Media Officer

7 months ago

London, United Kingdom Lynx Employment Services Ltd Full time

We are recruiting on behalf of our client for a **Media Officer** in the London area. This is a full time role for an initial period of 3 months.

**Purpose of Post**

The Media Team is responsible for securing positive media coverage for all City of London Corporation departments and activities. This involves daily dealings with the London, national and international media.

The Media Officer is responsible for proactively securing positive coverage across print, broadcast and digital media on the City of London Corporation’s work led by the Lord Mayor and Policy Chairman. This will involve working with journalists on issues affecting the UK financial and professional services industry, as well as reacting swiftly and effectively to the news agenda to secure coverage.

This role also promotes positive coverage of City of London Corporation activities and special events.

**Main Duties and Responsibilities**
- Working to the Executive Director of Communications and External Affairs, primarily to tell the story through print, broadcast and digital media of how the City of London Corporation supports and promotes the UK financial and professional services industry.
- Establishing, developing and maintaining excellent and wide-ranging contacts in the media and having a good and close understanding of their needs in order to achieve positive coverage for the City of London Corporation.
- Utilising social media to maximise the impact of opportunities through a wide range of platforms.
- Understanding the work of relevant committees and departments to ensure that opportunities are taken to publicise their key activities and decisions.
- Establishing, developing and maintaining strong working relationships with a large number of City of London Corporation elected Members and Officers and act as an important link between these groups, the Communications Team and the wider organisation.
- Developing a good understanding of our overall communications work.
- Researching, organising and writing statements, news releases, photo-ops, profiles, authored articles, briefings and other related tools designed to secure media coverage.
- Monitoring the outcome of media activity and measuring it against input in order to help prioritise those media-driven activities which generate the best and most appropriate coverage most efficiently.
- Maintaining a good level of knowledge of those areas of the City of London Corporation Media Team’s work outside the post holder’s regular responsibility to be able to assist, when necessary, in all aspects of the work of the Communications Team.
- Providing strategic media and communications advice to Senior Members and Officers, in particular the Policy Chairman and Lord Mayor.
- Assisting in the planning and management of high-profile media events such as the Lord Mayor’s Show, State Banquets and visits from foreign dignitaries.
- Responding to all media enquiries received to meet deadlines. To act as a spokesperson as appropriate.
- Building strong relationships with relevant external organisations such as the Department for International Trade, HM Treasury, other government departments, The City UK and with business nationally and internationally in order to develop and secure positive media coverage for the City of London Corporation.
- Managing the work of external agencies and freelancers as appropriate.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Temporary contract
Contract length: 3 months

**Benefits**:

- Employee discount
- Life insurance
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

**Education**:

- Bachelor's (required)

**Experience**:

- Media Communications: 1 year (required)

Ability to Commute:

- London (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 413562/LM

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