Media and Communications Officer

The Magistrates Association is the membership organisation for magistrates in England and Wales. Magistrates are the backbone of our justice system and we re the only independent organisation that supports, champions and advocates for them.

One of the ways we do this is by sharing our members stories and achievements, as well as their concerns and issues, with key decision makers, the media and the wider public. That s where you come in.

We re looking for a new Media and Communications Officer, so if you re a talented writer, PR expert and team player with a strong instinct for storytelling and outstanding attention to detail, we d love to hear from you.

It s an exciting time to be joining us. In the last year-and-a-half, we ve turbo-charged our media relations and have more than quadrupled the volume and value of our media coverage in that time. We re becoming the go-to organization for the media looking for comment on magistrates and the wider justice system and we want to build on this, to further raise awareness of the vital work that magistrates our members do, and by doing this to better promote ourselves and our services to members, potential members, other stakeholders and the wider public.

It s an interesting and varied job. On any day, you might be:

• Working with the chief executive and policy colleagues to plan our next big media campaign

• Brainstorming ideas for new blogs and news items for the website or magazine

• Managing and producing one of our two email newsletters for members

• Reaching out to the media to brief them on a story we want to promote

• Interviewing members for stories

• Creating and curating content for our website

• Planning and writing posts for our X and LinkedIn social media accounts

• Evaluating the success of a recent campaign or media push, and considering how we might do even better next time.

How to apply

Please click the link at the top of this advert to visit the job page on our website and download the recruitment pack for this role. Applications (by CV and covering letter explaining how you meet the requirements in the person specification) need to be with us by 11:59pm on Sunday 10 August 2025.

Thank you and good luck!