Pr and Media Executive - Huntingdon, United Kingdom - Anglian Water Services Ltd

Anglian Water Services Ltd
Anglian Water Services Ltd
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Huntingdon, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Circa £32,000 per annum (dependent on skills & experience)

Full time/37 hrs a week/permanent


Location:
Huntingdon & Home-working


Anglian Water offers a flexible approach, this role provides you with hybrid working, with an average of 2-3 days a week in the office as required.

6 million customers. Countless career opportunities

Do you enjoy writing, developing and creating content? If so, then this could be an excellent opportunity for you to join our PR & Media Team


We are seeking a PR & Media Executive to work across all of our Anglian Water business units to proactively uncover stories of interest to customers and stakeholders and identify opportunities to tell those stories across a variety of channels.

Using your previous experience of gathering different types of multimedia content, you'll identify opportunities to generate positive media coverage for AW and its partner organisations.


As an active member of the press office, dealing with proactive and reactive media enquiries, you'll also be inquisitive and will work across all of Anglian Water's business units to proactively discover the right responses to accurately, clearly and confidently communicate Anglian Water's position to the media, and have the opportunity to act as a spokesperson for the business.


You might be a graduate, looking to make your first move into the world of PR, or have some industry experience already under your belt.

In either case, you will be a self-starter, with excellent verbal and written communication skills and will be able to be a source of intelligence and advice on communications.

Day to day you'll be dealing with external media contacts and supporting the wider team in managing the reputation of the business.

You'll also provide advice to other areas of the business on good communications practice, supporting the wider work of the Communications Team.


As a valued employee you'll be entitled to:

  • 26 days leave, rising with service + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion


  • Competitive pension scheme

  • Anglian Water doublematches your contributions up to 6%
  • Personal private health care
  • Annual bonus scheme
  • Opportunity to volunteer do unpaid work in the community
  • Life Cover at 8x your salary
  • Personal Accident cover up to 5x your salary
  • Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle
What does it take to be successful?

  • Exceptional writing and communication skills
  • Keen and enthusiastic to learn, while contributing a valuable role within a busy and diverse team
  • Ability to seek out relevant stories from around a complex business and translate these into engaging communications for customers and other stakeholders across a variety of different channels
  • You'll be a selfstarter with an inquiring mind with a keen interest in current affairs and the media

Inclusion at Anglian Water:

Join us and make a difference. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and we think our workplace should reflect that. We are committed to making sure all our colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed.

Together with our fellow water companies, we are committed to the Social Mobility Pledge; we are also a signatory to Business in the Community's Race at Work charter; we hold the Armed Forces Gold Covenant for Employers; we are an accredited Disability Confident employer and we play a leading part in the Women's Utility Network.


Closing date: 05/03/2023

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