Media and Communications Manager

Media and Communications Manager

London (with hybrid working)

The Organisation

Our client is dedicated to breaking the link between family income and academic achievement.

They do this by supporting schools, colleges and nurseries to improve teaching and learning through better use of evidence. They generate research evidence on effective practice in supporting learning outcomes and narrowing the socioeconomic attainment gap, and they work with academic professionals to ensure this evidence is applied to achieve the maximum possible benefit for children and young people.

They are currently seeking a Media and Communications Manager to join their team on a full-time, permanent basis.

The Benefits

- Salary of circa £44,000 per annum, depending on experience

- Flexible start and end working times (core hours between 10am and 4pm)

- Flexible working opportunities

- 27 days’ holiday a year (plus 8 bank holidays including 3 which can be taken flexibly)

- 2 festive season closure days

- 6% employer pension contributions, minimum 3% employee contribution

- Life insurance cover

- Interest-free season ticket loan and cycle scheme

- Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave pay (conditions apply)

- Confidential Employee Assistance Programme to help you deal with any personal and professional problems

This is an incredible opportunity for a high-calibre communications or media professional to join our client’s committed organisation.

This is your chance to contribute to meaningful change within the academic sector, playing a vital role in disseminating content and spreading the word of our client’s impactful work, improving teaching and learning across the UK.

So, if you’re passionate about driving positive change in academia and want to make a tangible difference in the lives of young people, they want to hear from you!

The Role

As a Media and Communications Manager, you will plan, shape and deliver communications that promote our client’s work and reputation to their core audiences.

Communicating the findings from their research, as well as resources and opportunities for schools, early years settings and colleges, you will devise and manage the strategic placement of their messages, ensuring that they are communicated in appropriate contexts for maximum impact.

You will also manage the Digital Communications Officer, supporting them in the creation of engaging social media plans, newsletters and other digital content and ensuring they are equipped to deliver on their commitments.

Additionally, you will:

- Devise and implement multi-channel communications plans

- Pitch timely stories and articles to national and trade media

- Draft and distribute press releases and media statements

- Build relationships with key external stakeholders, including journalists, to support communications

- Copyedit key external outputs, ensuring they are written in an accessible, consistent and engaging tone

About You

To be considered as a Media and Communications Manager, you will need:

- Experience working in a communications or media role and/or an academic-setting

- Excellent written communication and editing skills

- Outstanding relationship management skills

The closing date for this role is 25th March 2024.

Other organisations may call this role PR Manager, Public Relations Manager, Communications and Engagement Manager, Marketing and Communications Manager, role Press Office Manager, Media and Engagement Manager, Media Team Lead, or Media Relations Manager.

Webrecruit and our clients are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

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