Senior Media Relations Officer

Job description

Morgan Hunt is currently working with a Government Agency in search of an interim Senior Media Relations Officer

The role is temporary for 6 months and offers a salary of up to £45,337 per annum.

This sits in a busy press team and works on a combination of reactive and proactive media work.

Role: Senior Media Relations Officer

Location: 50/50 hybrid- offices in Canary Warf

Length of Contract: 6 months fixed term

Salary: £41,673 - £45,337

Key responsibilities of the interim Senior Media Relations Officer:

• To provide high quality media handling advice to colleagues across the organisation - both in terms of promoting the organisation's work and responding effectively to media queries or agendas.

• To understand and appropriately identify audiences for individual projects and then advise on communicating with them effectively, taking into account the full range of communications tools and channels available.

• To generate high quality, creative content designed to appeal to a wide range of audiences, including written work.

• To accurately predict media agendas and respond to them effectively - acting as an authoritative, accurate spokesperson.

• To evaluate communications work effectively, using insight gained to inform and influence future work.

• To play a role in the out of hours duty rota and support its delivery of market sensitive announcements - this involves some work outside of core employment hours.

Previous experience and skills of the interim Senior Media Relations Officer:

• Proven experience of managing national, regional and trade media in proactive, reactive and crisis situations, spotting reputational difficulties and ensuring the organisation is adequately prepared to respond to them.

• Proven experience of producing high quality, engaging written work and turning this into clear and concise messaging, identifying the most relevant points for communication across varying media channels.

• Demonstrable experience of writing and delivering high quality proactive communication plans that help to raise the profile of an organisation and promoted the benefits of its work.

• Evidence of having built strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and persuading other (often more senior) colleagues on communications issues.

• Ability to work independently and at pace, effectively managing work priorities to meet specified deadlines.

If you are a public sector experienced media professional and available for immediate start then please apply as soon as possible.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.