Job Description

LET’S CUT STRAIGHT TO IT

At Severn Trent, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re in the top 5% of utility companies worldwide for employee engagement, and we’re equally proud of our strong Glassdoor score — reflecting how much our people love working here.  

Join us to make a positive impact on the environment and our communities, while being valued and supported in a truly inclusive workplace. 

If you want to do more, because you care, we want you on our team. 

We’re a 24/7 business, providing an essential Utility to millions of customers across the Midlands and as such, we have an extremely busy press office that operates at local, regional and national level. To help support our team share the great work we’re delivering, we’re looking to recruit two Press Officers, one to support our consumer PR and one to support our corporate communications.

As our new Press Officer, you’ll be helping to share stories on all the great things we do with the media, our customers and with our stakeholders in the communities in which we operate. We’ll be looking for you to develop relationships with key journalists that will help generate positive media coverage and respond quickly to media enquiries. As a 24-7 business, we also play a role in protecting our reputation and supporting the business with any operational issues to ensure a positive outcome for customers.

You’ll play an important role in a fast-paced environment, be adept at creating great content, and hosting media events, briefing spokespeople and often represent the company yourself in interviews whilst also supporting on campaign planning and delivery as part of a wider communications team to deliver great headlines and brilliant stories.
Sound like you? Then read on.

LET’S TELL YOU MORE

Your key accountabilities will include:

•  Work within the busy press office, ensuring that we manage all media interest whilst protecting and promoting the reputation of the business
•  Help to promote successes and good news through creating, writing and selling in stories and features
•  Develop and implement a programme of proactive PR campaigns for consumer and corporate
•  Create talked about content for proactive media and communications campaigns
•  Monitor media coverage and prepare regular evaluation reports to support continual improvement

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

We’re looking for our new Press Officer to be a great communicator, both verbally and written as well as having the passion and creativity to bring new ideas to the table to help make our service even better. You’ll have a proven track record of working in a busy press office and will have the skills to deliver effective communications during incidents and working under pressure.

You’ll need to be a real team player. Someone who is willing to learn all about our complex business and then go and build relationships and make contacts at all levels both internally and externally.

Skills and experience are important, but character, positivity, and a caring attitude matter too. We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality, as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We’re looking for people who want to get involved, be part of something bigger, and make a difference because they care.

HOW WE’LL REWARD AND CARE FOR YOU IN RETURN

It’s not just a job you’ll get here, you’ll get a career too. We have a range of benefits that reward and recognise great work and award-winning training to ensure you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the community in which we live. Here’s some of our favourites:

Salary : From £33,766.08

• 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)

•  Annual bonus scheme (up to £2,250 based on company performance and eligibility)
•  Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
•  Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
•  10% monthly discount with Busy Bee Nursery's, including one-week free childcare
•  Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’
•  Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
•  Family friendly policies
•  Two volunteering days per year

LET’S GO

We can’t wait to hear from you. Have an updated CV ready and spare five minutes to apply. We’ll let you know the outcome after the closing date, so keep an eye on your phone and emails.