Senior Press Officer (10mth maternity cover)

Location: London (Euston). We''re an office-based organisation and staff are expected to be in the office five days a week. Start date: Monday 7 December 2026 Application deadline: 9:00am Monday 26 October 2026 Interviews: In-person at our London office, Monday 2nd November 2026 Would you like to play an important role in improving science coverage in the news? The Science Media Centre is a small, high-impact charity that works to get expert scientific voices into the media on the biggest and most controversial stories of the day so that news is accurate and evidence-based. We are looking for a Senior Press Officer with a passion for science and the media to help us make, break and react to some of the biggest science stories in the national news. Working on everything from genome editing and vaccination to climate change and AI, the SMC is an independent press office for science specialising in the science, health and environment stories that hit the headlines. Our press team are immersed in the most controversial, politicised and messy science stories in the news. This is not a role for the faint-hearted; but if you''re passionate about accurate media coverage of the science stories that define our times, and you can work with a calm head when things are busy and demanding, this is the job for you. What we are looking for We are looking for a Senior Press Officer - you could be currently at or ready to step up to a senior press officer role. You will be versatile and can ..... full job details .....