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Press Officer

Press Officer

Central London
Competitive Day-Rate
Full time, 3 month contract
​Organisation:

​Environmental campaign
​Role:

​In this role you will:
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  • Lead the press office day-to-day, responding to reactive press queries and managing proactive campaigns
  • Negotiate to place stories in the media and work with policy leads to identify opportunities to publicise the organisation’s research and campaigns
  • Write accurate and compelling press releases and statements, often to tight deadlines
  • Prioritise own and Communications Assistant press workload day-to-day.
​Candidate:
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  • At least 2-3 years experience of media operations, in a press office or via an agency for a national organisation
  • Experienced in successfully placing stories and building relationships with senior journalists
  • Knowledge of a wide range of PR techniques and tactics to operate an effective press office
  • Experience of leading media and PR campaigns including media evaluation
  • Able to cover out-of-hours press phone.
To be considered for this role, please email your CV to tim@whitonmaynard.com
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