Social Media Senior Press Officer

4 days ago

London Area, United Kingdom Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Full time

We are recruiting a Social Media Senior Press Officer to be part of our high-performing press team. This role focuses primarily on operational social media delivery as an embedded member of the Press Office, with organic capability building through daily collaboration and informal knowledge sharing.

As part of the Press Office, you will be responding to breaking news stories and planning media activity across broadcast, print, online and social. You will need to be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, engaging with journalists and reacting quickly and confidently to developing issues and breaking news.

You will need excellent news judgement, the ability to think strategically, strong interpersonal skills and an aptitude for digesting complex information quickly which you can explain in plain English. Ideally, you will have a good understanding of the political landscape, Whitehall operations, parliamentary procedure, devolution and propriety.

Your Responsibilities will be:

Core Press Office Work (80%)

  • Respond immediately to breaking news across all social media platforms
  • Create compelling, accessible social media content that explains complex government policies
  • Monitor social media channels for emerging issues and public sentiment
  • Develop proactive communications plans across social media channels for key announcements and Ministerial events, targeting key audiences with impactful content where they are, supporting the Department's strategic priorities
  • Support press officers with social media elements of media responses
  • Participate in press office planning meetings and briefing preparation
  • Engage with journalists and stakeholders through social media channels
  • Maintain departmental social media accounts and ensure consistent messaging
  • Participate in out-of-hours duty rota covering evenings and weekends (with allowance)

Capability Building (20%)

  • Share social media expertise informally through team meetings and daily collaboration
  • Provide coaching to colleagues on social media best practices during live situations
  • Develop simple templates and guidance for common social media scenarios
  • Create practical guidance documents and style guides for team use
  • Liaise with GCS Digital team for formal training opportunities and resources
  • Mentor colleagues organically through collaborative working on social media responses

  • Senior Press Officer

    1 day ago

    London, United Kingdom Office Angels Full time

    **ARE YOU AN EXPERIENCED PRESS OFFICER?** **DO YOU LOVE THE ARTS?!** APPLY TODAY Office Angels Central London are working with one of London's most famous creative organisations in their search for a Senior Press Officer! **ROLE**: Senior Press Officer **SALARY**: £30,600 per annum **START**: ASAP! **WHEN**: 09:00 - 17:00 Monday - Friday **WHERE**:...

  • Senior Press Officer

    2 weeks ago

    London, United Kingdom Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Full time

    **Details**: **Reference number**: - 308582**Salary**: - £37,064- **Job grade**: - Senior Executive Officer**Contract type**: - Permanent**Type of role**: - Communications / Marketing**Working pattern**: - Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**: - 1Contents Location About the job **Benefits**: Things you need...

  • Press Officer

    2 weeks ago

    London, United Kingdom Service Care Full time

    Service Care Solutions are looking for a Press Officer to work within the Mayors Press Office on a 4-month initial contract. **Location**: London **Job role/responsibilities**: Provide press/media and communications advice and services to the Mayor of London, the Deputy Mayors and their advisors and senior GLA officers. - Use political awareness and...

  • Press Officer

    2 weeks ago

    London Area, United Kingdom English National Ballet Full time £30,000 - £50,000 per year

    Joining English National Ballet, you will find a community of artists, musicians, theatre and costume craftspeople, creatives, business and administration professionals, all working together to achieve a common goal: to open up the possibilities of ballet, to move more people in more ways. We are a multi-skilled, multi-cultural, open and inclusive...

  • Senior Media Officer

    2 weeks ago

    London Area, United Kingdom Mencap Full time £45,000 - £65,000 per year

    Are you a dynamic and creative PR professional with experience working in a fast-paced press office? Do you have experience of using media to campaign for change? Are you confident with spotting a great story and delivering high-impact PR campaigns across a range of media? If yes, then keep readingMencap is looking for a Senior Media Officer to join our...

  • Press Officer

    2 weeks ago

    City of London, United Kingdom 3 Search Limited Full time

    **Press Officer** **City of London or Glasgow**EC2Y 5EA **£42,000** **Financial Services** **12 month FTC** We’re partnered with one of the Uk's largest pension and private investment providers to recruit a Press Officer on a 12 month FTC. They are a close-knit department, looking after media and public relations for the entire firm. Much of their...

  • Press Officer

    2 weeks ago

    City of London, United Kingdom 3 Search Limited Full time

    **Press Officer** **City of London or Glasgow** **£50,000 pro rata** **4 days per week** **Financial Services** **12 month FTC** We’re partnered with one of the Uk's largest pension and private investment providers to recruit a Press Officer on a 12 month FTC. They are a close-knit department, looking after media and public relations for the entire...

  • Senior Press Officer

    3 days ago

    London, United Kingdom Charity Talent Full time

    Are you a talented Senior Press Officer, or are you striving to be one? Can you demonstrate that you have experience building charity policy and influencing activity in the media? If so then you could be perfect for my client, a Cancer Charity in London.This is a 12 month FTC, full time and hybrid working with some days in London office near Kings...

  • Senior Media Officer

    2 weeks ago

    London, United Kingdom Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    Do you want to work in one of the busiest press offices in the NHS ?We're looking for an experienced Senior Media Officer who will form a key part of our media team in the heart of London. You will identify proactive media opportunities to promote and enhance the Trust’s reputation and have the opportunity to lead on media work to showcase our hospitals...

  • PR and Social Media Senior Exec

    1 week ago

    London Area, United Kingdom Original Travel Full time £30,000 - £60,000 per year

    VACANCY: PR AND SOCIAL MEDIA EXEC/MANAGERWe are recruiting a PR and Social Media Executive/Manager to join our marketing team, a position which offers excellent prospects within an award-winning tour operator. Itis a permanent, full-time role reporting into the Head of PR and Social Media. The hybrid role (a minimum of two days in the office in Putney,...