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About the Role

We are looking for a Press and Media Manager to tell the story of our work and grow our profile across local, regional, and national media. This press-led role focuses on proactive and reactive media work, supporting wider marketing activity to strengthen campaigns and storytelling. You will own and drive our day-to-day media presence, ensuring communications activity supports our core goal of increasing employer offerings for work experience across the UK.

Responsibilities

Lead day-to-day media activity: identifying stories, writing press releases, pitching to journalists, and responding to media enquiries
Build and maintain relationships with journalists, editors, and bloggers across local, regional, trade, and national outlets
Identify newsworthy angles and develop stories aligned to organisational priorities
Create compelling press and thought leadership content, including blog posts, op-eds, case studies, and feature articles
Monitor media coverage and maintain a media mentions log; report on reach and impact
Coordinate with our contracted PR agency on major campaigns and set-piece moments
Brief spokespeople and prepare key messages for interviews
Provide occasional out-of-hours support for press activity where required
Occasional travel across the UK for key events
Work closely with colleagues to align press activity with marketing campaigns aimed at growing employer sign-ups and regional partnerships
Support and contribute to the creation of marketing materials, email campaigns, and social media content where it aligns with press and campaign activity
Contribute to the development of an integrated communications calendar
Maintain and grow our media contacts database
Stay informed on education, employment, and social mobility trends
Champion our brand voice and ensure consistency across all external communications
Ensure safeguarding best practice is embedded across communications activity
Support wider communications activity as required

Requirements

Demonstrable experience in a press, PR, or communications role — in-house, agency, or journalism
Excellent writing skills with the ability to craft clear, engaging copy for different audiences and formats
Good understanding of the UK media landscape
Highly organised, able to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines
Genuine interest in social mobility, education, or youth employment
Comfortable working both independently and as part of a small team
Ability to identify newsworthy angles and translate organisational priorities into compelling stories
Confident pitching stories and building relationships with journalists
Experience of proactively securing media coverage (print, broadcast, or online)
Experience working in the charity or education sector
Experience working with external PR agencies
Existing media contacts (education, business, or regional press)
Experience working in a small, fast-paced organisation
Skills in social media or content creation (e.g. Canva, video editing)
Familiarity with marketing principles and campaign delivery
Appointees are subject to a DBS check
Must have the right to work in the UK to apply

Skills

Press
PR
Communications
Writing
Media landscape understanding
Organisation
Project management
Deadline management
Social mobility interest
Education interest
Youth employment interest
Independent work
Teamwork
Storytelling
Pitching
Journalist relationship building
Media coverage securing
Charity sector experience
Education sector experience
PR agency experience
Media contacts
Fast-paced organisation experience
Social media skills
Content creation skills
Canva
Video editing
Marketing principles
Campaign delivery

Location

London (1 day per week)
Home

Work Type

Full Time
Permanent
Hybrid

Experience Level

Mid-level

Salary/Compensations

£40,400 per annum rising to £43,700 after 1 year of service

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Morning of your birthday off
£500 a year professional development fund
Option to purchase additional annual leave yearly
'Winter shutdown' gifted
Early bank holiday finish (3:30pm)
22.2 hours of volunteering days to use each year
Home office set up support
Enhanced sick pay
Enhanced family friendly leave
Employee Assistance Programme

About the Company

Futures For All is the largest social mobility charity in the UK.
We help to level the playing field between state and independent schools by giving all young people access to the same prestigious networks available to the top fee-paying schools.
We believe that by inspiring young people to explore their ambitions through our speaker programme, facilitating access to multi-day experiences of the world of work, and supporting young people to successfully seize opportunities available to them, then we can make a profound difference to the lives of young people, their future happiness and prosperity.
By 2028, our ambition is that every young person in the UK has access to high quality work experience. Yet today, less than half of young people leave secondary school having had any work experience whatsoever.

Equal Opportunity

Futures For All is committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process and encouraging equality and diversity among our workforces.
We acknowledge that some candidates may require additional support to overcome barriers experienced during the application process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview, please reach out to us via hr@futuresforall.org
Futures For All is committed to safeguarding the young people we work with and expects all staff members to share this commitment.
Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.