Communications Officer

Communications Officer Corporate Affairs

• Contract type:One year fixed term contract with potential for extension
• Location:London Bridge Hybrid
• Salary: Up to 32000

Your role: Reporting to the Senior Internal Communications Manager and working within the wider Corporate Affairs team you will be working on a raft of communications across News UK and its three business units: Times Media (including The Times & The Sunday Times) News Broadcasting (including talkSPORT Virgin Radio UK Times Radio and the Talk brand) and The Sun. Working collaboratively with a range of different stakeholders youll play an instrumental role at the heart of the team telling the story of one of the UKs leading and most innovative media companies.

This multidisciplinary communications officer role has a broad remit at the heart of the News UKs busy communications and commercial marketing team. It is a brilliant opportunity for someone with 18 to 24 months experience in a PR agency or inhouse to fasttrack their career working with some of the biggest news and entertainment brands in international media across internal and external communications creating content for the News UK intranet and corporate website as well as creating video organising events monitoring coverage etc.

Your day to day will include:

• Creating engaging content for our owned channels including the News UK intranet website and social media channels including LinkedIn and Twitter. You will regularly write in a range of styles as well as manage and deliver internal and external newsletters and campaigns.

• Leading our daily and issuesled media monitoring compiling reports for senior stakeholders and liaising with our media monitoring provider.

• Playing a key role in organising virtual and inperson events; being involved in the creation and editing of video and photographic content and contributing to our employer brand work.

• Supporting the press office function: drafting press releases pitching stories to B2B and consumer media researching media targets and reporting on results.

• Monitoring breaking news in the media and advertising industry and ensuring the senior team is informed in daily reports.

• Executing on our content strategy around the News UK commercial and employer brands across the News UK corporate site and LinkedIn channel.

• Providing additional support to the Public Affairs team when required.

What were looking for from you:

Were looking for someone who is hardworking highly motivated keen to make an impact and to develop a career in communications. The ideal candidate will have already spent 12 years in a corporate internal or consumer communications setting in an agency or inhouse as well as having a passion for media current affairs and the business of news.

• A passionate interest in media news and current affairs.

• 1824 months experience in corporate/B2B communications ideally within an agency or inhouse in a Technology Media or Telecoms environment with experience in external and internal comms.

• Excellent writing ability: experience in writing content to engage a variety of different audiences in a variety of different styles from intranet stories to social media posts to press releases.

• Superb attention to detail in all aspects of your work as well as the ability to identify potential problems and proactively resolve them.

• Great organisational skills in creating maintaining and updating media monitoring and other team tools.

• Excellent time management and the ability to prioritise meeting deadlines efficiently and effectively.

• Video editing and photoshop software experience.

• A passion for the daily news agenda and a passion for current affairs and the news industry.

• Comfortable using data to measure and evaluate the impact and effectiveness of communications output sharing industry best practices and keeping up to date with the media industry landscape.

• Recognition that in a fastmoving 24/7 media environment some working out of core hours will be required from time to time.

If you believe you have the skills and passion to succeed even if you dont meet every requirement on the list we encourage you to apply. We value potential just as much as experience and are eager to hear from individuals who are enthusiastic about learning and growing with us.

At News UK we know the value of working together which is why we operate a hybrid working policy with a minimum of three days a week in the office. Being in the office allows us to collaborate innovate and thrive as a team in our vibrant and dynamic workspace. Some roles may require more officebased days depending on the nature of the position so we encourage you to speak with your recruiter to learn more about whats required for your role.

We are News UK: One of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our newsbrands include The Times The Sunday Times The Sun The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT Times Radio Talk and Virgin Radio UK and we have marketleading local radio stations across Ireland. Our worldfamous brands provide news analysis opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning print and pixel audio and video events and experiences our multiplatform brands are home to a plurality of opinion representing the diverse communities we serve. News UK is wholly owned by News Corp.

Life at News

Driven by passion guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent reflect and reach the nation telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information.

To do this we believe our employees must represent different backgrounds perspectives and experiences. We strive to maximise and encourage every individuals potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through our Diversity Equity and Inclusion Strategy which focuses on three main priorities attracting talent from a wider more representative pool developing equity programmes to drive better representation in our leadership and ensuring diversity and inclusivity in our workforce as well as the journalism and content we produce. We also currently have 12 employee led networks and groups that support our strategy and connect like minded employees socially.

Benefits

Some of our benefits include:

• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks

• Wide range of training available plus full LinkedIn Learning access

• Private medical insurance including coverage for preexisting conditions

• Discounted gym memberships free ClassPass at Home weekly virtual yoga classes

• Bikes for Work and Electric Car scheme

• Up to 60 discount on Harper Collins books

• Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities

• Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP physio/massage and counselling

• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year

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