Media Manager
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Location: Hybrid with minimum 8 office days per month, in either London or Leeds office Contract: Full time, Permanent Salary: £40,000-£45,000
About BookTrust
For over a century, BookTrust has championed the power of reading. Now we’re the UK’s largest children’s reading charity. Our work is rooted in the belief that every child deserves the chance to enjoy reading and all the lifelong benefits it brings. Children who read regularly are happier and healthier, they form stronger bonds, they are more creative and enjoy more success in life. BookTrust has historically been known for our large-scale book giving programmes. However, in recent years we have refocused our strategy on helping children from low-income and vulnerable family backgrounds become regular readers. We deliver our mission through evidence-based interventions, with a strong focus on children in the early years and their families. Our carefully selected books and well-researched programmes are delivered by a network of over 6,000 local partners, bringing the magic of reading to children in every community in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. We work with every local authority across England and Wales, as well as health visitors, schools, libraries, social workers and early years workers. Job summary: The Media Manager will develop and deliver BookTrust’s Media Strategy and underpinning tactical plans to raise our external profile, while also reinforcing our areas of expertise and core strengths. The postholder will be part of BookTrust’s Communications function, and success will depend on collaborative working within the function and across BookTrust’s wider teams.
As in-house press is a relatively new function for BookTrust, it will be important to balance proactive media relations activity with managing the reactive press function. PR activity should be strategic, with efforts focused on impactful coverage that supports BookTrust’s strategy, driving placement of stories in national and trade press in support of our impact goals.
This is an exciting time to join BookTrust. We know that what we do has never mattered more – or been more needed. This year will also see us launch our latest five-year strategy, and the postholder will play a crucial role in helping us drive forward delivery.
To apply please complete the application along with your CV and covering letter showing how you meet the person specification and your motivations for applying for the role. Your covering letter should not be longer than 600 words.
Closing date: Sunday 13 July 10PM. We may choose to close applications early if we have received sufficient numbers of quality applications, so please don’t wait until the closing date to apply. Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusivity
We aim to provide an inclusive recruitment process and actively welcome applications from diverse talent pools: minority ethnic candidates, candidates with disabilities and long-term conditions and candidates from underrepresented communities.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and want to ensure we have an accessible application process for all candidates. If you need any reasonable adjustments or would like us to do anything differently during the application process, please contact our HR team 020 7801 8866/8856 to discuss your requirements further.
BookTrust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The recruitment and selection process reflect our commitment to safeguarding and therefore, the suitability of all prospective employees will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment, and pre-employment checks.