Senior Press Officer

• Join the Media Relations team of one of the most trusted brands in the UK
• Be part of NFU Mutual’s wider Marketing and Digital division
• Hybrid working options with up to 80% home working 

We have an exciting and rare opportunity for an experienced, talented and proactive media relations professional to join our friendly Media Relations team. Our current team of four is part of NFU Mutual’s award-winning Communications & Reputation team of 40 colleagues. We believe in developing our people both on the job and through training, and the role has become available due to internal promotion and progression in the company.

In this fast-paced role you will create and deliver targeted and integrated PR campaigns to generate impactful trade and national coverage across print, online and broadcast, evaluating results to effectively measure impact.
While primarily covering NFU Mutual’s Financial Services proposition line, focused on our pension, protection, investment and financial advice business, you will also play an important role in protecting the organisation’s reputation with a broad audience.

As well as working closely with our financial services specialists, you will build strong relationships with colleagues across social media, marketing, and the wider communications team, ensuring your efforts support our wider strategy.

You’ll have a background in public relations or journalism as the role often requires reactive communications to journalists. As well as grasping opportunities to highlight NFU Mutual’s financial expertise and our approach to being a responsible business, you will also be able to identify and handle potential reputational issues. You will have experience of running successful PR campaigns and a good understanding of media channels. You are skilled at managing and influencing stakeholders, industry bodies and third parties. You are skilled at storytelling and will be confident in collaborating with our thriving media relations team to enhance and protect NFU Mutual’s reputation with a broad audience. 

To join our team, you must also have:
• Experience of building strong relationships with journalists
• The ability to analyse key information and make it compelling for different audiences
• Excellent networking skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent written communication skills

At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique.  We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees.   

We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during  the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process.

We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.

When you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:  

• Salary £42,000 - £47,000 depending on experience 


• Annual bonus (up to 17.5% of salary)  


• Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution


• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme


• A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities


• Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets


• £20 contribution to a monthly gym membership – subject to T&Cs


• Health and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more


• Access to voluntary benefits, including health assessments, private medical insurance and dental insurance


• Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each year


• Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme


• Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary


• Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies. 

We’re one of the UK’s leading general insurance and financial services companies. For over 110 years we’ve put our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our people are just as important to us. We pride ourselves on being “a great place to work” and are one of only 57 companies across the globe, and one of only two organisations with headquarters in the UK, to receive a Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2023 award. We were also named in the LinkedIn Top 25 Companies List 2021, the Glassdoor Best Places to Work UK List 2023 and 2024, and were recognised as a certified UK Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute in 2023 and 2024.

We offer a supportive culture where we empower and inspire our people to perform, offer them opportunities to grow, and recognise and reward their contribution. Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them and their communities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable, so we are successful now and in the future.