Press Officer

Location: London, United Kingdom

Company

MoneySavingExpert.com is the UK’s largest consumer website, providing free, independent, editorially led personal-finance guidance to millions of people.

What you will do

• Support a busy reactive press office by managing enquiries from print, digital, and broadcast media.
• Draft press releases, media lines, and reactive comments on consumer issues.
• Monitor the media landscape and identify proactive opportunities for commentary and coverage.
• Maintain media distribution lists and build relationships with journalists.
• Support spokespeople, including Martin Lewis, by identifying and preparing for media opportunities.
• Coordinate with News, Campaigns, and Social teams to amplify investigations, editorial content, and campaigns.

Requirements

• Genuine interest in public relations and the UK media landscape.
• Curiosity about emerging media channels, including influencers, podcasts, and digital-first broadcasters.
• Strong written communication skills and the ability to turn complex information into clear, accurate, engaging copy.
• Good judgment, attention to detail, confidence communicating with journalists and colleagues, and the ability to scrutinize information carefully.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, meet tight deadlines, adapt to changing priorities, and work collaboratively.
• Relevant experience may come from employment, internships, volunteering, student journalism, or similar activities.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of financial services or personal finance.
• Understanding of Parliament, regulation, and policymaking.

Culture & Benefits

• Shared weekend on-call rota, expected to be at least one weekend in three, with additional compensation for on-call weekends.
• Up to 30 days of holiday plus bank holidays.
• Pension contribution of up to 6% from the employer and a bonus scheme.
• Enhanced shared parental leave, including six months of paid leave for both parents.
• Financial coaching, mental health platform access, and on-demand digital healthcare.
• Mentorship, training, and access to an individual LinkedIn Learning licence with more than 16,000 courses.

Hiring process

• Reasonable accommodations are available throughout the application process.