Senior Press Officer

We're looking for a senior press officer to join our Group communications team and help us to share about all the amazing things we do at Co-op, specifically across our Life Services businesses which includes Co-op Funeralcare, Legal Services and Insurance.

In this role, you'll support in the management and development of a variety of PR campaigns, making sure our products and services get the great media coverage they deserve. We'll also look to you to support on the day-to-day management of our busy press office. If you have the combination of great communication skills, PR experience, and creativity that we need, then we can offer you the chance to build a rewarding career with us.

What you'll do

• Help develop and deliver agreed PR plans and campaigns


• Identify potential news story and media opportunities across Co-op's Life Services businesses


• Produce innovative and impactful written copy, including press releases, statements, and media briefings


• Build and maintain a strong network of relevant journalist contacts, and stay up to date with latest industry news and developments


• Reputational oversight and management of key specific areas including planned and unplanned reputational and crisis management


• Support in the coordination of activity across the team
  
  Experience of working in a busy press office function, and managing a range of media enquiries to protect, promote and enhance the brand


• Experience in working with PR agencies and partners


• Experience of working to agreed PR budgets


• Excellent communication and copywriting skills


• Strong media relations skills and sound knowledge of the media landscape


• Creativity and the ability to proactively seek out PR opportunities


• The ability to build meaningful relationships with colleagues, journalists and other external partners
  
  At Co-op, we're proud to do things a different way. As one of the world's largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we've had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.


Building a diverse environment

We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.
If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

If you have the skills that we need, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services).


• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)


• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays


• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions


• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)


• Coaching and training to support your career development


• Wagestream app - giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn


• YuLife app - rewarding you for exercising with discounts and vouchers for your favourite brands