Press Officer - Sustainability

Press Officer – Sustainability (16393)

When it comes to innovation and achievement there are few organisations with a better track record than us. Over the last 30 years, we have changed the way people travel, leading the way in the short haul airline market across the UK and Europe. With a growing fleet of over 300 aircraft, annual passenger numbers in excess of 85 million and an unparalleled network of over 1,000 routes, our aim is to make travel easy and affordable for our customers. Then it’s our people and passion which set us apart. Highly talented, forward‑thinking people with a real sense of fun. We are generation easyJet, joined together by our “Orange Spirit”. easyJet aims to be a good corporate citizen, employing people on local contracts in eight countries across Europe in full compliance with national laws and recognising their trade unions. The airline supports several local charities and has a corporate partnership with UNICEF which has raised over £17m for the most vulnerable children since it was established in 2012. The airline also takes sustainability seriously and in 2022, published its roadmap to net zero carbon emissions by 2050, aiming to decarbonise through the development and use of new technology and solutions over the coming decades. As an airline, we have an interim carbon emissions intensity reduction target of 35% by 2035, which is validated by the SBTi. Since 2000, the airline has already reduced its carbon emissions per passenger, per kilometre by one-third.

Job Purpose

The position reports to the Head of Sustainability Communications, working as part of the wider easyJet external communications department across the UK and Europe. The Press Officer will work closely with a variety of disciplines within the company such as public affairs, internal communications, and social, customer and marketing communications.

• Help to promote and defend easyJet’s reputation, including in relation to the airline’s environmental and social sustainability agenda; proactively promote stories and address media on reactive enquiries.
• Shape the airline’s narrative on sustainability, drafting and issuing press releases and internal content to share key business updates and ensure a steady drumbeat of stories to enhance and protect easyJet’s reputation.
• Support social, customer and marketing communications, including keeping our websites updated to ensure all materials are consistent, accurate, compliant and up to date.
• Manage and track easyJet’s speaking engagements, work with organisers and develop briefings for easyJet’s representatives.
• Monitor and track specific issues and support the development of policy materials.
• Passion for corporate communications, including environmental and social sustainability areas, and proven experience of working with national and regional media as well as online and social media.
• Efficient and timely, with excellent written skills and the ability to translate sometimes technical information into simple and understandable language.
• Key part of the wider team, part of the on‑call rota and assist the Press Office team during busy periods.

Competencies

• Ownership and Delivery: Clear focus on delivering results, working to targets, reviewing progress and adapting plans accordingly, motivating self and team to achieve.
• Business Performance: Understands business and external environment, cost conscious and grasps the long‑term perspective and implications of decisions.
• Innovation and Change: Open to new ways of doing things, questions existing approaches, views change as an opportunity, comfortable working in a dynamic and ambiguous environment.
• Building Relationships: Expresses ideas confidently and clearly, builds positive and constructive relationships with colleagues and supports them to ensure team goals are achieved.

Job Accountabilities

• Draft media materials, presentations, press releases and briefings.
• Manage external communications, including environmental and social sustainability related news; proactively create positive news stories and maintain readiness for reactive media enquiries.
• Support the wider communications team with general corporate communications activities and provide up‑to‑date materials and media lines for sustainability‑related issues.
• Support internal communications activity.
• Manage speaking engagements; organise/support media and stakeholder events.
• Monitor and track specific issues and support policy materials as required.
• Provide administrative support – processing press travel requests, assisting with PR launches and managing the sustainability communications diary.
• Take position within the external communications 24/7 on‑call duty rota; support crisis response as required.

Requirements of the Role

Key Skills Required

• Previous experience in communications and content management, with sustainability experience desirable.
• Fluent in English in writing and speaking; other languages are a plus.
• Proven experience of media communications and media handling, ideally in a similar role.
• Good organisational and planning skills.
• Broad knowledge of all media and a strong news sense.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
• Excellent interpersonal and team‑working skills.
• Ability to remain calm under pressure, prioritise and work to tight deadlines.
• Accuracy and attention to detail; excellent proof‑reading skills.
• Knowledge and interest in sustainability (environmental and social impact areas) and/or aviation industry.
• Experience in internal communications, marketing or social media.
• Media event management with experience of managing high‑profile events.

Location and Hours

This is a full‑time role. We work a hybrid model with 2‑3 days in the office at Luton Airport.

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We encourage individuality, empower our people to seize the initiative, and never stop learning. We see people first and foremost for their performance and potential and we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments from interview through to employment for our candidates.

Business Area

Public Relations