Media Officer
Job ref: MO
Location: Old Street, London N1 7NH. Most office-based staff work hybrid, working part of the time in the office and part of the time at home.
Salary: £41,006 per annum
Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week
Contract: Permanent

Our client is the countryside charity that campaigns to promote, enhance and protect the countryside for everyone’s benefit, wherever they live.

The charity has a local branch in every county, they work with communities, businesses and government to find positive and lasting ways to help the countryside thrive - today and for generations to come.

The organisation is looking for an experienced media officer to help grow the influence of a small but effective press office. With a new government in power, this is a critical time for our countryside and an exciting time to join the organisation. As media officer, you’ll help to deliver high-profile coverage of the charity's work as part of an impactful and expanding team.

You’ll work closely with the media manager and other colleagues across the Policy and Advocacy teams to help communicate the charity's key policy lines to the public via print and broadcast media. You’ll also be working with the charity's network of local groups to help shape their media relations activities.

Your day-to-day work might include:

• Supporting and leading on conversations with journalists to help generate coverage of the charity's work
• Writing press releases and media briefings for internal and external audiences
• Using specialist software to evaluate the charity's press coverage and the wider media landscape
• Supporting colleagues to become effective and confident spokespeople

Closing Date: Midday on Thursday 3rd October 2024
Interview Date: Thursday 17th October 2024

Interested?

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Regretfully, the charity is unable to contact candidates who haven’t been shortlisted for interview. If you don’t hear from them within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

The charity is committed to developing an inclusive and diverse organisation in which everyone feels supported, valued, and always able to be themselves at work, because they recognise that a diverse and inclusive workforce is important in achieving their vision of a thriving, beautiful countryside for everyone. They therefore welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. People from ethnic minority backgrounds and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sectors. If you identify as a person of ethnic minority background and/or disabled, the organisation is particularly interested in receiving your application.

The charity is an equal opportunities employer

No agencies please.