Description
Press Officer - 6 month contract, with scope for extension
Up to £250 Per day based on experience
Inner London Based
I am looking for a Press Officer based in Inner London on a 6 month contract. The role pays up to £250 per day based on experience and there is a strong possibility of it being extended further after your initial 6 month period.
The main roles and responsibilities of the role will be:
- Handling breaking news stories and planned announcements you will produce
- Creative, proactive PR features, stories and social media opportunities for DCMS' policies.
- Working with DCMS' arm's length bodies to plan and maximise announcements and exploit opportunities for joint working.
- Providing media advice and support to the ministers, senior officials and stakeholders.
- Working closely with Number 10 and other Government departments on the cross Government campaigns to ensure all messages are consistent and stories are maximised.
- Contributing to policy development with professional advice on media and communications handling.
The essential experience needed for the role is:
- A background in PR, journalism, news handling or marketing
- Experience of devising and delivering creative media plans, using the right channels for the target audience.
- You will have a good news sense and first-rate media handling skills. You will be equally effective at spotting proactive media opportunities and implementing these across the broader media landscape. You will need excellent organisational skills and be able to shape and deliver communication strategies.
- You will need to demonstrate determination, resilience and an ability to work under pressure, at pace. You will need to have the confidence to take action when faced with resistance.
- You will have experience of influencing and advising senior policy colleagues, ministers and special advisers on all aspects of media, confidently challenging them when needed.
- You will be an enthusiastic team player with a can-do attitude offering creative solutions to problems and driving the media agenda.
- You will have experience and evidence of using social media as part of your media handling plans.
Skills: Press Officer, Journalism, PR, News Handling, Marketing
Yoh Solutions Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.