Senior Media Officer

About us

Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

It has never been a more important time for Crisis. With homelessness a growing issue across Great Britain and a general election on the horizon, the News and Media team play a central role in securing the changes we need to see happen to ensure that everyone has a safe and stable place to call home.

Location: Based in London, flexibility to work from home with minimum one day a week in the office.

About the role 
As Crisis’ Senior Media Officer, you will play a key role in delivering stand-out media campaigns that inspire the public and politicians to join our fight to end homelessness by raising awareness of our influencing campaigns and fundraising events. You will help to build Crisis’ profile by bringing to life our work, demonstrating how we end people’s homelessness for good through education, training and support with housing, employment, and health.

Your role will be creative and varied. You’ll work with our frontline staff to identify people facing homelessness who want to share their story and empower them to do so. You’ll help create hard-hitting news stories that engage our audiences and raise awareness of some of Crisis’ biggest organisational campaigns including our annual Christmas appeal. You will also help make the most of reactive opportunities that come through to our press office and help build relationships with key journalists.

About you
To be successful in this role you will have:

• Experience of working within a busy press office environment/ PR agency or as a journalist

• Proven experience of leading on high-profile audience focused media strategies or pitching stories which secure coverage across news, consumer, online and regional media.

• Proven experience of managing and maintaining good relationships with internal and external stakeholders including journalists at all levels.

• Excellent writing skills with the ability to draft copy for a range of audiences, including political, consumer, tabloid, trade and everything in between.

• Excellent news sense, with a strong working knowledge of the UK media and ability to develop relationships with key media contacts.

• Experience of working with case studies, identifying, and preparing them for speaking to the media and empowering people to share their experiences.
• Dedication to Crisis’s purpose and values including equality and social inclusion.

We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities, and backgrounds. 

Working at Crisis 

As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

• Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy
• Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%
• 28 days’ annual leave
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay
• Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm
• And more! (Full list of benefits available on website)

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.

How to apply 

If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button below.

Closing date: Wednesday 17 April 2023 (at 23:59) 

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 1 May. 

Accessibility 

We want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email [email protected] and our Talent Acquisition team will contact you to discuss how we can help.

For more information about our work please visit:

https://www.crisis.org.uk/about-us/

 

To see our work in action please visit:

youtube.com/user/crisishomelessness

twitter.com/crisis_uk

www.facebook.com/crisis.homeless

Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094