This is a varied and fast-paced role for an outstanding Senior Press Officer with comprehensive media connections and a proven track record of securing high-level media coverage for environmental campaigns. We are looking for someone with a passion for our work and the drive, experience and skills to build our audiences, raise the profile of our campaigns and get our perspectives in front of key decision-makers.

You will gain significant media coverage for EJF’s messages, working across all our campaigns. You will work independently to ensure a steady flow of high-quality, creative press outreach, as well as pitching and writing blogs and op-eds to promote our perspectives. You will have a proven ability to understand our audiences and develop media campaigns to reach them, and have the adaptability and inventiveness to respond to a rapidly changing media landscape. You will know which outlets key political decision-makers read, and how to place material with them.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure impactful and consistent coverage of our campaigns, and the issues they cover, in high-profile media outlets
• Prepare press releases and media packs for report launches and external developments, ensuring both proactive and reactive coverage
• Respond swiftly to media enquiries
• Research and contact influential people and outlets to increase EJF’s reach, building a database to record and evaluate this outreach
• Work with our communications team around the world to develop coordinated media strategies across geographies and languages
• Evaluate and report on our press performance, making recommendations for ongoing improvement
• Write op-eds and blog articles on core EJF campaign areas
• Uphold the highest standards of scientifically rigorous but engaging writing at all times
• Host press briefings at events with external stakeholders

Essential Skills and Attributes

• At least 4 years of press experience, in a press office, journalism or both
• A strong undergraduate degree in English, journalism, an environmental science, or any other relevant degree for scientifically grounded campaigns communication
• Expertise in working with journalists at key outlets to ensure effective coverage
• An effective knowledge of the UK, EU and international media outlets read by political decision-makers, and how to place articles in them
• Excellent copywriting skills and the ability to identify a good story, linking current affairs to EJF campaigns
• An exceptional level of creativity and drive to seek out new opportunities to promote EJF’s work
• Outstanding attention to detail and factual accuracy
• Reliable, determined, self-motivated, resourceful and able to work effectively with a small, dynamic, and international team
• Superb organisational skills, able to work quickly and prioritise efficiently to deliver timely outputs

Desirable Skills and Attributes

• Understanding of international policy regarding some or all of environmental justice, ocean conservation and climate justice
• Professional proficiency in German, French, Spanish or another language of a key EU Member State
• Postgraduate education in a relevant discipline

Benefits

• Private healthcare package
• Generous pension rising with each year of service
• Generous annual leave allowance increasing for each year of service, plus 1 personal day per year
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Life insurance
• Home working 2 days per week

Applications

Please send your CV and a cover letter explaining why you are the right person for this job and where you saw this ad to recruitment@ejfoundation.org. Please title your email “Application for the role of Senior Press Officer”.

Closing date for applications: 20th March 2023 at 5pm UK time. Please mention Journo Resources when you apply. It really helps us out.