Media Relations Manager

Media Relations Manager Salary: £45,100 - £60,400 per annum Location: Cambridge, UK - Hybrid (40-60% office based) Contract: Permanent Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week Are you a skilled media relations professional with a strong news sense and a passion for shaping impactful stories? We are Cambridge University Press and Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge. This is an exciting opportunity to join our External Communications and Brand team and play a key role in raising our global profile. You will help shape how we tell our story, securing high-quality media coverage and supporting our mission to improve education worldwide. About the role As an experienced media relations professional, you will develop and deliver strategies that enhance and protect Cambridge''s global reputation and support our organisational priorities. You will lead the creation and delivery of compelling, media-ready stories on key education topics, driving proactive coverage across national and international outlets. Alongside this, you will manage reactive communications and contribute to critical incident response, ensuring messaging is clear, timely and consistent. You will also build strong relationships with journalists and editors, maintain effective media monitoring and contact systems, and advise and train senior colleagues to engage confidently with the media. Additional responsibilities and ..... full job details .....