do every day.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed.

Benefits

To find out more about benefits available at the BHF please download our benefits document at the bottom of this page.

Interview process

Interviews will be held via MS Teams w/c 24/2.