A well-known media company located in Canary Wharf is looking for a talented Press officer with broad communications experience to join their team in an interim capacity. The successful candidate will be paid 31K pro rata for an initial 3 month contract.
The successful candidate will:
- Write and distribute press releases
- Act as the first point of contact for national, local and trade press queries
- Work along senior staff across a range of departments, advising on national and trade media related issues
- Build and sustain positive relationships with journalists across national and trade media
- Manage a number of digital channels including the company websites and intranet, writing effective stories
- Prepare for crisis and produce effective communications if required
The successful candidate will have:
- A proven track record working within a busy press team
- Strong writing skills and experience producing content for a range of audiences across a multitude of channels
- Experience working with journalists, ideally both proactively and reactively
- Confidence and ability to deal with senior stakeholders
- Proven experience editing content for web and other platforms (preferable)