Media and Public Relations Assistant

Are you passionate about disability equality and making sure disabled people’s voices are heard in the media?

Are you looking to build a career in charity communications?

We have an exciting opportunity to join Scope’s media team and support the work we do to champion disability equality in the media.

As Media and PR Assistant, you will be part of the wider communications team at Scope. You will be working with colleagues across the charity to support with developing hard-hitting media campaigns which highlight the issues affecting disabled people, and what needs to change to achieve equality for disabled people.

Location: Here East Press Centre, 14 East Bay Lane, London, E15 2GW with working from home some or most of the time.

The role

Link to job description

This role will form a key part of our dynamic press office. As a leading voice on disability equality, Scope receives a multitude of requests from national media outlets.

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills in communications and PR.

You will:

Support the team to respond to requests from journalists and reacting to the rolling news agenda, ensuring disabled people’s voices are being heard.
Support with the day-to-day running of the press office, prioritising requests from journalists and liaising with a wide range of media professionals.
Help to directly support disabled people to share their stories in the media.
Gain valuable experience of working in a creative and dynamic communications team
Get a first-rate insight into how the media operates and how charities seek to influence change.
With the support of the team, monitor media coverage, contribute to forward planning and create evaluation reports to demonstrate the impact of the team’s work.

For more information about the role’s responsibilities, and the skills and experience required please use the link to job description above.

About you

This role would suit someone who:

Has done an internship or apprenticeship and is now looking for a permanent position to grow and develop their skills, with a passion and interest in media and disability equality.
Is flexible, supportive and has excellent organisational skills.
Has a keen interest in disability equality, current affairs and the media.
Has an appreciation of Scope’s values and our ambition of everyday equality for disabled people.

We particularly welcome applicants with lived experience of disability.

Our values are being pioneering, courageous, connected, open and fair

By living our values and trusting each other, we give our colleagues freedom and space to be creative, push boundaries and change minds.

Disabled candidates

We are a disability equality charity and encourage applications from disabled people. We are dedicated to creating a workforce that is a true reflection of the communities we serve. If you are disabled, have the skills, and or the experience to do the job, then we would love to meet you for an interview. Just let us know in your application that you are applying under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

If you require adjustments through your journey with us, please email recruitment@scope.org.uk

Find out more about asking for adjustments at interview.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Equality and inclusion are at the heart of everything we do. We want to seize every opportunity to build a truly diverse and inclusive workplace.

We work hard to ensure that we are making exciting opportunities available to all, and everyone feels valued, heard and respected so that we continue to build a high performance, high engagement culture.

Scope benefits

We believe hard work deserves reward and recognition. We offer a wide range of benefits including:

27 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
Flexible, hybrid and remote working options
Pay progression at 6 months and 2 years
Company pension
Excellent training and career development
Strong colleague networks across disability, race and LGBTQ+
Discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme and much more.