Press Officer

PRESS OFFICER - SUSTAINABILITY

COMPANY

When it comes to innovation and achievement there are few organisations with a better track record than us. Over the last 30 years, we have changed the way people travel, leading the way in the short haul airline market across the UK and Europe. With a growing fleet of over 300 aircraft, annual passenger numbers in excess of 85 million and an unparalleled network of over 1,000 routes, our aim is to make travel easy and affordable for our customers. Then it's our people and passion which set us apart. Highly talented, forward-thinking people with a real sense of fun. We are generation easyJet, joined together by our "Orange Spirit".

easyJet aims to be a good corporate citizen, employing people on local contracts in eight countries across Europe in full compliance with national laws and recognising their trade unions. The airline supports several local charities and has a corporate partnership with UNICEF which has raised over £17m for the most vulnerable children since it was established in 2012. The airline also takes sustainability seriously and in 2022, published its roadmap to net zero carbon emissions by 2050, aiming to decarbonise through the development and use of new technology and solutions over the coming decades. As an airline, we have an interim carbon emissions intensity reduction target of 35% by 2035, which is validated by the SBTi. Since 2000, the airline has already reduced its carbon emissions per passenger, per kilometre by one-third.

JOB PURPOSE

The position reports to the Head of Sustainability Communications, working as part of the wider easyJet external communications department across the UK and Europe. The Press Officer will be expected to work closely with a variety of disciplines within the company such as public affairs, internal communications as well social, customer and marketing comms.

The Press Officer will be responsible for helping to promote and defend easyJet's reputation, including in relation to airline's environmental and social sustainability agenda, proactively promoting stories and well as dealing with media on reactive enquiries.

Alongside the Head of Sustainability Communications, they will be responsible for helping to shape the airline's narrative on sustainability, drafting and issuing press releases and internal content to share key business updates and ensure there is a drumbeat of stories to enhance and protect easyJet's reputation.

They will also support on social, customer and marketing comms, including keeping our websites updated, to ensure all materials are consistent, accurate, compliant and up to date.

They will be responsible for managing and tracking easyJet's speaking engagements, working with organisers and developing briefings for easyJet's representatives.

They will also need to monitor and track specific issues and support on the development of policy materials.

The Press Officer will be passionate about corporate communications, including environmental and social sustainability areas, and have proven experience of working with national and regional media as well as online and social media.

Together with being efficient and timely, they will have excellent written skills and the ability to grasp sometimes technical information to convert it into simple and understandable language.

The Press Officer will be a key part of the wider team, as part of the on call rota and assisting the Press Office team during busy periods.

COMPETENCIES

Ownership and Delivery. Has a clear focus to deliver results, working to targets, reviewing progress and adapting their plans accordingly, motivating themselves/the team to achieve.

Business Performance. Understands business and external environment, is cost conscious and understands the longer-term perspective and implications of decisions.

Innovation and Change. Is open to new ways of doing things and questions existing approaches, views change as an opportunity, comfortable working in a dynamic and ambiguous environment.

Building Relationships. Expresses ideas confidently and clearly, builds positive and constructive relationships with others, gets to know colleagues within their own team and supports them to ensure team goals are achieved.

JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES

Draft media materials, presentations, press releases and briefings

Help to manage external communications including environmental and social sustainability related news - proactively helping to create positive news stories to enhance easyJet's reputation and always ensuring we are prepared and able to manage reactive media enquiries and issues

Support the wider communications team with general corporate communications activities and provide up to date materials and media lines to take on sustainability-related issues

Support on internal communications activity

Manage speaking engagements; organise/support media and stakeholder events

As required, monitor and track specific issues and support on policy materials

Provide administrative support, i.e. the processing of press travel requests, assistance with PR launches and management of the sustainability communications diary

Take position within the external communications 24/7 on call duty rota as one of the team who are involved and support on crisis response as required

Requirements of the Role

KEY SKILLS REQUIRED

To be considered for this role you must have previous experience in communications and content management, with experience in sustainability desirable, and you must be fluent in English in writing and speaking. It's a challenging role which requires a strategic, yet sleeves-rolled-up style, with attention to detail.

Key:

Proven experience of media communications and media handling, ideally in a similar role

Good organisational and planning skills.

Broad knowledge of all media and a strong news sense

Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, other languages a plus

Excellent interpersonal and team working skills

Ability to remain calm under pressure with ability to prioritise and work to tight deadlines

Accuracy and attention to detail; excellent proof-reading skills

Desirable:

Knowledge of and interest in sustainability (environmental and social impact areas) and/or aviation industry

Internal communications, marketing or social media experience

Media event management with experience of managing high profile events

LOCATION AND HOURS

This is a full-time role. We work a Hybrid model with 2-3 days in the office which is based at Luton Airport.

APPLY

Complete your application on our careers site.

We encourage individuality, empower our people to seize the initiative, and never stop learning. We see people first and foremost for their performance and potential and we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates.

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