Communications Officer
Remote/home working
£32,000 - £35,000 per annum + benefits
Full time, permanent
Closing date: Friday 28th May, 12pm
£32,000 - £35,000 per annum + benefits
Full time, permanent
Closing date: Friday 28th May, 12pm
Organisation:
International food sustainability NGO
International food sustainability NGO
Role:
In this newly created role you will:
In this newly created role you will:
- Lead, develop and deliver communications campaigns to drive a positive narrative for the organisation and plant-based and cultivated meat and seafood
- Write and place quotes, press releases, op-eds and blogs to deliver and shape positive coverage for the organisation and the sustainable proteins sector.
- Deliver clear, impactful narratives and key messages across all communications channels
- Understand and follow the European conversation around sustainable proteins to identify new opportunities to advance the sector and the organisation’s work in key European countries
- Build relationships with journalists across Europe in the fields of science, business, food, agriculture, and policy
- Work with agencies and freelancers to support the delivery of effective communications in multiple European languages.
Candidate:
- A passion for the organisation’s philosophy and mission
- Previous communications experience, e.g., in public relations, media relations, social media or journalism
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills, including the ability to write persuasive press releases and articles
- A passion for, and demonstrated success with, proactive media outreach, including effectively developing and pitching stories to journalists that resulted in positive coverage
- The ability to think strategically in terms of audience, channels and messaging.
- Good judgment and news-sense: to successfully spot opportunities to secure coverage, and to get the substance, tone and nuance of messages right
- Excellent people-skills: the ability to influence, network, build alliances and work well in a team.
To be considered for this role, please send of a copy of your CV to [email protected]
We are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.