Communications Officer

The Talent Set are delighted to be working with a fantastic animal charity to recruit their Communications Officer

The charity offers a flexible working environment, with Hybrid or Remote working from their London head office as required.

In this role, you will pro-actively deliver and support the communications and campaigns projects and activities. Your work will range from ensuring working animals are represented in the global news agenda, to raising awareness of organisational and income-generating activities, in line with our strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

Media and PR

·       Deliver local, national and international PR (both online and offline), supporting awareness-raising, global programmes, emergency, fundraising and advocacy activities and campaigns.

·       Implement media plans in line with the global fundraising, marketing and communications strategy and in support of communications KPIs.

·       Organise PR engagements and activities for media and other stakeholders as required.

·       Produce and distribute press releases, articles, statements, case studies, Q&A sheets, position statements, briefings, press packs and other media materials.

·       Identify opportunities for, and support the development of, appropriate content (video, imagery etc) for media release.

·       Act as a first point of contact for media enquiries, providing out-of-hours media cover as required, including weekends.

Communications and Campaigns

·       Work with the Communications and Campaigns team and colleagues to plan and implement strategic communications designed to grow awareness and understanding of the charity’s work and support income generation activities.

·       Work with Global Programmes staff to identify and realise potential stories of geopolitical importance (e.g. conflict and security, climate, food security, gender issues).

·       Work with the Global Programmes team to realise opportunities arising from advocacy work.

·       Support awareness day campaign activity, e.g. International Working Animal Day.

·       Support the development of the ambassador programme, liaising with high-profile public figures, journalists, politicians and celebrities to assist in delivering media coverage.

Brand and Content

·       Write copy for publications, marketing materials and digital channels, such as the website and social media.

·       Work with the Senior Content Officer, in-country teams and freelancers, to develop, catalogue and select content (photography, video, case studies).

·       Oversee the production of promotional materials as required.

Person Specification:

·       Experience of working in a busy press or communications environment, including interacting with national media.

·       Knowledge of charity/not-for-profit communications.

·       Excellent knowledge of the UK media environment, including print, broadcast and digital.

·       Expertise in managing both reactive and proactive media relations.

·       An experienced writer, with the ability to produce engaging, persuasive copy that is tailored to the needs of particular audiences.

·       Experience of digital communications, including writing for the web.

·       Experience of media contacts databases, such as Gorkana/Cision.

·       Experience of project management and delivering projects on budget and within deadline.

To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.