Communications Officer

**COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER**

**Reports to**: Campaign Director

**Location**: Madrid

**Duration**: From 1 July 2025 to 31 December 2027

Fixed-term position

**N.B**. Applications will be assessed upon receipt; we therefore encourage early submission.

**OCEANA’s Mission**

We are a leader in science-based advocacy, and we campaign for policies to make the world’s oceans more abundant, vibrant, and biodiverse. We operate as a combined international organisation. Through recent expansion, our talented staff consists of about 250 people, working in more than 12 countries, including scientists, communications, policy and advocacy experts.

When you work at Oceana, you are part of an organisation that changes people's lives by protecting the oceans, improving food security and enhancing livelihoods. Whether you are contributing as a policy advocate, expert, fundraiser, or team member, you play a pivotal role in helping people achieve their goals every day. Our culture is one of talented people working together with a common purpose.

As an Oceana team member, you know that what you do matters. Join us today to protect the world’s oceans and restore them to their former level of abundance

**The role**:
The main purpose of this position is to develop, coordinate and implement communications strategies to achieve Oceana’s campaign goals.
- ensuring the communications coordination and alignment across Oceana campaigns at EU level.
- writing press releases, press material, organising media events at international level and defining marketing strategies to support the campaign and communication goals defined by the Campaign Director

The Communications Officer will develop and implement strategies that support the campaign goals at the EU level. The role involves writing press materials, organising international media events, and shaping marketing strategies in coordination with the Campaign Director. The Communications Officer will play a central role in daily communications operations, ensuring alignment across campaigns and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, including social media and Digital Communications Specialists.

**Main Responsibilities**:

- Draft and implement a campaign communications plan, combining print, broadcast and electronic media materials.
- Ensure messaging aligns with organisational goals, target audiences are clearly identified, and appropriate communication channels are utilized to maximize impact and outreach.
- Define marketing strategies to advance campaign goals, in coordination with the Communications Director and team (Social Media Specialist and Digital Communications Specialist).
- Deliver the communication goals defined by the Campaign Director ensuring alignment with Oceana’s global communications objectives defined by the Communications Director.
- Write/edit press releases, opinion pieces and other press materials; review campaign reports to ensure the best use of communications techniques.
- Edit and proofread English-language press materials.
- Coordinate media activities with field staff, respond to media inquiries, and serve as a spokesperson when appropriate.
- Position Oceana representatives as speakers at conferences in Europe.
- Liaise with journalists to pitch stories, handle enquiries, and assist Oceana staff at interviews.
- Update media databases and cultivate press contacts.
- Organise media briefings and events.
- Develop relationships with influencers.
- Coordinate the creation of social media posts, tiles, gifs or videos for social media with the Social Media Specialist.
- Write blog posts on our website in collaboration with the Digital Communications Specialist.
- Upload press releases on the webpage if needed.
- Coordinate with communications colleagues to ensure consistent messaging and branding, as well as leveraging Oceana’s resources.
- Contribute to media and donor reports as needed.
- Stay abreast of campaign updates, communications trends, and EU or marine conservation news useful to advance campaign goals.
- Support Campaign Director as required.

Education and work experience:

- Bachelor’s degree in communications, Journalism, Business Administration, or Marketing.
- A minimum of 3 years’ experience in communications strategy development. Experience in an international non-profit preferred.
- Strong English language skills. Additional European languages, particularly Greek, are a plus.

Skills and knowledge:

- Excellent communication skills to interact with internal and external stakeholders.
- Self-starter able to effectively take initiative, work independently, stay calm under pressure and complete tasks in a timely manner.
- Strong team playing skills and cooperative approach.
- Ability to approach problems with a sense of ownership, enthusiasm and innovation.
- Problem solving abilities, proactively seeks out solutions to challenge.
- Passion for communications.
- Cross cultural communications skills.
- Availability to travel.