Strategic Press Officer – Hybrid (Public Sector)

Sellick Partnership; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Sellick Partnership is currently recruiting for an experienced Press Officer to join our client based in Bristol or London. This role is full-time with a hybrid pattern requiring a minimum of three days in the office.

Salary: 23.50 PAYE per hour. You will develop stakeholder relationships, support senior leadership engagement, monitor external developments and ensure insights are shared across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role.
• Experience preparing briefings, reports, correspondence or communications for senior audiences.
• Strong organisational and project coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Draft press releases, articles, letters and media content under tight deadlines.
• Handle high-profile media queries with judgement and autonomy.
• Produce press materials for official statistics where pre-release access exists.
• Organise press conferences and media briefings.
• Brief senior leaders for media interviews across England.
• Plan and evaluate communications campaigns with the external relations directorate.
• Deliver crisis communications when necessary.
• Support strategic communications for projects and campaigns.
• Manage all social media content (LinkedIn and Instagram).

Skills

Stakeholder management

Media relations

Communications planning

Crisis communications

Social media management

Job description

Sellick Partnership is currently recruiting for an experienced Press Officer to join our client based in Bristol or London. This role is full-time with a hybrid pattern requiring a minimum of three days in the office.

Salary: 23.50 PAYE per hour. You will develop stakeholder relationships, support senior leadership engagement, monitor external developments and ensure insights are shared across the organisation.