Senior Media Officer
Up to £35,280 per annum, Permanent, Full‑time (35 hours per week). The role is based at The Kiln, Waterside, Mather Road, Newark, NG24 1WT, with office facilities available for employees within easy travelling distance. The position also requires participation in a rota for out‑of‑hours press office support, including evenings and weekends as required.
About Us
The Wildlife Trusts are a grassroots movement of people from a wide range of backgrounds and all walks of life, who believe that we need nature and nature needs us. We have over 945,000 members, 33,000 volunteers, 4,100 staff and 600 trustees. There are 46 individual Wildlife Trusts, each a place‑based independent charity working to make a positive difference to wildlife and future generations.
Job responsibilities
As a Senior Media Officer you will play a key role in raising the profile of The Wildlife Trusts by promoting our work, campaigns and priorities across the national media. You will shape public conversation, influence key stakeholders, and inspire action for nature’s recovery while building strategic relationships with national journalists and the media.
You will develop and maintain strategic relationships with national journalists and media outlets, securing high‑quality interview and filming opportunities, and ensuring our brand and reputation are protected and enhanced. You will produce compelling press releases, media commentary, and highlight our achievements such as government policy commentary, recovery programmes and community action for nature.
You will also manage inbound enquiries to our press office inbox, ensuring timely, accurate and professional responses including outside regular working hours. The role requires you to work in a fast‑paced, varied environment where you will demonstrate excellent organisational skills, resourcefulness, and exceptional attention to detail.
Qualifications
A creative and proactive media relations professional with excellent research, writing, and editorial skills. A track record of developing a range of news stories and features, and the confidence to pitch and place stories and commentary effectively with journalists and editors. A passion for nature and for the wildlife community.
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
The Wildlife Trusts value passion, respect, trust, integrity, pragmatic activism and strength in diversity. We are particularly encouraging applications from people who are under‑represented within our sector, including those from minority backgrounds and people with disabilities.
RSWT is a Disability‑Confident employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and welcoming recruitment experience for all applicants. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff through our Levelling the Field recruitment pledge and to providing reasonable adjustments for applicants and employees with disabilities.
RSWT takes our safeguarding responsibilities extremely seriously. Applicants must be willing to undergo suitable checks. We are committed to creating a safe environment where discrimination, bullying and harassment are not tolerated.
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