Key responsibilities & duties

• Develop and maintain relationships with a target list of publications, editors and journalists
• Contribute to and align with the content calendar (in collaboration with Marketing Manager)
• Monitor social and news channels for stories and news to react to and comment on (in collaboration with the Policy Director)
• Place stories with publications and editors for publication (in collaboration with BtSt’s in-house Editor)
• Respond to media enquiries by providing soundbites, research, footage and written responses.
• Arrange & support BetterStreets representatives for interviews, speaking engagements and press conferences
• Maintain a ‘clipping library’ of coverage
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Skills & experience required / desirable

• Experience in Media relations, traditional public relations
• Existing working relationships with relevant publications, editors and journalists
• Great communication skills
• Organised, resourceful, respectful
• Enthused by the Better Streets mission.​