Media Manager

Harvey Nash Plc; Easter Howgate; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 37,000; Part time

Job summary

Harvey Nash invites candidates to apply for the role of Media Manager on a 3–6 month contract with a weekly hybrid arrangement to Edinburgh. The daily rate ranges from £150 to £200, and the role is inside IR35, Umbrella only.

Typical hours are Monday to Friday. Working within the public sector, you will support policy and ministerial decisions on major issues such as the cost of living, climate emergency, and public services.

Qualifications

• Experience in public sector communications is beneficial.
• Proven ability to craft clear, engaging content for diverse audiences.
• Ability to manage relationships with journalists and media contacts under tight timelines.

Responsibilities

• Support strategic communications planning and advise senior stakeholders on audience reach.
• Coordinate media initiatives across media, digital and social channels.
• Draft, publish and promote press releases and other written content.
• Plan and coordinate media opportunities and content-capture events.
• Respond to information requests, official comment and interviews.
• Create, publish and evaluate digital content including photography and video.
• Contribute to communications campaigns with marketing, digital and insight teams.
• Participate in an out-of-hours media duty rota as required.

Skills

Media relations

Content creation

Strategic communications

Stakeholder management

Press release drafting

Job description

Harvey Nash is now inviting candidates to apply for the role of Media Manager for a 3 - 6 month contract, on a weekly hybrid arrangement to Edinburgh.

• Daily rate of £150 - £200, depending on experience
• Inside of IR35, Umbrella only
• Contract could extend
• Monday - Friday working hours

The Role:

Working within the public sector supporting policies and ministerial decisions, these roles would suit someone with an interest in politics. You will be supporting on important issues such as the cost of living, global economic uncertainty, climate emergency and public services.

Responsibilities:

• Support strategic communications planning and provide advice to senior stakeholders on maximising audience reach for significant announcements.
• Initiatives and events across media, digital and social channels.
• Deliver media relations activities including drafting, publishing and promoting press releases and other written content
• Planning and coordinating media opportunities and content-capture events
• Responding to requests for information, official comment and interviews.
• Create, publish and evaluate engaging digital content, including photography and video, across social media and online channels.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of communications campaigns, working closely with marketing, digital and insight teams.
• Participate in an out-of-hours media duty rota, including evening, weekend and public holiday cover as required.

Essential Criteria:

• Demonstrable ability to build and maintain effective relationships with journalists, media contacts and key stakeholders to support public engagement and organisational objectives.
• Strong understanding of how content is created, distributed and consumed across traditional and digital platforms.
• Ability to produce engaging content for diverse audiences and channels.
• Proven ability to remain resilient and effective during periods of sustained pressure.
• Ideally worked for a public sector body before, previous experience of a Comms/media role is required.