Assistant Media Officer - London, United Kingdom - Shelter

Shelter

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Assistant Media Officer
- £26,166.39 pa (+ £5,032 pa LW allowance if working from the London office) + excellent benefits including 30 days holiday

Home Based working with a min 12 days per month in London
Closing: 30th April 2023 at 11.30 pm.
If you avidly follow the news and are interested in media relations, are a great team player, and want to end the housing emergency, this is the job for you. As Shelter's

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Assistant Media Officer, you will play a key part in the day-to-day running of our busy press office and an active role in developing press materials

About Shelter:

A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, bestinclass individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. At Shelter we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent. We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly antiracist organisation.

About the team:

The media team are a key part of the Communications, Policy and Campaigns division, but we serve the media needs of the whole organisation. Collaboration and relationship building skills are the name of the game, as we work closely with a broad range of internal stakeholders, as well as our external partners, to generate influential coverage across Shelter's campaigns, fundraising, community and services outputs.
Our aim is to make sure housing and homelessness rides high on the political and public agenda through timely and powerful storytelling. We support Shelter to deliver change by amplifying our hardhitting research; giving a platform to people directly impacted by the housing emergency; profiling our incredible services; capitalising on highprofile supporters; and by swiftly seizing reactive opportunities.

About the role:

As an integral member of our media team, you will get the opportunity to work on a whole range of proactive national and regional media campaigns while also playing a pivotal role in the running of our busy, reactive press office. This will involve managing the press office inbox, ensuring reactive enquiries from national and regional media are dealt with efficiently, identifying and responding to stories as they break and helping to sell in stories to the media. We'll also train you to write for public audiences, including writing media plans, press releases, interview briefings and other press materials it really is a great opportunity to develop your career in media in a fastpaced and high performing team with a heritage of groundbreaking campaigns.

About you:

A natural storyteller, you can tell what makes a story stand out in a packed news agenda. You're curious, creative and confident, comfortable suggesting new ideas and taking feedback. You have strong written and verbal communications skills and can manage your time effectively. Given the news agenda rarely waits for anyone, you will be good at thinking on your feet and comfortable working to tight deadlines seeking help when you need it, and putting yourself forward to help others in return.
Finally, while prior knowledge of housing and homelessness is not a requirement, you will have a passion for social justice. There is a huge amount we need to achieve together, and you will thrive on the challenge.

Benefits:

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

How to Apply:

As well as working closely with the media team, you will work in a truly integrated way with colleagues and teams from across Shelter. As such, you will enjoy building rapport and collaborating with lots of different people to reach our shared goals. Your energy and enthusiasm will help you to grow and hone your media expertise and learn from your colleagues. Please provide examples of when you have worked in a truly integrated way with colleagues, classmates, or teams.
As well as your strong written and verbal communications skills, you will also be capable of managing your own time. Given the news agenda rarely waits for anyone; you will be good at thinking on your feet and comfo