Media Manager - B&CE
- Company
- Manor Royal Business District
- Location
- Crawley, West Sussex
- Salary
- £45,000 to £50,000 plus company benefits
- Posted
- 27 Feb 2019
- Closes
- 27 Mar 2019
- Sector
- Marketing & PR, B2B, PR, Media, Design, Digital Marketing
- Function
- Management , Marketing , PR
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Are you looking for an opportunity to offer your expert media experience in a fast paced and growing organisation? Our in-house press office team are on the look out for a Media Manager who is proactive and demonstrates good news judgement with the proven ability to lead a team! This is a fantastic time to join B&CE – Employer of the Year at the Sussex Business Awards 2018!
Working in our expanding Policy and External Affairs team, your role will line manage our Press Officer whilst building a fast-paced, reactive media team, working across pensions and occupational health, and growing our presence across trade, national and regional print and broadcast media. You will actively manage B&CE’s media relations, drive forward our media strategy, produce effective key messaging and identify suitable media opportunities.
Key responsibilities for this role:
- To build and manage an in house press office that’s manned 24/7
- Developing and implementation of B&CE’s media strategy
- Building strong working relationships with newspapers, trade magazines, broadcast and online media channels
- Supervising the production of key media materials to include press releases and articles
- Collaborating with internal teams and senior stakeholders across the business
- Monitoring all media performance and reporting
- Line managing and developing team members
If you're right for this role
- To have a strong background in media relations at degree level or equivalent experience (Journalism background desirable)
- Ability to build and grow relevant media contacts in a fast paced environment
- Able to develop a detailed understanding of B&CE’s business activity
- To be highly creative, self motivated with excellent communication skills to build working relationships
- Advanced skills in Word, Excel and Powerpoint
- Strong management and organisational skills
B&CE is an equal opportunities employer. We believe everyone has the right to be treated fairly, with dignity and respect. We are committed to treating all our people (and all who apply for a role at B&CE) equally.