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Senior Press Officer

Employer
Harris Hill
Location
London
Salary
£115.38 - 115.38 per day
Closing date
15 Aug 2018

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Function
PR & Communications
Sector
Health & Medical
Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Temporary

Job Details

A great opportunity has arisen for a Temporary Senior Press Officer for a leading cancer related charity in order to work as part of the PR and Celebrity team to raise the charity s profile and manage its positioning through proactive and reactive media relations and celebrity engagement. This will be a temporary role for approximately 3 months.

Key Responsibilities will include:

To work as part of the wider team on the PR activity for one of charity s flagship fundraising events,
To work as part of the wider team on PR activity for corporate partner activity for the organisation
To support the team with case study recruitment and feature placement
To work across any other press office duties, deemed appropriate by your line manager

In order to apply you should have the following skills and experience:

Experience in a press office, PR agency or news environment
Proven PR and media relations experience in a fast-moving environment with the energy and drive to maximize every proactive and reactive opportunity
Demonstrable experience of developing and delivering successful integrated media relations plans that support fundraising or consumer projects
An excellent working knowledge of the UK s national, consumer and trade media and a proven track record in securing publicity within them with strong media contacts
Demonstrable experience of managing work in pressurised situations; prioritising workload and multi-tasking without sacrificing quality of work.
Ideally we would like you to have the following experience:
Consumer PR experience and strong, existing journalist contacts across print, broadcast and online
Experience of working with celebrities and influencers
Experience of working within the charity sector

We would like you to:

Have an excellent working knowledge of the UK s national, consumer, social and trade media and a proven track record in securing publicity within them with strong media contacts
Have outstanding written and verbal communications skills in particular, the ability to produce strong and engaging press materials
Have a strong sense of what is newsworthy and a creative approach to bringing stories to life
Have a clear understanding of the importance, synergy and opportunity available between traditional media channels and digital channels
Have excellent attention to detail, be adaptable and resourceful
Have strong organisational and administrative skills, including experience of working with press office administration systems such as media monitoring and evaluation
Be computer literate (Microsoft Office etc)

Company

Harris Hill has been providing the Charity and Not-for-Profit sector with high quality recruitment solutions for over 27 years. In the past year we have worked on more than 3,000 charity vacancies (approximately 2,000 permanent and 1,000 temporary) and are continuing to grow, developing new teams to respond to the strong demand for specialist charity professionals.

Our teams focus on specific functions within charities including Fundraising, Marketing/PR/Digital, Data Management & Business Support, Finance, Human Resources, Temporary and Executive-level roles.

We are committed to delivering a level of excellence to both candidates and clients alike and have an unrivalled reputation for finding talented people their ideal charity jobs within the UK's leading national and international charities and non-profit organisations.

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Company info
Telephone
020 7820 7300
Location
1 - 2 Paris Garden
London
London
SE1 8ND
United Kingdom

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