Responsibilities

• Generate and pitch stories to secure positive media coverage promoting the party’s work in Parliament and national campaign priorities across print, online, and broadcast outlets.
• Work with and build strong relationships with national broadcasters; brief spokespeople for national media appearances such as Question Time , evening news bulletins, and radio packages.
• Work closely with the digital team to ensure media outputs are aligned across social channels and generate creative ideas to translate our stories and campaigns into engaging digital content.
• Support spokespeople and their offices, as well as peers, in using Parliament to generate media coverage, and work with policy colleagues to develop lines to take.
• Spot opportunities by planning ahead and regularly updating the communications grid; plan visits and visuals for the Leader and senior spokespeople.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with a wide range of journalists across print, broadcast, and online platforms.
• Participate in the media team’s out-of-hours duty system, ensuring the party is equipped to respond to the 24-hour news cycle.
• Undertake other ad hoc duties as required to contribute to the team’s goals and responsibilities.

Requirements

• A full CV of no more than two pages and including a telephone number and email address
• A covering letter (no more than one A4 page) setting out why you want the job and how your experience and skills are relevant to it
• You must be eligible to work in the UK (we will not be able to employ you if you are not eligible to work in the UK)
• Please provide details of your current salary and two referees, including one from your current employer.

Preferred

• The ideal candidate will sympathise with the aims and values of the Liberal Democrats. You will preferably have a good understanding of UK politics and the opportunities and challenges facing the Liberal Democrats, and how the party can use its larger presence in Parliament to secure more positive media coverage across print, broadcast, and digital channels.