Global Media Officer
Skills
CollatingInterviewingMedia MonitoringMedia RelationsOrganization SkillsOutletsPublic Relations
What the job involves
The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.
Requirements
- Proven experience in a busy news/media organisation or PR/media relations team
- Excellent verbal and writing skills in English
- Ability to produce punchy news copy and adapt writing style for different audiences and media outlets
- Proven success at developing and placing media stories
- Ability to build productive relationships with journalists and pitch stories creatively
- Use of media monitoring platforms like Vuelio
- Strong knowledge of global media outlets and their requirements
- Ability to work under pressure and support colleagues
- Ability to persuade and influence peers and colleagues
- Experience tailoring communications to different audiences and channels including media, social media, and digital
- Understanding of ethical storytelling and media safeguarding
- Experience interviewing and working with programme participants in a sensitive manner
- Strong understanding of humanitarian and development issues and rights-based work
- Independent working and strong organisational skills
- Ability to work as part of a team and form collaborative relationships
Day to day
- Work at the forefront of global media, driving presence across print, broadcast, and digital platforms
- React strategically to international events with news judgment
- Secure coverage that positions Plan International as a leading voice on children’s rights and equality for girls
Hiring process
- Following the link for a full role profile
- Applying through provided platform