Media Relations Manager - Financial Services

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Media Relations Manager

City, London

Up to £36k + Benefits

Contract 10-12 months

You will be responsible for:

• Supporting the delivery of a comprehensive press office function, in particular by ensuring incoming media enquiries and interview requests are dealt with effectively and to deadline


• Act as one of the first ‘ports of call’ for media enquiries into the business


• Maintain relationships with target journalists to ensure accurate reporting of the work they do and features and to extend their research to target audiences


• Ensure responses to media enquiries and requests for interviews are delivered effectively and efficiently, meeting required deadlines


• Delivery of media management strategies, particularly among target trade and specialist publications (eg.through the use of press releases), to include liaison with key trade journalists


• Managing their reputation externally and promoting its work, through media and stakeholder management and by supporting ambassadors


• Work closely with colleagues to proactively promote the organisation’s work, through placed articles, interviews, comments and PR activities.


• Proactively identifying opportunities to promote the organisation’s work through placed articles and interviews; writing and delivering them


• Support spokespeople with ad-hoc PR and media activities, including by providing briefings and advising on messaging; and by providing direct support at events and interviews


• Support and develop strategies by spotting news opportunities, landmarks and milestones to exploit and other media opportunities


• Monitor media coverage and wider news agendas, flagging urgent issues to the head of corporate communications and engagement and/or senior manager, external relations; and provide advice on a response

Experience required

• Current or recent experience working in a “front line” role in PR/Media Relations-liaising with journalists, gained in the UK financial services sector


• PR experience gained in Financial Services should come from the Pensions, Investments or Life Insurance sectors (gained in the UK market)


• Excellent writing skills with experience of writing in a PR capacity eg.press releases


• Confident with ability to deal with senior stakeholders as well as journalists

Please send your cv to Michele Diamond via the link provided in the first instance

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, age, sexuality, gender identification, or physical ability.