Senior Media Officer (PR)
Contract type: 12-month fixed term, Full time, 35 hours per week
Location: London, UK – UK hybrid working, 40% face‑to‑face (London office, external meetings or travel).
Salary: £41,324 per year
About the role
As our Senior Media Officer, you will support the Senior PR Manager to deliver the public relations function for WaterAid across digital and traditional media and work closely with the team and other colleagues across our fundraising, partnership and advocacy teams to drive ambitious and sustainable change.
In this role, you will:
* Develop and deliver innovative integrated, digital‑first PR campaigns that achieve impactful national, international, local and digital coverage to support our fundraising and public engagement activities, build WaterAid’s profile and align with wider organisational aims.
* Take a project lead on high‑profile strategic partnerships to deliver media projects that meet shared objectives and help our partners become influencers in their sector to drive change.
* Work with the Celebrity and Influencer team to develop effective ways to work with high‑profile supporters to build awareness of WaterAid and our work.
* Shoot, edit and upload digital content for our digital media outlets including TikTok and YouTube.
* Build and maintain relationships with key journalists and broadcasters, including the planning and managing of trips to country programmes with journalists, celebrities or for content gathering.
* Join the 24/7 on‑call rota (approximately every 6‑8 weeks) and be prepared for travel in the UK and overseas – usually around two weeks per year – as well as some work outside normal office hours, as necessary.
* Champion WaterAid’s commitment to equity, inclusion and safeguarding.
To be successful, you will need:
* Excellent command of written and verbal English to produce written media work of high quality.
* Proven experience of working in an in‑house press office / PR agency or as a journalist.
* Excellent understanding and working knowledge of digital platforms including TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn and Instagram.
* Strong understanding of the UK and global media landscape, with an excellent nose for a story and established relationships with key journalists and media outlets for major UK and global titles.
* Proven experience of delivering effective and innovative integrated, multi‑channel media campaigns with digital media at their core.
* Understanding of how the media can be used as an influencing tool – whether to encourage fundraising and engagement or influence decision makers.
* Ability to forge effective and strong working relationships within the team and with colleagues from across the organisation.
* Proven ability to prioritise workload and work under pressure independently and as part of a team.
* Commitment to personal learning, development and improvement in pursuit of own objectives and those of the team and organisation.
* Commitment to WaterAid’s values and a working style that reflects these.
Although not essential, we’d prefer you to have:
* NGO or international development experience.
* Experience working effectively within a complex matrix structure.
* Experience of working for print, broadcast or online media.
* Experience of working on successful fundraising appeals.
* Experience of working with corporate partners.
* Strong IT skills in Canva, Word, Excel and Outlook.
* Experience working with agents and celebrities.
* Ability to speak French or Portuguese.
Benefits
* 36 days’ holiday (including 8 Bank Holidays).
* Option to buy an extra 5 days’ annual leave.
* Employer pension contribution up to 10%.
* Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
* Season ticket loan.
* Free annual eye tests.
* ‘Give as you Earn’ charitable giving scheme.
* Enhanced parental leave.
* Sabbaticals.
* One paid volunteer day each year.
Equal Opportunities
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions, ways of life and status. This includes, but is not limited to, race, ethnicity, caste, colour, gender, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth, disability status, neurodiversity, age, marital and family status, sexual orientation and gender identity, health status, place of residence, economic and social situation.
Safeguarding
We are committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero‑tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and to any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks (which can include counterterrorism, safeguarding and criminal records checks).
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