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Senior Press Officer

Senior Press Officer

Peel Recruitment and Solutions Ltd

Posted 16 hours ago, valid for 4 days

Exeter, Devon EX4 2PL

£40,000 - £48,000 per annum

Part Time

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Sonic Summary

We are seeking a Senior Press Officer located in Exeter with a pay rate of £246.80 PAYE or £317.68 umbrella per day.
The position is full-time, requiring 37 hours per week, and is a temporary ongoing contract.
Candidates should have experience and understanding of the news media, along with excellent written and oral communication skills.
Experience in developing engaging online and social media content is essential, as well as the ability to communicate complex meteorological subjects to the public.
A background in journalism or training as a meteorologist or climate scientist is desirable for this role.

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Press Officer based in Exeter.

Pay rate: £246.80 PAYE / £317.68 umbrella - per day (paid weekly)

Hours: Full time (37 hours per week)

Contract duration: Temporary ongoing

Duties:

Deliver timely and inspirational daily written content in line with the weather story and wider relevant news context, whilst maintaining the Client’s reputation for science and accuracy.
Look for opportunities to sell in weather stories to the wider news, aligning with press office priorities.
Develop scripts, narratives, blogs, web pages and other digital content, including social media, in collaboration with content producers, presenters, press officers etc, helping to ensure that all written communications contribute to our consistent voice and brand.
Create and develop meaningful internal and external contacts, to source stories and gain increased uptake across the media and appropriate channels.
Working with others, help to scope our future daily written weather offer, so it has maximum reach, engagement and impact.

Essential Criteria:

Experience and understanding of the news media, publishing and social landscape.
Excellent written and oral communications skills, with the focus on written, being able to communicate with impact and at pace.
Excellent interpersonal and team working that enable delivery of effective working relationships at all levels of an organisation
Experience of developing engaging online, social media, or news content to successfully deliver increased reach and engagement
Experience of communicating complex subjects such as meteorology, to a public audience.

Desirable Criteria:

Being a trained meteorologist, climate scientist or a background in weather communications
A background in journalism

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