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Communications Manager, WORK RIGHTS CENTRE
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We’re recruiting a Communications Manager
Pay: £38,000 - £42,000
Contract length: Permanent
Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week) or part-time
Location: London hybrid (with possibility of remote-only for an exceptional candidate)
The Work Rights Centre is looking for a passionate communications or press professional to lead our agenda-setting media coverage. The successful candidate will develop and deliver our comms strategy, lead on media relations to amplify our impactful work, and devise strategic systems-change campaigns.
This is an ideal opportunity for a candidate with a strong sense of justice and storytelling background, who values impact, teamwork, and the autonomy of working in a diverse and agile team. We can accommodate flexible and remote work, and offer enhanced pension, annual leave, parental leave, and sick pay benefits.
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The role
- You’ll set the strategic direction of our comms work, ensuring that it drives our strategic objectives, and lead the press office function.
- You’ll find the story potential in our legal and research work, and secure extensive media coverage through maintaining strong relationships with journalists from across the political spectrum.
- You will create and publish high quality and up to date content across our website, newsletter, and social media channels.
- This is a real opportunity to lead on all aspects of the communications function in an impactful organisation, and contribute to systemic change.
About You
We seek an enthusiastic and passionate professional with a minimum of 3-5 years experience in a dedicated communications or press role.
You will also have:
- A track-record of securing high-quality, agenda-setting media coverage.
- Good contacts across editorial boards.
- A track-record of successful delivery against comms objectives on social media.
- Experience developing, executing, and evaluating data-driven communication strategies.
- Strong understanding of the UK political and media landscape, with a sharp eye for reactive opportunities.
- Good knowledge of website and social media content management systems.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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How To Apply
Please send two samples of your recently published work, along with your CV and Cover Letter to recruitment@workrightscentre.org by the end of Sunday, 9th August and don’t hesitate to reach out with any queries about this opportunity.
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