£100/day to £500/day
City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Contract, Variable

Media Manager

Posted by Lorien.

MEDIA MANAGER - INSIDE IR35 - 9 MONTH CONTRACT

Loriens leading Public sector client is growing their Media Team and looking to bring on a highly experienced Media Manager to the team on a 9 month contract.

Main duties and competencies

  • Media and press management - working with journalists and other key influencers to inform the public of policies
  • News management - the ability to spot potential problems and react quickly.
  • Media handling - drafting timely media materials, working with ministerial and policy teams, handling visits, working up lines to take
  • Content creation - helping create, shape, share and exchange dynamic content through social media channels
  • Campaigns - play an active role in campaigns and work alongside marketing and insight colleagues
  • Participating in the out-of-hours duty rota system, including weekend, evening and public holiday working

Essential Criteria

  • The ability to build and maintain relationships and working with journalists and other key influencers to inform the public of company policies.
  • An understanding of the changing way in which content is created and consumed and the ability to create dynamic content for a variety of channels.
  • The ability to maintain personal resilience through periods of sustained pressure caused by external events, workloads and resource challenges.
  • The ability to spot potential problems and react quickly, ensuring ministers and officials receive timely and professional advice.

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.