Media and PR Officer

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Versus Arthritis Full time

**Location (UK)**:Office Hybrid* - London / Chesterfield
**Hours**: Full-time, 35 hours per week
**Salary**:£31,875 per annum (London), £29,000 per annum (rest of UK) _(Pending pay review) _

**Benefits**: Read more about the excellent benefits we offeron our profile page
**Travel**:If based in Chesterfield, travel to London offices once a month, and travel to other national offices on an occasional basis.
**Closing date**:23:59, Thursday 27 April 2023
- Versus Arthritis is committed to keeping children, young people and vulnerable adults safe from harm. During the recruitment process Versus Arthritis will undertake safer recruitment practices and relevant checks to ensure applicants are suitable to work with children, young people and vulnerable adults._

**About the role**

This role will help build understanding of the issues affecting people with arthritis in line with high-profile and impactful media and PR coverage, via a programme of media targeting and journalist engagement. Working with teams and colleagues across our Income and Engagement Directorate the role will maximise coverage and reach through combining news, PR, marketing and social media, including outreach activity with online-only outlets and influencers.

As part of the Press Office, this role will participate in the out-of-hours and reactive rota - spotting opportunities, responding to daily media enquiries, engaging with journalists and reacting quickly and confidently to developing issues and breaking news.

**Key requirements**
- Experience of securing impactful media and PR coverage, gained in a communications or journalism role.
- Experience of working with influential media figures, including celebrity supporters and/or online influencers, to secure coverage.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience of planning and delivering PR plans and campaigns, including working with colleagues to develop and agree approaches and content.
- Experience of working with internal colleagues to ensure relationships with celebrity supporters and other influencers help deliver wider organisational objectives, including income generation.
- *As a hybrid worker the expectation is that you will spend around 40% of your working time in our office spaces or working in community settings. As an inclusive employer we will consider home-based working for anyone where office-based hybrid working would be a barrier to being able to work for us, for example for someone living with a long-term health condition or disability._
- **We do not wish to receive contact from agencies or media sales.**_

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £29,000.00-£31,875.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Wellness programme
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- London, EC1N 8TS: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Public relations: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in London, EC1N 8TS


  • Account Executive- PR

    4 weeks ago


    London, United Kingdom Curzon PR Full time

    **Role**: Account Executive -Media Relations **Location**:Hybrid work structure (remote working and working from the office when required) **Reporting to**: Account Director **Salary**:£ 25,000- £ 28,000 per annum **Why Curzon PR?** When we say we are global, we mean it. Our team is currently spread across different countries and time zones with an...


  • London, United Kingdom Venn Group Full time

    **PermanentRequirement** **PR and Media Officer Vacancy** Venn Group is looking to fill a PR and Media Vacancy for a prestigious University in Surrey, with an immediate start. The main responsibilities of the post are: - Proactively identify, plan, own and deliver targeted and creative media relations and PR activity across owned and earned channels in...

  • Pr & Media Officer

    4 weeks ago


    London, United Kingdom The UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) Full time

    Job description **Part home/Part office (London) based** UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our...

  • Pr Assistant

    4 weeks ago


    London, United Kingdom Valerie Barber PR Full time

    An immediate vacancy exists for a PR Assistant to join our team on a full-time basis (five days a week). We operate a hybrid working policy which requires attendance in our office in St John’s Wood, London for around three or four days a week. **Required skills** - You will have recently graduated from a higher education institution or have recent...

  • Pr Officer, Launch

    4 weeks ago


    London, United Kingdom Group Lotus Full time

    Location: London, GB- Department: - Date: 22-Feb-2023- Description: - **PR Officer, Launch & Media, London UK** Supporting the Head of Launch & Media in new product launch planning and content development for global PR audiences. Support on global media and influencer engagement across all media sectors to maximise positive coverage. Be a part of the...


  • London, United Kingdom NL Recruitment Full time

    Media and PR Manager, joining a growing Medical/Health Charity based in West London. Offering Hybrid working pattern of both office based and homeworking. You will join the Communications and Engagement Department, who ensures the charities brand is enhanced amongst the public in the UK, with the goal of raising awareness and motivating people to register...


  • London, United Kingdom NFP People Limited Full time

    **Head of Media and PR** Our client is looking for a Head of Media and PR to lead the UK-wide media and public relations activity for a large national charity **Position**: Head of Media and PR **Location**: Homebased, nationwide **Hours**: 35 hours per week **Salary**: circa £55,000 per annum (plus £3,299 inner London weighting or £1,755 outer...


  • London, United Kingdom Media agency Full time

    Boutique media consultancy offering PR, marketing and social media seek a talented Intern to work across it’s diverse range of clients. Also able to assist with celebrity management. Some fledging experience is advantageous - but most of all the desire to learn and juggle. Due to the smaller size of our agency, TM Media PR is all about cooperation: the...


  • London, United Kingdom McDonald's Full time

    Hybrid Working This role is based in our East Finchley office working 3 days in the office and 2 days remotely. The Opportunity We are looking for a superstar media handler. Someone who is as comfortable at handling local press office issues as pitching proactive stories to local media. You will have excellent understanding of the regional media...

  • Media and PR Officer

    4 weeks ago


    London, United Kingdom Parkinson's UK Full time

    **About the role** You’ll help us keep Parkinson’s in the press, taking the lead to tell the stories of our passionate fundraisers and supporting on wider projects. You’ll develop creative communications campaigns that support our growing number of fundraising initiatives, and deliver bold and impactful coverage in national and regional press, to...

  • PR Director

    4 weeks ago


    London, United Kingdom PR Mums Full time

    PR Mums is working with one of the UK's best and top ratedagencies. The CIG team is looking for a creativeand consumer focused Director to join their great team. You will be working across the world's biggest businesses across consumer goods, retail, leisure and food&drink. We are looking for candidates coming from an agency, in house or media...

  • Pr Officer

    4 weeks ago


    London, United Kingdom Group Lotus Full time

    Location: London, GB- Department: - Date: 22-Feb-2023- Description: - **PR Officer, London UK** Lotus is transitioning from a UK sports car company to a global performance business and brand. Automotive technology in all its forms - and how owners, drivers and passengers interact with it - will be a key differentiator for Lotus. This key role for an...

  • Associate Director

    4 weeks ago


    London, United Kingdom Media Contacts Full time

    Job reference: 27156a A growing net zero transition practice of one of the friendliest and most innovatice PR and policy agencies in London is looking for a senior account director or associate director who can help manage their business and growth. This agency’s clients are pioneering ground breaking technologies to change the world for the better,...

  • Pr and Media Lead

    4 weeks ago


    London, United Kingdom The Mayhew Animal Home Full time

    **Contract length**:Permanent **Location**:North West London, hybrid **Hours per week**:35 **Salary**: £35 - 40k Every dog and cat in need deserves expert, personalised care and support, and to be loved. When you work for Mayhew, you understand that better than ever. We’re a passionate, committed and diverse team of c80 staff and c150 volunteers, here...


  • London, United Kingdom The Opportunity Hub UK - PR Full time

    We have a very exciting opportunity for an aspiring PR Account Executive to join the finance PR team at our great agency! If you are interested in Financial PR, have excellent written and spoken English and interest in financial markets, we want to chat with you! **Overview** A unique opportunity for an entrepreneurial and hardworking PR professional with...

  • Media Officer

    4 weeks ago


    London, United Kingdom Prospectus Full time

    Prospectus is delighted to be working with a well-known international animal charity as they seek to appoint their new Media Officer to assist the team with its media activity and messaging. This post is a permanent, hybrid working role to be based in the client's London office for minimum of one day per week. The role: This role will be responsible for...


  • London, United Kingdom Criteo Full time

    Commerce media advertising is evolving and at Criteo, the Marketing and Communications team is at the forefront of this exciting space. As PR Manager UK, you’ll play a pivotal role in enhancing public awareness of Criteo’s leading position in Commerce Media and in further scaling our PR program externally and internally in the UK. The ideal candidate...


  • London, United Kingdom The Opportunity Hub UK - PR Full time

    At The Opportunity Hub UK, we're thrilled to present an exciting opening for a Junior Account Executive with a twist of tech and a sprinkle of startup spirit. We're not just looking for another member of the team; we're searching for someone who's ready to ride the PR wave in the heart of Europe's tech-savvy landscape. **Here's what you'll be doing**: As a...

  • PR and Media Officer

    4 weeks ago


    London, United Kingdom McDonald's Corporation Full time

    Company Description: McDonald's is the largest family restaurant in the world, serving approximately 69 million customers across 36,000 restaurants a day; in more than 100 countries. The UK & Ireland market is one of the most successful entities across the wider business, serving on average 4 million people a day. It has operated in UK since 1974 and...

  • PR and Media Manager

    3 weeks ago


    London, United Kingdom Brand Recruitment Full time

    A leading and influential Hertfordshire based charity executing critical work on a daily basis, are looking for a passionate PR and Media Manager to join their brilliant team on a full-time permanent basis. Having worked extensively with this organisation for their marketing, press/media and communications teams, we know what a rewarding environment and...