Job Description MEDIA MANGER - INITIAL 9 MONTH CONTRACT - INSIDE IR35
Loriens leading Public Sector client is looking for 2 x Media Managers to join their team on an initial 9 month contract.
In office working will be required, in Edinburgh on an adhoc basis.
Successful candidates are likely to come from a PR or journalism background and will have an interest in politics and current affairs. They will have the ability to think creatively and communicate using a wide range of traditional and emerging media channels to target the right audiences most effectively. They will also have a good news sense, be organised and able to work in an often pressurised environment.
Main Duties of Role
Supporting strategic comms planning, and providing handling advice and support maximising audience reach for significant announcements or events via established media, social media and other channels, while anticipating and mitigating presentations risks/challenges.
Delivering media relations services including: drafting, publishing and promoting news releases; designing and delivering external media opportunities and other ‘proactive’ content-capture events; and responding - in writing and at times by verbal briefing of journalists - to requests for information, official comment and interviews.
Creating, sharing and evaluating dynamic ...