Job title: Senior Media Relations Manager
Ref: 39939
Division: Strategy & External Affairs
Location: Hybrid - Clearwater Court - RG1 8DB
Contract type: Permanent
Full/Part-time: Full-time
Salary: Competitive salary of up to £62,000 per annum depending on experience
Job grade: B
Closing date: 28/02/2025
As a Senior Media Relations Manager, you will take a lead strategic role to ensure the delivery of day-to-day media activity in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment to support key business areas, including significant projects working with stakeholders promoting the company’s reputation to external audiences.
What you’ll be doing as a Senior Media Relations Manager:
* Act as a company spokesperson and communicate the key messages around the company’s refocused Turnaround plan and strategy.
* Manage agency relationships to ensure service standards are met along with budget requirements.
* Act as a trusted business partner and communication consultant to the business and support senior management with media engagement where and when needed.
* Provide a flexible approach to support other roles and teams across the function at times of peak activity or competing priorities.
* Identify, escalate and mitigate emerging risks as appropriate to protect the reputation and interests of the business and colleagues.
* Be flexible in sharing duties as part of a small team to ensure continuity of service, including covering for other team members.
* Support issue and crisis management with planning and messaging development.
Working pattern – 36 hours
What you should bring to the role:
* Extensive experience as a press officer or journalist.
* A developed understanding of Media Relations, preferably with experience working in a highly regulated sector.
* Experience working in-house or agency side managing workloads.
* Good media connections are advantageous but not essential.
* Experience in creating briefs and setting up interviews.
* Experience in managing internal and external stakeholders.
* Experience in leading media campaigns using market research and meeting KPI targets.
What’s in it for you?
* Competitive salary of up to £62,000 per annum depending on experience.
* Annual Leave: 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays).
* Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
* Access to benefits to help you take care of your and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers, and life assurance.
We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference.
Thames Water is a unique, rewarding, and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements, and excellent benefits.
So, if you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we’ll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region, and our planet.
Disclaimer: Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
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