Media Manager
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Job Description
Media Manager.
Salary:43000 per annum.
Location:Homebased.
Contract:Permanent 35 hours per week.
Benefits:
- 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays with up to 5additional days for continuous service andoption to buy or sell leave.
- Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.
- Flexible maternity adoption and paternity packages.
- Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover.
- Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15000 national retailers discounts.
Why Action for Children
Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It is the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that when we work together we can makea huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable childrens lives.
A bit about the role
In this permanent role as Media Manager you will manage plan and deliver news and PR strategiescampaigns and activities across the UK to highlight the work of Action for Children and issues relating to vulnerable children youngpeople and families.
The Media Manager is part of a creative and dynamic media team with a news and policy focus to much of our work.
Howyoull help to create brighter futures
- Taking responsibility for developing and delivering effective and compelling media relations strategiescampaigns and activities.
- Demonstrating excellent news judgement and developing strong relationships with journalists producersnews and PR outlets to maximise media coverage.
- Setting up and delivering all aspects of keyproactive media launches and reactive opportunities in the news.
- Taking responsibility for editing and raising standards of media materials for national tradenews and consumer media outlets.
- Line managing two team members.
- Working collaboratively with the Head of Media to help create a positive creativedynamic and supportive working environment across the wider team. Deputising for the Head of Media whenrequired.
- Working collaboratively and building positive relationships with teams across Income and Engagement including consumer PR policy and influencing digital fundraising and teams in childrens services.
Lets talk about youas Media Manager
- You must have a proventrack record of working in a busy press office/newsroom or PR agency.
- Excellent line management skills to line manage two members of the team and to support the Head of Media to meet wider teamobjectives.
- Experience of designing compelling creative and effective media and PR strategies.
- Experience of managing projects from planning to delivery stages including evaluation.
- Experience of collaborative working andmaintaining good working relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
- Proven ability of working with the UK media across a range of outlets.
- Solid crisis communication and reputational management experience.
- Experience of briefing and preparing colleagues and service users to undertake media interviews.
Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements.
Contact:email us atquoting reference 11485.
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Closing Date:Wednesday 2nd July 2025.
Interviews are scheduled for week commencing 21st July 2025 by MS Teams.
Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for thisrole.
Diversity equality andinclusion
AtActionforChildrenwerededicatedto building a diverseinclusive and authentic workplace.
Weactivelyencourageapplicationsfrom Black Asian &MinorityEthnic and disabled candidates as they areunder-representedwithinActionforChildren. We want to takedeliberateand purposefulactionto ensure equalopportunityto all groups in society and forActionforChildren.
Want toknow more about Action for Children
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See below for further information about working with us:
Action for Children Employee Benefits
Management Competency Framework
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
