Senior Press Officer

Senior Press Officer

Senior Press Officer Job Type PermanentLocation Central London (Bloomsbury)Salary £38 - £40k with excellent benefits including 25 days holiday, private healthcare, leisure travel insurance, gym subsidy, interest-free season ticket loan and cycle-to-work scheme

Hours 35 hours per week; hybrid working option

Do you want to work on some of the biggest issues affecting in the UK, representing many of the nation’s largest and best-known brands? We’re looking for an ambitious and proactive Senior Press Officer to join the Food and Drink Federation team. From health, innovation and sustainability, through to food security, trade, and economic growth,





we’re looking for someone to help us with our work raising the profile and maintaining the positive reputation of the UK’s largest manufacturing industry.

Key responsibilities

Working with the Head of Media Relations, play a central role in the FDF Press Office, ensuring our positions on key issues are well represented in the media

Proactively develop news stories that cut through – with a focus on supporting our key policy aims and highlighting the importance of the food and drink manufacturing industry to the UKBuild strong relationships with trade, national, broadcast and specialist journalists, including briefing them on proactive and reactive issues

Write press releases, reactive statements, feature articles, and messaging documents

Support colleagues ahead of media appearances, podcasts, briefings and roundtables

Provide advice and counsel for colleagues, FDF members, and committees on media issues

Ensure the smooth running of the press office by owning our key processes, including keeping databases, licenses, contacts lists, and monitoring processes up to date







Help to share our success by creating reports for internal colleagues and FDF members to showcase the Press Office’s work

Build relationships with members and external stakeholders

Keep abreast of the news agenda by monitoring the media, including social media and develop a strong understanding of key topics affecting FDFDeputise for the Head of Media Relations in their absence, including chairing meetings with relevant teams

Take part in the out-of-hours on call rota for the FDF Press OfficeRequirementsYou will have:Significant experience working in a frontline media role, either in-house or in an agencyA passion for all things media, with a natural love for following the news agendaA strong sense of what makes a good story,





with examples of proactively generating news coverage

Hands on experience with national, trade, and broadcast journalists

Solid writing skills, able to write for different styles an audiences, from proactive press releases to reactive linesA curious mindset, with the ability to quickly get to grips with complex topics and contentious issues, acting as an advocate for our industry

The ability to work at pace in a busy press office, managing your workload depending on changing priorities – staying calm under pressure

Strong communications skills, being comfortable briefing, advising, and influencing colleagues and external stakeholders at all levels

Lots of ideas and fresh thinking,





proactively suggesting PR tactics that will support our business strategyA keen eye for detailA collaborative mindset, happy working with and pitching in to support other teams and supporting the development of junior colleagues

Our WorkplaceWe’re based in the heart of central London in a modern, bright open-plan office. We have a friendly work culture with great break-out spaces, quiet booths and opportunities for flexible-working. Our ‘Feel

Good for Life’ team regularly organises events and activities to promote positive health and wellbeing. Closing date: 31st October 2024, 5:30pmTo apply, please send us your CV and salary expectations, with a covering note illustrating why you’d be a great candidate to ***********@fdf.org.uk

Due to the high number of applications, we are unable to get back to everyone.





Only successful applicants will be contacted. FDF operates as an equal opportunities employer and we welcome all applications regardless of gender, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, religion/beliefs, disability and age.

▶️ Senior Press Officer
🖊️ The Food and Drink Federation
📍 London