# Senior Press Officer

**Company**: Co-op
**Location**: Manchester, Lancashire
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: £33,440 to £38,000
**Category**: Communications
**Industry**: Finance

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## Description

We are seeking a Senior Press Officer to join our team in Manchester city centre, working in a hybrid manner. The successful candidate will help share the story of Co-op's Funeralcare, Legal Services, and Insurance businesses through various PR campaigns.

The role involves developing and delivering PR plans, identifying news stories, producing written copy, building journalist relationships, and providing reputational oversight.

Key responsibilities include:

- Creating and delivering PR plans and campaigns

- Identifying news stories and media opportunities

- Producing high-quality written materials

- Building and maintaining journalist and internal networks

- Managing media issues and reputational risks

The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication and PR skills, experience in a busy press office, strong media relations abilities, and creativity in seeking PR opportunities.

Benefits of working with Co-op include:

- Annual bonus

- 28-32 days holiday plus bank holidays

- Pension with up to 10% employer contributions

- Subsidised onsite gym

- Discounts on Co-op products

- Virtual healthcare

- Colleague support service

- Training and development opportunities

Co-op values diversity and inclusion, welcoming applications from all backgrounds.

## Skills

### Required
- PR
- communications
- media relations
- written copy production
- campaign delivery

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