Press Officer
Central London
Competitive Day-Rate
Full time, 3 month contract
Competitive Day-Rate
Full time, 3 month contract
Organisation:
Environmental campaign
Environmental campaign
Role:
In this role you will:
In this role you will:
- 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:
- 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 [email protected]