Senior Media and Communications Officer

Senior Media and Communications Officer/ Media and Communications Officer
The Talent Set are delighted to be working with a leading membership body to recruit 2 fantastic positions - a Senior Media and Communications Officer and Media and Communications Officer. Both opportunities are 6-month contract positions starting as soon as possible.

Role Overview
Both opportunities will support the College s proactive media and communications work to improve awareness and recognition of the College s role. Working within the Department of Strategic Communications, the postholders will create engaging content, identify media opportunities, and collaborate across teams to strengthen the College s reputation and influence. Depending on experience, responsibilities may include leading proactive campaigns or supporting day-to-day media activity and project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Liaise with and respond to enquiries from media, individuals and other organisations.

Lead in the delivery of proactive media and communications strategy to both external audiences and membership. This should include storytelling, developing campaigns and influencer and lived experience engagement.

Work with the Media and Communications Manager and Head of External Affairs to devise new comms strategies, both proactive and reactive, that are aligned with the College s priorities to maximise existing and potential opportunities.

Develop multi-channel content to help push messaging, ensuring it is sensitive to the College positioning, reflect strategic priorities, and helps further the aim of influencing policy and decision making.

Monitor the media to identify appropriate opportunities, from major Government announcements and high-profile policy issues to awareness weeks and news planning events.

Write press releases, supported by senior press officer and media manager (if Media and Communications Officer position).

Proactively generate story ideas.

Person Specification

Journalist/experience of journalism actively working in the media with Public relations/press experience.

Good news sense and understanding of how the media works and how to make an impact.

Ability to efficiently draft accurate press releases and other written materials.

Experience creating the media and communications strategy for proactive campaigns.

Experience of responding quickly and agilely to media requests.

Team player, with the confidence to take the lead when necessary.

What s on Offer
Salary:

Senior Media and Communications Officer £41,574 - £46,547 day rate equivalent.

Media and Communications Officer - £29,768 - £31,876 day rate equivalent.

Location: Hybrid working from their London office 2 days per week.

How to Apply
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Commitment to Diversity
The Talent Set are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability, or age. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.