Media and Public Affairs Officer

Open to flexible working, hybrid working (office and remote)

Salary: £27 - £29K depending on experience plus flexible benefits 

Start date: ASAP

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is the independent regulator for advertising in the UK and works to ensure that ads across media are legal, decent, honest and truthful. Our work includes acting on and investigating complaints as well as proactively monitoring and taking action against misleading, harmful or offensive ads.

The Media and Public Affairs Officer works in the Communications team and plays an integral role in helping raise awareness of our work among parliamentarians, media and consumers, which includes defending our reputation and articulating our policy decisions. Reporting to the Media and Public Affairs Manager and working alongside and supporting the Public Affairs Advisor and Senior Media Relations Officer, this is an incredibly varied role offering fantastic opportunities for professional development. 

The regulatory landscape in the UK is currently going through seismic change and the ASA is at the heart of the public policy debates and media scrutiny surrounding regulation online. How do we ensure we continue to effectively protect consumers and businesses across the online ecosystem? How do we forge ever closer partnership working with major online platforms? How is harnessing technology helping us to deliver on our strategy to have more impact online? You will play a key part in shaping the arguments and influencing key stakeholders. 

This is a hands-on role, a fast-paced public affairs and media environment and no one day is the same. You will need to be engaged and interested in the workings of Government, have a hunger for the news and media relations and be passionate about communications. A team player and able to build relations internally including with senior colleagues and across departments you will also need the ability to think creatively and work autonomously. 

We have a culture that’s open, friendly and collaborative. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and we’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive organisation, both so we can represent everyone in the UK and so our own colleagues feel at home at work.  

How to apply: If you are interested in applying please visit our website to review the job description and complete the online questions outlining how you meet the requirements of the role and how you can contribute to the success of the ASA.