Media Relations Officer

Central London
Salary £31,000 pro rata
Full time, 6 month contract, immediate start

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Organisation:
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Highly respected children and early-years campaign

Role:
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In this role you will:

• Manage the media and press activity to ensure every opportunity is fully maximised
• Produce engaging content to support services and activities and respond quickly and effectively to external announcements and news stories
• Develop relationships with journalists across a range of media channels including bloggers and assist the head of team in the development and handling of crisis communications
• Keep up to date with communications trends and ensure the organisation is at the cutting edge of new initiatives. 

Candidate:
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• Extensive press and media office experience, able to make decisions and exercise sound judgement
• Strong writing skills and able to produce copy and content for a variety of audiences, often under tight time pressure
• Demonstrable experience working effectively across media channels and able to develop implementable communications strategies​
• Able to proactively identify stories and opportunities to promote the organisations’ activities.

To be considered for this role, please email your CV to tim@whitonmaynard.com