Press Officer

Overview

In this role you support a high-profile, national press office at MoneySavingExpert to help the public access trusted personal-finance guidance. You will respond to media enquiries, craft press materials, and identify opportunities to amplify editorial work, investigations, and campaigns. The position offers early-career growth with mentorship and cross-team collaboration in a mission-driven environment. You’ll work to improve consumers’ financial wellbeing through proactive media coverage and journalism relations.

Pay / Benefits

• Up to 30 holidays + bank holidays
• Pension up to 6% employer contribution
• Bonus scheme
• Enhanced shared parental leave – 6 months paid for both parents
• Digital Doctor on demand
• Work from anywhere scheme – 2 weeks per year

Responsibilities

• Manage enquiries from print, digital, and broadcast media as part of a busy, reactive press office
• Draft press releases, media lines, and reactive comments on consumer issues in the news
• Monitor the media landscape to identify proactive opportunities for comment
• Maintain media distribution lists and cultivate relationships with journalists
• Support MSE’s 11 spokespeople, preparing for relevant media opportunities with the PR Manager
• Collaborate with News, Campaigns and Social teams to coordinate investigations, editorial content, and campaigning activity
• Stay updated on PR best practice, ethics, and developments in the media landscape

Key requirements

• Genuine interest in public relations and the UK media landscape
• Curiosity about how audiences discover news across new media channels
• Enthusiasm for consumer issues and personal finance
• Strong written communication skills with ability to translate complex information into clear copy
• Good judgement, attention to detail, and ability to scrutinise information before external communication
• Confidence when talking to journalists, spokespeople and colleagues at all levels
• Understanding of how PR supports campaigning, reputation, and brand objectives
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and tight deadlines, and adapt to changing priorities
• Collaborative, proactive, and eager to learn and take ownership of development
• Open to diverse backgrounds and experiences; prior PF/financial services experience not required

• Curiosity
• Attention to detail
• Confidence in journalist communications
• Media monitoring
• Drafting press materials (press releases, media lines)
• Media relations and journalist liaison

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