Job Description
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Senior Press Officer
Job no: 492432
Work type: Fixed term full time
Location: London
Categories: Marketing
- Your public relations prowess could help change the face of men's health
- Fun and collaborative culture
- 10 months fixed term contract role
- Hybrid working with 2-3 days per week in our London office
Movember is the leading charity changing the face of men's health globally, tackling mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer, testicular cancer.
In our mission to stop men dying too young, we're seeking a passionate Senior Press Officer to join our London based team. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities and are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities.
About the role
To support the Head of PR & Communications in the execution of the 2024 Movember PR and comms plan, until the end of April 2025.
With offices in Australia, the UK, Canada, and the US, clear communication and collaboration across our markets is key to success. As such, and owing to time differences across markets, some out of hours work is required. There may also be a requirement to attend events as part of the role's duties and this could require some evening/weekend work on occasion.
Role to start ASAP.
You'll have the opportunity to
- Manage the day-to-day handling of incoming media inquiries across a range of press including broadcast, digital and print, including booking and planning radio and TV interviews
- Prepare draft press releases and organise reactive comments from Movember spokespeople for the media
- Work with the Head of PR and Comms to create engaging content across owned and earned media
- Support with social media management, scheduling and community management to help grow our presence
- Support in managing Movember's PR agency partners
- Handle the logging and analysis of Movember's media coverage and track KPIs
- Work with other teams internally to source engaging stories for the media
- Conduct short interviews with local community members
- Support with ambassador relations outreach
- Event coordination & support
For this role, you'll need
- 2+ years' experience working in a busy agency environment or client-side
- A strong understanding of the earned media landscape print, digital, broadcast and social media (particularly Instagram and TikTok)
- Experience pitching to media on the phone and in-person
- Strong understanding of the UK media landscape, with good contacts in national and regional press, as well as men's lifestyle titles
- Strong communications skills, specifically the ability to synthesise complexity into easily understood communications
- Confidence to conduct interviews with case studies on the phone or in person
- To be a creative thinker who understands how to create integrated PR campaigns
- Excellent visual, oral and written communication skills
- Self-starter, highly organized, and detail-oriented
- Ability to pull and manage large data base lists and do analytical recapping
Bonus points for
- A degree in Public Relations, Journalism, English, or similar
Why Movember?
Movember is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community and workplace - a place where we can all be ourselves, and each have the equal opportunity to succeed and be recognised for our unique contribution. We value the experiences, skills and perspectives of all individuals and actively encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds. We make recruitment decisions based on applicants' skills, experience and knowledge, ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Our employee benefits include:
- Hybrid/Flexible working - we offer our team a split of home and office working
- 13 weeks paid Parental Leave and 6 weeks annual leave
- Health Cash Plan - to support the costs of everyday healthcare needs (dental, optical, wellbeing)
- An Employee Assistance Programme offering face to face counselling, plus legal and financial support
- A fun stimulating and collaborating culture, with company events
- Service awards after 3, 5 and 10 years
- Committees to join - Culture team, Diversity Equity & Inclusion
- Bike to work scheme
- Half day Fridays for 9 months of the year (December-August)
Does this role sound up your alley?
If so, we'd love to hear from you. Click 'Apply' to send through your application.
Advertised: 22 May 2024 GMT Daylight Time
Applications close: