Media Officer

at  Action for Children

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• Experience of working within a press, PR or communications office, handling proactive and reactive activities.
• Experience of working with national broadcast, print and online media.
• Experience of briefing and preparing service users and colleagues to undertake media interviews.
• Experience of working on projects/ campaigns within multidisciplinary teams to achieve shared objectives.
• Experience of planning and delivering creative media strategies.
• Experience of responding to crisis/reputation management issues.
• Ability to build rapport and establish, develop and maintain positive stakeholder relationships with journalists, staff, volunteers, vulnerable families, young people and children.
• Ability to influence other teams with different priorities to achieve shared objectives.
  Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements.
  Contact: David Simpson on 01923361732 or email us at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 10325.

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JOB DESCRIPTION

See below for further information about working with us:
Action for Children Employee Benefits
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A BIT ABOUT THE ROLE

This is an exciting opportunity to join Action for Children as a Media Officer. You will have responsibility for planning and delivering news and media relations activities across the UK to highlight the work of Action for Children and issues relating to vulnerable children, young people and families.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced, proactive & enthusiastic Media Officer to join the team at Action for Children.

PLEASE NOTE WE ARE UNABLE TO OFFER VISA SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE.

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