Senior Media & PR Manager

A Senior Media & PR Manager role is available now. Working for a Finance related company in South London. You will have working industry knowledge as a Senior Media & PR Manager. You will have highly effective communication, influencing and relationship management skills.

This is a Temporary role for three months; Full-Time Hours of 37.5 hours per week; Salary up to £36.00 per hour. As the Senior Media & PR Manager you will oversee the company's communications with the press and media. Maintaining positive working relations with all key stakeholders. You will manage all external messages on behalf of the organisation, making sure it is consistent and positive.

Duties

PR Strategy and delivery

Media management; planning and governance including social media engagement

Develop opportunities to raise the awareness and company profile including stakeholders through media relationships and executive speaking opportunities

Managing public affairs, including consultation responses

Comms planning

Liaise with national and trade press

Responsible for crisis planning

Build relationships with press and digital media

Advice Senior members of staff on written comms with the Press

Proof reading and re-edit statements from Senior members to Press, as and when required

Manage various media campaigns throughout the organisation

Ensure the comms tone is consistent with the overall brand

Person Specification

Degree level educated and/or post graduate Diploma in Marketing and/or Communications related discipline.

Excellent working knowledge and understanding of the pensions and investment market ideally gained from an asset manager or within a heavily regulated environment.

Ideally a good understanding of the political landscape and agenda, keeping abreast of such developments and demonstrable experience of recommending appropriate engagement and business development strategies.

Knowledge of the latest online marketing tools including web technologies and the development of social media strategies

Analytical and research skills associated with a modern day, technical and data orientated marketing environment and the ability to share such information in a concise and effective manner

Demonstrable ability to build positive and productive working relationships with a variety of partners including PR agencies, Media contacts, local and national Government representatives, public agencies and statutory authorities.