Overview

Media and Communications Officer, GET STAFFED ONLINE RECRUITMENT LIMITED

Location: Hybrid Working – Remote / London

Salary: £40,500 p.a.

Contract Type: Full Time, Fixed Term (13 months)

Closing date: Friday, 26th September 2025. The close date could be subject to change depending on the success of the recruitment process.

About The Role

To provide media relations and communications support to promote the College, its work and the specialty of anaesthesia. Working within a small communications team, the Media and Communications Officer plays a lead role in identifying and responding to media opportunities. This role also plans and implements communications activity to support the College’s strategic aims and embed their values.

Your duties include, but are not limited to:

Responsibilities

• Draft and edit compelling written materials, including media releases, statements, opinion and comment pieces, letters to editors and lines against enquiry, aligned with the College’s strategic aims.
• Manage day-to-day proactive and reactive media relations, building and maintaining good relationships with journalists.
• Work with the Interim Head of Communications and Marketing to develop communications plans / campaigns to support promotion of, and engagement with, College products and outputs, such as publications, research and events. This will include identifying different audiences and the most appropriate channels for reaching them and distilling key messages.
• Plan, source and write engaging content for a range of channels to promote the College’s work, engage their members and communicate key messages. This will include producing content for websites, email newsletters, social media platforms, speaker notes, publications and video.
• Work proactively with the Communications Officer to ensure all College communications are aligned. Support the Communications Officer with general communications and social media, as necessary.

The Package

This is a full-time and fixed term (13 months) position with a competitive employee benefits package, which includes (but is not limited to):

• 26 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays. One additional paid day of leave for each employee for the purpose of celebrating their birthday
• Healthcare support through Benenden Health
• Up to 12% pension contribution
• Hybrid and flexible working
• Wellbeing hour once a week
• Cycle to work and employee discounts schemes
• Training and development opportunities
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders and Employee Assistance Programmes

About The College

Our client is the professional body responsible for the specialty throughout the UK. They are the third largest medical royal college in the UK by membership. With a combined membership of more than 24,000 Fellows and Members, they ensure the quality of patient care by safeguarding standards in the three specialties of anaesthesia, intensive care and pain medicine.

Diversity, equality and inclusion is an integral part of their culture. They welcome applications from all individuals irrespective of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, marital status, or parental responsibilities to ensure they actively embrace an inclusive and representative culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates differences.

Applicants must reside and have the right to work in the UK.

Additional information

EEO statements are included as part of this posting. Short-listed applicants will be contacted after the closing date. The closing date is subject to change.