Connection Project
Head/ Director of Media
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About Us
We’re a new non-profit – a small company but with huge aims. Working with the major charities, banks, telcos and broadcasters we are seeking to create a digital society in the UK which works for everyone.
About the Role
We're looking for someone with exceptional news judgement.
- Find the story.
- Shape it.
- Land it.
- Tell it.
You'll be part of our team, helping us decide how to shape the public debate — and then making it happen.
We don't want someone who writes a media strategy and leaves us to implement it. And we don't simply want someone to run a press office, or just write LinkedIn posts. You might be a brilliant press professional, a social media whizz or an experienced journalist who fancies using those instincts from the other side.
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What matters is judgement, ideas, relationships, brilliant writing — and being prepared to roll your sleeves up.
Flexible Working
Between jobs? Fine.
Returning after time away? Fine.
Need to work around children or caring responsibilities? Fine.
Want three really interesting days rather than five? Fine.
Lots of experience but keep being told you're overqualified? Also fine. In fact, some of those things may make you more attractive to us, not less.
Compensation and Terms
We have a fixed employment-cost budget of up to £100k including employment costs. So we’re happy to employ a great person full-time — or buy fewer days from someone with considerably more experience, so long as it does the job we need. Hours can be genuinely flexible. The news agenda occasionally won't be, but otherwise we're interested in what you deliver, not when you sit at your desk.
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Contract Terms
There is one other important thing to know. We hope this role will be long term, but we can't promise that today. Right now, we can offer a fixed term contract until the end of March '27. So we are not looking to persuade someone to leave a great, secure permanent job.
More Information
More details about us, the role and how to apply on our website. https://www.connectionproject.co.uk/about/join-our-team
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