Senior Media Officer
Salary: up to £35,280 per annum
Location: Newark - Hybrid working with regular travel to other places of work
Full time: 35 hours per week
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: 25 January 2026
Interview schedule: First interview: 4‑5 February 2026; Second interview: 9 February 2026
About Us
The Wildlife Trusts is 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 more than 944,000 members, over 38,000 volunteers, 3,600 staff and 600 trustees. There are 46 individual Wildlife Trusts, each of which is a place‑based independent charity with its own legal identity, formed by groups of people getting together and working with others to make a positive difference to wildlife and future generations, starting where they live and work. Every Wildlife Trust is part of The Wildlife Trusts federation and a corporate member of the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts, a registered charity in its own right founded in 1912 and one of the founding members of IUCN – the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Taken together this federation of 47 charities is known as The Wildlife Trusts.
The next few years will be critical in determining what kind of world we all live in. We need to urgently reverse the loss of wildlife and put nature into recovery at scale if we are to prevent climate and ecological disaster. We recognise that this will require big, bold changes in the way The Wildlife Trusts work, not least in how we mobilise others and support them to organise within their own communities.
About You
Are you looking for a new challenge? If you have media and PR experience within the environment sector and would like to work for one of the UK’s best‑loved nature charities, then we have an exciting opportunity for you!
Responsibilities
* Develop and manage strategic relationships with the media to protect and enhance The Wildlife Trusts brand and reputation.
* Promote The Wildlife Trusts and our work to UK audiences through national media, influencing key stakeholders, public opinion and action for nature’s recovery.
* Create compelling news stories, features and campaign coverage, selling stories to journalists and editors.
* Provide research, writing, editing, sub‑editing and proof‑reading support for media content.
* Represent the organisation on media platforms, responding to stories and preventing negative coverage.
Qualifications
* Proven experience in media relations, public relations or journalism, ideally within an environmental or nature‐based organisation.
* Excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills with strong attention to detail.
* Demonstrated ability to generate and pitch news stories and features.
* Strong organisational skills and ability to work in a fast‑paced environment.
* Knowledge of UK media landscape and experience building relationships with journalists.
Seniority Level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type
Full‑time
Job Function
Public Relations
Industries
Public Relations and Communications Services
EEO & Diversity Statement
The Wildlife Trusts value passion, respect, trust, integrity, pragmatic activism and strength in diversity. We encourage applications from people who are under‑represented within our sector, including people from minority backgrounds and people with disabilities.
RSWT take our safeguarding responsibilities extremely seriously. Please read our commitment statement. For applicable roles, applicants must be willing to undergo checks with past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service checks at the eligible level.
As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to offering an interview to anyone with a disability that meets all the essential criteria for the post. Please let us know if you require adjustments to make our recruitment process more accessible.
RSWT are committed to increasing the diversity of its staff through its Levelling the Field recruitment pledge and will put any ethnic minority applicants that meet all the essential criteria for the post through to the next stage of recruitment.
We are committed to creating a safe environment where discrimination, bullying and harassment are not tolerated. We expect everyone to uphold, respect, and support our zero‑tolerance policy.
Please be aware we may not accept applications if we have reason to believe they have been wholly produced using generative AI tools.
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