Press Officer Consumer & Filming – 12 month Fixed Term Contract
Join Heathrow’s Communications team to protect and enhance the airport’s reputation through compelling consumer PR and exciting filming projects.
Responsibilities
- Proactively develop opportunities for national and consumer media coverage to build trust, pride and love for Heathrow.
- Pitch news stories and feature ideas to consumer media outlets to secure positive coverage and reactively respond to journalist queries.
- Identify new opportunities for media coverage with airport stakeholders and partners, including airlines and F&B retailers.
- Prepare briefing materials for spokespeople and manage media interviews.
- Collaborate with Heathrow’s Marketing, Operational and Social Media teams to align and execute activity.
- Support commercial filming projects at the airport, from arranging filming permits to project managing large‑scale film or TV shoots.
- Play a key role in Heathrow’s crisis communications response team, including on‑call press officer duties, providing professional judgement under pressure and advising managers on media coverage impact.
Essential Skills and Experience
- Degree‑level education or equivalent experience.
- Excellent project‑management and time‑management skills.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
- Creativity, proactivity and a sense for a good news story.
- Strong work ethic, with drive and determination to improve performance.
- Ability to identify and deliver improvements to processes within the function.
About Heathrow
Heathrow is the world’s most iconic airport, committed to sustainable aviation and delivering net zero. Working here offers exciting opportunities across media, filming and communications that reach millions of consumers.
Benefits
Competitive salary, performance‑based bonuses, Share in Success programme, generous annual leave, market‑leading pensions, private health insurance, wellbeing tools and varied learning and development opportunities.
Working Location
Hybrid: up to two days a week from home, based in the UK and within a commutable distance to Heathrow.
Sustainable Travel to Work
Heathrow’s Sustainable Travel Guide provides easy, sustainable travel options for everyone.
Equal Opportunities
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all. Heathrow celebrates diversity and champions inclusion.
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