Movember is the global leader in men’s health. Our focus is on mental health, suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer. Since beginning over drinks at a bar in 2003 in Melbourne, we’ve expanded internationally, raised over $1 billion for men’s health and funded more than 1,320 men’s health related projects globally.
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We are seeking a Senior Press Officer to join our London team on a 6 month contract.
* Manage the day-to-day 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 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 across the UK and Europe
* Handle the logging and analysis of Movember’s media coverage and track KPIs set by the Head of PR
* Maintain and develop media lists
* Monitor online conversations, news, and comments about Movember, competitors, and the wider men’s health space
* Reaching out to the Movember community for media and other opportunities
* Work with other teams internally to source engaging stories for the media
* Maintain spokesperson databases
* Conduct short interviews with local community members
* Create custom outreach and thank you packages for Movember supporters
* Support with ambassador relations outreach
* Event coordination & support
* Manage the PR campaign calendar
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For this role, you’ll need:
* 2+ years’ experience working in a busy agency environment or client-side
* A strong understanding of the earned media landscape print, digital, broadcast and social media (particularly Instagram and TikTok)
* Experience pitching to media on the phone and in-person
* Strong understanding of the UK media landscape, with good contacts in national and regional press, as well as men’s lifestyle titles
* Strong communication skills, specifically the ability to synthesise complexity into easily understood communications
* Confident conducting interviews with case studies on the phone or in person
* Creative thinker who understands how to create integrated PR campaigns
* Excellent visual, oral and written communication skills
* Self-starter, highly organized, and detail-oriented
* Ability to pull and manage large data base lists and do analytical recapping
Desirable:
* Confident using Microsoft Office Suite
* Previous experience working in a public affairs background / an interest and understanding of UK politics
* An understanding of the EU media landscape
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GOOD CAUSE:
Working for Movember, you’ll help raise millions for men’s health (not for a CEO’s bonus). And all those dollars do a whole lotta good. We’ve funded cancer research. Created lifesaving medicines. And helped make cancer treatments less “one-size-fits-all”, and more specific to each patient’s needs.
We’re even calling for governments worldwide to get it together on men’s health. By meeting directly with policymakers so they change the systems that change men’s health.
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GOOD VIBES:
The vibes aren’t just for Fridays – even though we start weekends early nine months of the year. Here, it always feels like something big’s about to happen. Be it an office-wide surprise birthday party (with cake!) or an impromptu all-staff boogie.
Come the hairy season, the energy gets silly. We’re talking celebrity visits. Live stunts on-site for TV and radio. And when we hit a fundraising milestone, the office gong might even go off. And that means one thing: it’s conga time.
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GOOD CREW:
Let’s just get this out of the way: big egos need not apply. We’re all about straight-up solid human beings out to do meaningful work. People who’ll help you reach career-best moments. And give you the freedom to get there the best way you see fit.
Hybrid remote working is the norm. And in the office, you can sit where you please. Who knows? On any given day you could even end up desk buddies with the man who started this all.
* Hybrid/Flexible working – we offer our team a split of home and office working
* 13 weeks paid Parental Leave and 6 weeks annual leave
* 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
* 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 9 months of the year
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Boy, do we know the feeling of being judged. (Over how we look, and other things that shouldn’t matter.) Being different is how we started. And it’s also helped us raise $1 billion for men’s health. So, we know the power of diverse experiences, skills and perspectives.
Movember is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community and workplace - a place where we can all be ourselves, and each have the equal opportunity to succeed and be recognised for our unique contribution. We value the experiences, skills and perspectives of all individuals and actively encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds. We make recruitment decisions based on applicants’ skills, experience and knowledge, ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
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Do you want to DO GOOD?
If so, we’d love to hear from you.