About the role
At Tesco, we believe in the power of spending more time together, face to face, than apart. So, during your working week, you can expect to spend 60% of your time in one of our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. We also recognise that life looks a little different for each of us. Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. That’s why at Tesco, we always welcome a conversation about flexible working. So, talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.
As part of the press office team, help build trust in the business and mitigate reputational risk by responding to media enquiries, writing statements and Q&As, managing filming requests and briefing spokespeople ahead of interviews.
You will be responsible for
* Handling media enquiries and ensuring accurate, rapid and well-crafted responses
* Working collaboratively with Group Communications and wider business to ensure relevant teams and stakeholders are engaged on media opportunities, issues and risks
* Managing and communicating on a portfolio of issues including preparing communications plans and Q&As ahead of planned business activity.
* Spotting, sourcing and generating proactive stories to help land positive media coverage - Maintaining effective relationships with key journalists and media outlets
* Maintaining effective relationships with other external stakeholders and agencies, where necessary
* Reviewing filming requests and managing shoots where needed
* Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence
* Supporting the press office outside of normal working hours as part of on-call rota
You will need
* Excellent communication skills
* An in depth knowledge of the media landscape in general and the ideally retail sector specifically. Ability to build relationships with journalists
* A can-do, collaborative approach, ability to multi-task
* Experience of working under pressure and at a fast pace
* Ability to identify potential reputational risk
* Experience dealing with journalists from national, local and trade outlets.
* Experience managing agencies and working with other external stakeholders.
* Experience of building internal stakeholder networks
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What’s in it for you
We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!
* Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
* Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
* Private medical insurance
* 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
* Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing
About us
Tesco has become a market leader by doing the little things that really matter for our customers and colleagues.
It’s part of what makes Tesco such a great place to work, and we’re proud to have been accredited as one of Britain’s Top Employers again this year.
We're the UK's number one retailer and we pride ourselves on offering a great shopping experience. We are passionate about our food, merchandise and services and will always try to get things right for our customers.
But did you know we also offer great job opportunities? With stores, distribution centres and offices across the UK, and a vast variety of roles, we are always looking for people who have a hunger to work with customers and colleagues across our exciting business.
We believe in treating each other with respect and giving everyone an equal opportunity to get on. It's our people that make the difference every day - helping us make a difference for our customers
Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details before your agreed start date.
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