Official Remit:

“5.11.1 Shall deputise for the Publicity Officer in creating event publicity when personal circumstances prevent them from doing so;

5.11.2. Shall be responsible for the creation of physical promotional material, including for freshers week;

5.11.3. Shall be responsible for maintaining and updating the society’s website;

5.11.4. Shall be responsible for the creation and sale of society merchandise (commonly referred to as stash); and,

5.11.4. Shall be responsible for pursuing additional media and marketing opportunities.”

What this job really looks like:

The media officer is a new role created this year with responsibility for supporting the publicity officer and also handling other media opportunities. This includes our website, physical media like leaflets, getting other groups to publicise our events or anything else they think of. They also have responsibility for producing society stash. Similar to the publicity officer desirable traits include experience and confidence with social media, creative and design experience and a good understanding of brand identity.