Media and PR Officer, £24-26k, London

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Our client is a multi-faceted, expanding trade association recently formed through the merger of two organisations.
 
They are the largest professional society of their kind in Europe with offices in London, Beijing and Hong Kong.
 
Our client inspires young people, government representatives, policy makers and the public concerning technological and engineering innovation.
 
This is a great opportunity for you to have real input in the overall development of this new organisation. In two years the world faces a deficit of 1.7 million ICT engineers, it’s a problem facing the likes of NASA, BT and Cisco.
 
You will be part of a worldwide team involved in promoting scholarship courses and inspiring young people to fill them. You’ll also assist the Government in addressing technological issues.
 
In this role you will manage your own projects, support colleagues’ campaigns and participate in public awareness activities. You’ll also be involved in developing and managing relations with key media.
 
Within the press office you’ll be given the chance to take a creative approach in identifying PR opportunities, developing stories and writing news releases. Here you’ll also liase with relevant staff, external organisations and agencies to support the development of a media and public relations strategy.
 
Candidates must have previous experience as a PR practitioner, either agency or in-house. They will enjoy a variety of engaging tasks spanning from managing budgets to selling in news releases to elements of sponsorship, public affairs and internal communications.
 
Experience of media in the IT, engineering and technology sectors or of public affairs activities is advantageous.
 
Full PC literacy with a good understanding of electronic media is also valuable.

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Last updated 13/10/2006