Media Monitoring Officer

Role responsibilities

·     Use digital tools for media monitoring, summaries, and coverage reports.

·     Monitor key media outlets, including during morning, evening and late cycles, and flag relevant developments to Press Officers.

·     Understand the media landscape; track where political narratives are developing, including real-time developments.

·     Support delivery of daily summaries, social media content, and urgent developments.

·     Support the Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Cabinet events and visits.

·     Ensure high accuracy in monitoring outputs, summaries, and transcripts.

·     Share relevant monitoring insights with other teams (Campaigns, Research) across daytime and evening shifts.

·     Assist the wider Press Office with rapid rebuttal, quote drafting and content creation.

Other

·     Assist with urgent press handling during late hours as required by the needs of the team and the Party.

·     Provide holiday cover for other members of the team in accordance with the holiday cover schedule.

·     Undertake weekend working and early morning shifts as part of a rota.

·     Establish and maintain excellent relationships with key stakeholders.

·     Keep any professional qualifications up to date.

Professional experience and qualifications

·     Demonstrable experience of developing and producing high quality content.

·     Excellent attention to detail and exceptional written ability.

·     Highly organised and self-motivated.

·     Strong communication and transcribing skills.

·     Excellent time management and the ability to prioritise.

·     The ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines.

·     A commitment to the Conservative Party and to supporting the programme of Renewal.

·     Some experience of working in a political environment.

·     Experience with social media.

·     Prior political experience not essential however a sound knowledge of current affairs and political awareness is essential.

Skills required

·     Excellent relationship building and influencing skills with the ability to tailor message and style appropriately.

·     Creative, with a strong ability to develop and implement innovative solutions to problems and opportunities in a fast-paced environment.

·     Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

·     Able to organise and prioritise a demanding workload personally.

·     Whilst not essential, the ideal candidate will also have good digital skills, including video and graphics production, as well as social media management.