Senior Press Officer

This role involves creating high quality media and communications, ensuring deadlines are met and maintaining an effective dialogue with media. It's an active role that will involve accompanying the Mayor to events, writing and editing articles, briefings and statements, as well as being part of a 24-hour, seven day a week on-call rota.

We have an exciting opportunity to be part of the Mayor of London's busy press team, where no two days are the same. Providing the expertise that helps shape our communications policy, you will be an inspiring communicator with a track record of success in delivering media and public relations services in a high-profile organisation, a political or highly complex environment. The ideal candidate will have experience managing or supervising the work of others and have honed writing and people skills, proven experience dealing with a wide range of different media and advising senior figures in a fast-paced, demanding press office environment. You must be prepared to react quickly and make decisions on the spot to respond to media enquiries from across the globe, generate great coverage through creative ideas and demonstrate sound knowledge of PR techniques, including use of digital and social media., We would love to hear from you if you have the skills, capability, knowledge and track record in:

• Successfully supervising or managing the work of other Press Officers.
• Delivering media and public relations services in a dynamic press office environment.
• An understanding of London, including the diverse issues and challenges faced by a major world city.
• An understanding of the media, along with experience in employing effective media management techniques.
• Communication skills, including the ability to write concisely and fluently, with stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively with diverse groups., From what you know about the opportunity, what skills and experience will you bring, including your success in delivering media and public relations services, experience of managing a team of press officers and your understanding of London?