Job Title: Media Trainer / Multimedia Journalist / Podcaster
Location: Reading
Salary: circa £47,000 per annum
Job type: Permanent, Full time
Who we are:
Media First is one of the oldest and most successful media training companies in the UK.
We help our clients with a wide range of communications challenges and are known as specialists in communications training.
About the role:
We are looking for someone who loves the media to join our small but perfectly formed team that constantly punches above its weight.
We need someone to help deliver some of our bespoke media, communications and presentations training courses.
Sometimes this will be as a lead tutor, and on other occasions as one of our telephone journalists.
Our courses are delivered online and in-person across the country. So, there will be times when you will need to travel.
We also need someone who can use their media prowess and communication skills on podcasts, blogs, social media, blog writing, course design and more.
This is your opportunity to make your mark with a team that works with some of the country’s biggest brands – including 40 of the FTSE 100 – helping them communicate with clarity and confidence and develop their people.
Who are we looking for?
We pride ourselves on the realism and credibility of our training. So, you’ll need to have an extensive journalistic background, preferably across broadcast and print.
You’ll also have experience in delivering training to senior delegates – ideally both online and in-person.
You’ll need an eye for a story and be able to juggle different tasks and deadlines.
And you’ll combine creativity and compelling copy with attention to detail.
Oh, and you’ll need to be a team player and have a passion for helping others develop and improve their skills.
Sound like you? Here’s a closer look at the role and the person we are looking for:
- Deliver bespoke training courses – in-person and via Zoom (media, crisis communication, presentation skills, message development sessions and more)
- Write blogs for our family of companies (Thirty Seven, BCF and Media First)
- Host or contribute to the production of The Media Landscape Podcast
- Work alongside our camera and audio technicians to create pre-recorded course content for our online training courses and websites
- Carry out mock print interviews with a broad range of clients in various sectors for training and development purposes
- Social media management and content creation
- Support in the creation and execution of marketing campaigns
- Assist the sales team by generating incoming business enquires through the production of high-quality content
- Assist in the implementation of our SEO strategy by ensuring that every piece of digital content is optimised for SEO and make adjustments based on the feedback and reporting from our SEO agency
- Excellent proofreading skills
- Work alongside the account management team to develop bespoke training courses and packages that meet our clients aims and objectives.
Experience
- A journalistic background
- Experience in delivering media and communications training to corporate clients
- Evidence of your skills and ability as a writer and broadcaster
- Experience in working in a corporate comms, PR or media team could be advantageous
- Must be a news junkie
What can we offer you?
Well, depending on your skills you’ll get a salary of circa £47,000 a year with the opportunity of a company car if desired/required.
You’ll also get 23 days annual leave a year (and it increases by a day a year for each of the first three days you are with us).
A central Reading location – where you will typically be based a couple of days a week. It is 10 minutes from the train station (if you get a wiggle on) and has free parking (if you can still afford petrol). It is also 5 minutes from the nearest cocktail bar.
Flexible working – you won’t always need to be in the office.
A supportive, ambitious and fun team that works hard and is known to play harder (when babysitters allow).
If this sounds like you and you want to join a business where you can thrive and be creative then please hit APPLY.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of, Podcaster, Broadcast journalist, Multimedia Journalist, Digital Content Creator, Content Management, Campaign Executive, Social Media Coordinator, Digital Marketing Coordinator, Website Editor, Website Administrator, Marketing Campaign, Journalist, Broadcaster, Content Editor, Content Creator, Blogger, Marketing Manager may also be considered for this role.
