Job title: Press Officer

Location: Warton

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £39,316+ Dependent of skills and experience

What you'll be doing:

• Working across the communications team supporting a range of themes and programmes to actively seek out and develop stories for external communication that positively position the business in our key Air sector markets
• Contributing to a range of external communications campaigns, developing engaging content appropriate for media including online, print and digital channels
• Ensuring digital-first approach in all communications and enhanced use of video and digital communications.
• Supporting the delivery of virtual and physical press briefings, including the production of supportive briefing materials, logistics and Q&A materials
• Dealing with day to day management of proactive and reactive press enquiries and activities, including co-ordination of media training for key spokespeople, preparation of briefing materials and lines to take.
• Working collaboratively with communications colleagues across the business to create and maintain a bank of evergreen content for use on our digital and social media platforms and channels.
• Building and maintaining a good working relationship with functional colleagues across the company

Your skills and experiences:

• Self-motivated, with a positive, campaigning mind-set with a good awareness of the national and business news agenda
• Strong digital media skills and good verbal and written communication skills, able to produce well-written content including press releases and website copy
• Proven influencing, communication and collaboration skills and ability to develop trusted relationships with colleagues, stakeholders and journalists.
• Sound project management skills and proven experience of managing competing demands and working to tight deadlines

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Communications team:

We currently have an exciting vacancy for a Press Officer (Internal Title: Communications Associate) at our site in Warton.

As a Press Officer/Communications Associate, you will work with the Air Sector Head of External Communications and the Senior Digital Communications Manager, to fulfil the role as an external PR officer – creating compelling content for external channels and audiences including local, regional and national media and social and digital media.

You will work flexibly with team members to support the development of good news stories and produce engaging content – including video, animation, reports, news releases, imagery - to promote our reputation and in support of business priorities and milestones.

This role will provide you with fantastic opportunities to join a high performing and motivated communications team where you can expand on your PR and media relations experience.Within this role, it also offers the opportunity to develop a career doing rewarding and important work in support of our national defence and security.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.”

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 11th August 2023.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.