Press and Media Officer
Walsall Council
Location: The Council House Room 21, Walsall, WS1 1TR
Full time
Permanent
Ref: RT02925
Salary G7: £32,654 - £37,035 per annum (pay award pending)
Closing date: 7th September 2025
Tens of millions of pounds have been secured to transform Walsall, and we are looking for a talented communications professional to join our team to tell the story of our people, our place and our council.
We have big ambitions to build on our proud industrial heritage and build a borough fit for the future.
Our team has an important role to play in this. Due to an internal promotion, we need a Press and Media Officer for our busy Press Desk who will work closely with local, regional and national media to raise awareness of the council’s work and promote the positive results the council is achieving across all its services.
The candidate:
We are looking for an experienced communications professional with strong writing skills who can generate and place good news stories to enhance the reputation of the council.
Researching and writing news releases and responding to media enquiries will be at the heart of this role, alongside developing contacts and building relationships with journalists.
You’ll also be creative and able to develop ideas to tell the council’s story and create engaging content for social media and marketing campaigns.
So, if you’re someone with a flair for writing with lots of creative ideas and a passion for communications, we’d love to hear from you.
This role may also be suitable for journalists looking to develop a career in public sector communications.
Key responsibilities include:
Handling media enquiries.
Researching and writing press releases and liaising with relevant officers, senior managers and Members.
Supporting project teams and assisting with the planning and delivery of communications and marketing campaigns.
Creating engaging multimedia content for social media.
We advertise vacancies because we want the best talent available. If that’s you, we’re waiting for your application.
For more information about this role, view the Job Description and Employee Specification (Senior Communications and Marketing Executive: Communications, Marketing and Brand).
View Job Description and Employee Specification
Important note: When completing your online application form, you will be asked to enter supporting information. You must enter a detailed supporting information statement describing how your skills, abilities and experience meet the specific criteria included in the employee specification. If you do not include a supporting information statement, you will not be shortlisted. Please also ensure that you complete the work history and qualifications sections of your application form. Please do not add a CV as we do not accept them. Please see our Information for Applicants leaflet for further information.
We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not contact us regarding this job vacancy. We are not accepting agency applications or referrals at this time.
This post is covered by the Government’s Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers. The post holder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.
This position is designated as a politically restricted (sensitive) post.
Closing date for applications: 7th September 2025.
About Us
Here at Walsall, we want to attract the best talent. That's why - as well as a satisfying and rewarding job - we offer a range of attractive benefits. Working arrangements in most jobs are flexible (you may work flexitime, full or part time and job sharing is usually available) and you can expect generous holiday entitlements, a first class pension scheme and plenty of opportunities for training and personal development.
We advertise vacancies because we want the best talent available. If that's you, we're waiting for your application.
