Account Manager - Harvey Nash at Harvey Nash Group

Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Harvey Nash are now inviting candidates to apply for the role of Media Managers x2, working for a public sector organisation with offices in Edinburgh.

• Monday to Friday – Full time hours 09:30 to 17:30 with a one hour lunch break (35 hour working week).
• Daily rate of £150 – £200 a day depending on experience.
• Hybrid working between home and office.
• 3–6 months contract.
• Public Sector experience and a background in journalism or media environment preferred.

Successful candidates are likely to come from a PR or journalism background and will have an interest in politics and current affairs. You will have the ability to think creatively and communicate using a wide range of traditional and emerging media channels to target the right audiences most effectively. You must have a good news sense, be organised and able to work in an often pressurised environment.

You will be supporting strategic communications planning, providing handling advice and support for stakeholders on maximising audience reach for significant announcements or events via established media, social media and other channels.

• Building and maintaining relationships, working with journalists and other key influences to inform the public of policies, positions and records.
• Understanding the changing way in which content is created and consumed and creating dynamic content for a variety of channels.
• Maintaining personal resilience through periods of sustained pressure caused by external events, workloads and resource challenges.
• Public Sector experience and a background in journalism or media environment preferred.

Please apply today for consideration.

Seniority Level

Associate

Employment Type

Contract

Job Function

Public Relations

Industries

Government Relations Services and Government Administration