Senior Press Officer - London, United Kingdom - Movember

Movember

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Your public relations prowess could help us change the face of men's health

Fun and collaborative culture
12 months fixed term role
Hybrid working with three days per week in our London office

Movember is the leading charity changing the face of men's health globally, tackling mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer, testicular cancer.

About the role

To support the Head of PR in the execution of the 2023 Movember PR and comms plan, from April - end April 2024.

With offices in Australia, the UK, Canada, and the US, clear communication and collaboration across our markets is key to success.

As such, and owing to time differences across markets, some out of hours work is required.

There may also be a requirement to attend events as part of the role's duties and this could require some evening/weekend work on occasion.

You'll have the opportunity to

Manage the daytoday handling of incoming media inquiries across a range of press including broadcast, digital and print, including booking and planning radio and TV interviews
Prepare draft press releases and organise reactive comments from Movember spokespeople for the media
Work with the Head of PR and Comms to create engaging content for press with the aim of leading the news agenda and making a lasting impact on men's health
Support in managing Movember's PR agencies, providing support for all daytoday handling of incoming media enquiries and guiding the agencies in their proactive outreach
Handle the logging and analysis of Movember's media coverage and track KPIs set by the Head of PR
Work with other teams internally to source engaging stories for the media
Conduct short interviews with local community members
Support with ambassador relations outreach
Event coordination & support

For this role, you'll need

2+ years' experience working in a busy agency environment or clientside
A strong understanding of different types of media (long lead vs. short lead and print, online, broadcast)
Experience pitching to media on the phone and inperson
Strong understanding of the UK media landscape, with good contacts in national and regional press, as well as men's lifestyle titles
Confidence to conduct interviews with case studies on the phone or in person
To be a creative thinker who understands how to create integrated PR campaigns
Excellent visual, oral and written communication skills
Selfstarter, highly organized, and detailoriented
Ability to pull and manage large data base lists and do analytical recapping

Bonus points for

A degree in Public Relations, Journalism, English, or similar

Why Movember?

Our employee benefits include:

Hybrid/Flexible working we offer our team a split of home and office working
Health Cash Plan to support the costs of everyday healthcare needs (dental, optical, wellbeing)
An Employee Assistance Programme offering face to face counselling, plus legal and financial support
Learning & Development opportunities training allowances and secondments
A fun stimulating and collaborating culture, with company events
Service awards after 3, 5 and 10 years

Committees to join

Culture team, Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Movember book group
Bike to work scheme
Half day Fridays for 8 weeks during the summer

Does this role sound up your alley? If so, we'd love to hear from you.
- **What will your background and experience bring to our organisation and this role?