Senior Press Officer – PR & Media Campaigns (Hybrid)

Co-op; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

28 days holiday

Pension with up to 10% employer

onsite gym access (Manchester HQ)

30% discount on Co-op products

14% pay advance stream (Stream)

Virtual healthcare and mental health支持

24/7 colleague support service

Training and career progression

Job summary

Co-op in Manchester is seeking a Senior Press Officer to shape and share the story across Funeralcare, Legal Services and Insurance. You’ll run PR campaigns, manage media relations and support the press office under a busy media environment.

You’ll write press releases and media briefings, identify opportunities, and collaborate with internal teams to protect and promote the brand. Hybrid working policy supports flexible home and office days in line with policy.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and PR editorial writing skills.
• A strong sense of what makes news and the ability to create a PR hook for a story.
• Experience in a busy press office, managing media enquiries and providing PR advice to protect, promote and enhance the brand.
• Strong media relations skills with journalists, agencies and external partners.
• Experience managing PR agencies and external partners.
• Creativity and proactive PR opportunity seeking.
• Confidence to engage internal partners across the business.

Responsibilities

• Help create, develop and deliver agreed PR plans and campaigns.
• Identify and land news stories and create media opportunities across Co-op’s Funeralcare, Legal Services and Insurance businesses.
• Produce press releases, statements, and media briefings.
• Build and maintain journalist networks and monitor industry news.
• Coordinate PR activities across the team and support in reputational management.

Skills

Excellent communication

PR editorial writing

Media relations

Crisis/reputation management

Stakeholder engagement

News instincts

Team coordination

Job description

Co-op in Manchester is seeking a Senior Press Officer to shape and share the story across Funeralcare, Legal Services and Insurance. You’ll run PR campaigns, manage media relations and support the press office under a busy media environment.

You’ll write press releases and media briefings, identify opportunities, and collaborate with internal teams to protect and promote the brand. Hybrid working policy supports flexible home and office days in line with policy.