Media Relations Advisor

Job Description

Job Title: Media Relations Advisor

Location: Frimley; Surrey with travel to London when required. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role

Salary: Circa £45,000 depending on experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Protect the company reputation through the delivery of proactive media relations in support of the company strategy and issues management
• Act as a first port of call for media, handling certain enquiries and directing others as appropriate to ensure a timely response
• Build and maintain effective relationships with our core media contacts, as well as internal and external stakeholders to support delivery and improve effectiveness of our external communications activity
• Support the Heads of Media in the development and delivery of integrated communications plans, leading on some areas within your portfolio
• Provide communications advice and develop creative ideas on areas within your brief
• Play a role in the strategy, planning, organisation, logistics and delivery for planned external comms activities such as site visits and interviews
• Develop content creation, working with the businesses as necessary, including photography, video, graphics, news releases, social copy, insights and stories, ensuring consistency of message and brand identity
• Manage and deliver key press office services such as the media database, media monitoring and licensing, including managing relationships with key suppliers

Your skills and experiences:

• Experience in a busy press office, agency or newsroom
• Delivering external communications projects across traditional, digital and social media
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Supporting function-wide communications objectives, meeting specific deadlines and tracking actions

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Group Communications Team:

This role sits within the Group Communications team in Head Office, reporting to the Head of Media, UK. As a Media Relations Advisor, you will be a key member of the Digital and Media Relations team, helping to keep the Group press office running smoothly and acting as a first point of contact for media enquiries. You’ll have the opportunity to get involved in proactive media activity and contribute to shaping the company’s external profile. This is a fantastic chance for a communications enthusiast to join a close-knit, collaborative team, working with stakeholders across the business and playing an important part in BAE Systems’ media profile.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 13th February 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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