Job Title: Media and Content Manager

Department: Corporate Affairs

Reporting to: Head of Corporate Affairs

Grade: 5

Salary: £57,848 per annum

Contract Type: 2 Years Fixed Term Contract

Working pattern: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week

Base: London or Gravesend

Closing date: 2nd November 2025

Interview date: 11^th November 2025

Who we are:

We are the UK’s biggest port, central to the country’s economy and ambitions for growth. We connect the UK to the world, but we are much more than a conventional port.

We are driven by our purpose to protect and improve the 95 mile stretch of the River Thames which is tidal – from Teddington Lock on the border of Surrey, through the heart of London, Kent, Essex and out to the North Sea.

Key responsibilities:

We want you to help us tell our story – through creative, positive engagement with the media, built on producing brilliant content. In particular that looks like:

• Management of relationships with key media, with a particular focus on regional and sector specific journalists.
• Proactively generating positive coverage, working with the media to connect diverse audiences and key stakeholders with PLA business priorities and Thames Vision goals
• Delivering effective media campaigns and activations to build the PLA’s reach and reputation
• Lead production of our Tidal Thames News – regular newsletter sent to c5,000 stakeholders.
• Monitoring and evaluation of media activity/mentions, evaluation of reach, regular reporting
• Part of the out-of-hours on-call rota for monitoring media enquiries
• A key part of a crisis and/or business continuity response, using effective media relationships to manage reputational risk

What we are looking for:

• Proven experience of designing and delivering effective media campaigns, with knowledge of evaluation methodologies or approaches
• Ability to build and maintain good working relationships with journalists
• Experience of crisis or reputation management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience of briefing/supporting senior leaders with external communications
• Good attention to detail
• Brings enthusiasm, creativity and can-do to work!

In return, we offer a competitive benefits package:

• 28 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays)
• Medical Cash Plan (Westfield Health)
• Generous pension
• Onsite parking with electric charging
• Access to Occupational Health, Mindfulness, Counselling and Physiotherapy
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Car-leasing scheme (Tusker Cars)
• Access to MyGymDiscounts

For further information or if you would like to have an informal discussion about the position, please contact Mark Anderson, Head of Corporate Affairs at Mark.Anderson@pla.co.uk

The PLA are not registered with the UK Home Office and do not sponsor candidates who require a visa or work permit to work in the UK, therefore an offer of employment cannot be made unless you currently hold the rights to live and work in the UK.