Job Description

Are you an energetic, creative, and innovative comms professional who is highly experienced in everything media relations and corporate comms - from having a great sense for a strong news story and a cool head for issues management; to being able to turn around accurate copy quickly and having excellent proofing and editing skills. Position: Senior PR and Communications Officer Duration: Permanent Location: Hertfordshire office 2 days a week and home based 3 days Salary: \xc2\xa337,000 - \xc2\xa338,000 RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

• Deputy to the PR and Comms manager, they will work closely with them to develop and deliver the PR and Comms strategy, in line with the integrated marketing and communications campaigns and the overarching strategic plan.
• You will thrive on finding, developing, and delivering stories, copy, content and effective media campaigns in new and exciting ways.
• On the media relations side, they will be expected to develop good internal relationships to help proactively generate stories.
• You will use a range of communication tactics to deliver and promote these stories to the right media outlets to generate positive, targeted coverage, alongside collaborating with our social media team to develop online content.
• You will be expected to maintain a good knowledge of current affairs.
• They will also be required to support departmental reports, internal corporate publications, and content and - as agreed with the PR and Comms Manager - take the lead on specific projects.

Skills and experience required....

• Degree in PR or Journalism or Communications or Marketing or similar level of experience
• The successful candidate will be a confident communications practitioner who has at least five years of experience in media relations, comms or a similar field.
• You will have exceptional written and communications skills, and you will be able to respond to media enquiries quickly and sensitively.
• You will also have good crisis comms experience and be comfortable and capable of handling reactive issues calmly, as well as with care and sensitivity.
• Good IT skills will underpin these strengths, including experience using CMS and, ideally, media monitoring services.

Please note that at times due to the volume of applications we may not be able to respond to each person individually. If you do not hear from us within 7 days we\'re sorry you have not been successful this time. Please do not let this stop you applying for other positions you may be suitable for. Good Luck! 1st Choice Staff Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and acts as both an Employment Agency & Business.