Assistant Press Officer

Assistant Press Officer
Communications
Full-time
Permanent £26,117 per annum
Application deadline: 23:59pm on 1st May 2024

About the role:
The postholder will provide support for the press office through media monitoring, responding to incoming press and media enquiries and management of smaller PR campaigns.

Key areas of responsibility:
• Deal professionally with general enquiries from the media, demonstrating a clear understanding of the Museum’s key messages and communicating these effectively.
• Responsible for the efficient dissemination, analysis and filing of daily press coverage.
• Managing the press office database for all media contacts to ensure they are up-to-date and comprehensive.
• Measure results and compiling reports against targets set by the Head of News.
• Managing press film crews onsite ensuring the agreed protocols and security requirements are followed.
• Liaison with Museum Events team around the logistics for press events.
• Management of smaller PR campaigns

About you:
• Good organisational skills.
• Communications training, qualification, or previous experience.
• Working in a cultural, or educational environment.
• Confident self-management.
• Capable of building positive relationships.
• Calm under pressure, ability to work flexibly and to tight deadlines.

About the British Museum:
Founded in 1753, the British Museum’s remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history and culture. The Museum is one of the leading visitor attractions and its world-famous collection includes the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon sculptures, Egyptian mummies, the Admonitions Scroll, and the Amaravati sculptures.

The Museum offers a competitive benefits package including:

• Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days (rising to 30 days after 10 years’ service) plus 2.5 privilege days and plus bank holidays.
• Membership of the civil service defined benefit pension scheme (find out here what benefits a civil service pension provides).
• Free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions
• Participation in private and public Museum activities, including talks by leading curators from around the world and behind-the-scenes opportunities to learn how museums care for and manage their extraordinary collections.
• Interest-free travel, bicycle, and rental deposit loans
• Professional and personal development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounts on food and gift shop purchases

Additional details:
For more information about this role, please see the job description.
The interviews are expected to take place week commencing 13 May.
If you have any additional needs that we should be aware of in order to support you with your application, please provide details to [email protected].

The British Museum is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from unlawful discrimination or harassment. We value the benefits that a diverse workforce brings to a museum which represents world culture. The Museum is committed to ensuring that no job applicant suffers unlawful discrimination because of any protected characteristics. Our recruitment procedures aim to ensure that individuals are treated because of their relevant knowledge, skills, and experience.

We offer a flexible way of working scheme that allows our employees to work remotely in a way that suits them and the organisation. We welcome questions and conversations at interview stage about how flexible working could work for you.

The Museum also adheres to the HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) for pre-employment screening of Civil Servants.

Museum Website: https://bmrecruit.ciphr-irecruit.com//templates/CIPHR/jobdetail_7402.aspx