Press Officer £40,000(Ref: TH646)
Type: Permanent
Skills: PR, Copywriting, Financial Services, press relations
Description:
Press Officer
£40,000
City of London
We are working in partnership with one of the longest established organisations in the City. A respected specialist their field, they are now looking for a skilled Press Officer who can protect and enhance their reputation, through strategic public relations.
The role includes:
- Managing media relations and press enquiries, being the trusted first point of contact for media and internal PR team
- Creating and preparing detailed documents for journalists
- Writing, creating and distributing press releases
- Day to day management of press relationships, including media contacts, and monitoring/reporting on media coverage from each publication
- Management of internal comms and ensuring timely accurate announcements are share on the intranet and distributed
- Manage the social media channels for the organisation in partnership with the marketing teams
- Co-ordinate press visits and other events when required
You will:
- Be educated to degree level
- Have proven skills in a previous role, managing professional press campaigns
- Successfully managed and created effective Press releases
- Confidently manage press relations, contacts and campaign activity
- Have substantial PR experience, ideally in financial services or B2B
- Be interested in and follow trends in business and financial services
- Have excellent written and communication skills
- Proven skills in project management, timing plans, deliverables and budgets
- Be self motivated, enthusiastic, commercially aware, a team player and good humoured
Location: London
Industry: PR
Salary: £40,000
This position has been filled