Description
Press & Publicity Officer. Press & Publicity Officer - Press/Media
Our client based in Bristol is looking for a Press and Publicity Officer to work as a key member of the communications team who will act as a main point of contact for the media. You will be receiving calls from Journalists and dealing with them as appropriate. Areas of experience should include; Press office and media relations; press releases and articles; media monitoring and media reports; media campaigns; media briefings. Your key deliverables will be to respond to media enquiries by the requested deadline, daily media monitoring, produce weekly media report for Directors and Department, each month, source and write articles for trade press magazines and produce and deliver press releases and media briefings as and when required.
It is essential that you have the following skills:
* IT literate - word, Microsoft excel, PowerPoint
* Experience in media handling/relations (speaking/writing to the press).
* Good verbal and written communication skills.
* Experience in writing press releases and articles advocating the use of plain English.
* Editing experience ensuring the meaning of the message is not lost during the editing process.
* Tailoring communications to suit the audience.
Spring Technology is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Spring Group plc is an Equal Opportunities employer; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.