Press And Communications Executive

About You A passionate, creative, and proactive, solutions driven communications expert committed to exceptional external communications and media relations.Ideal candidate will have: Excellent writing skillsExcellent media relations skills, including experience of pitching stories and building relationships with journalistsEnthusiastic and motivated to effectively deliver projects to deadlinesStrong negotiation, influencing and persuasion skillsConfidence to communicate clearly and effectively to people of widely differing levels of seniority across the organisation, both in writing and in personAbility to interpret complex information and data and develop key messages About the Press TeamWe put communication and engagement excellence at the heart of how we work and how others work for us!Our team is dedicated to building and enhancing the University's profile and reputation, supporting our goal to be recognised as the University, employer, and partner of choice.
As part of a great university in a great global city, the Press Team plays a key role in promoting Manchester Met's strengths to build its reputation as well as developing communications and strategies to protect its reputation.
Our team sits in the wider Communications and Engagement Team and works with colleagues to tell our stories through the media - this might be publicising new research findings on TV or radio, or securing headlines online and in print to highlight our students' success.