Public Relations and Press Trustee

Role purpose:

1. To promote the WFA, its activities, and its purpose to
   print, digital, and broadcast media to in a reactive/proactive manner
   achieve its charitable aims and strategic objectives.
2. To host and produce the weekly WFA podcast Mentioned in

Key functions

1.   Press officer
2. . Podcast host/editor/producer

Specific responsibilities:

1.   Press officer
   
   Proactive press relations (working with other EC members)
   Reactive press relations: maintaining press office to respond to media
   enquiries; responding to interview requests and information.
   
   Strategic advice: giving EC counsel on press matters; evaluating and
   reporting back on media engagement.
   
   Membership and branch support: being a point of advice to local
   branches on media and press issues; providing materials and resources
   to support local branches/committees engage and work with local media.
   
   
   Media spokesperson: acting as a media spokesperson where appropriate.
2. .  Podcast editor/producer
   
   a.    Set up interviews: organising, planning, interviewing
   contributors, editing and producing regular podcasts on aspects of the
   Great War.
   
   
   b.    Hosting, editing and producing the podcasting: completing
   interview editing, hosting on the website and marketing.

 Last updated June 2021