Media Officer

Media Officer.

Salary:31000 per annum.

Location:Remote.

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

This is a fantastic opportunity for a proactive creative & enthusiastic Media Officer to join the team at Action for Children.

You will have responsibility for planning and delivering news and media relations activities across the UK to highlight the work of Action for Children and issues relating to vulnerable children young people and families.

Howyoull help to create brighter futures by:

• Planning and delivering national regional and trade proactive and reactive media relations activity to highlight Action for Children campaigns services policy and fundraising initiatives.

• Developing key relationships and engaging with national regional and trade media as appropriate including journalists producers and researchers.

• Researching and writing media releases statements and articles as appropriate for media outlets.

• Writing briefings and Q&As.

• Participating in the news and media relations rota 365 days a year 24 hours a day including weekends and Bank Holidays.

• Helping identify and manage case studies.

• Providing administrative support to the media team.

Letstalk about you

• Experience of working within a press PR or communications office handling proactive and reactive activities.

• Experience of working with national broadcast print and online media.

• Experience of briefing and preparing service users and colleagues to undertake media interviews.

• Experience of working on projects/campaigns within multidisciplinary teams to achieve shared objectives.

• Experience of planning and delivering creative media strategies.

• Experience of responding to crisis/reputation management issues.

• Ability to build rapport and establish develop and maintain positive stakeholder relationships with journalists staff volunteers vulnerable families young people and children.

• Ability to influence other teams with different priorities to achieve shared objectives.

• This role requires occasional travel within the UK

Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements.

Contact: email us atquoting reference 12062.

ApplicationProcess

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for thisrole.

There are five sections to complete: Personal Details CVSupportingStatement &Information Equality &DiversitySubmission&Declaration.

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.

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Closing Date: Tuesday 21^st October 2025.

Interviews will be 5^th and 6th November 2025 with final interviews week commencing 10^th November 2025.

Job Description

See below for further information about working with us:

Action for Children Employee Benefits

AfC Commitment Statement