We are seeking an ambitious and experienced media communications professional to join the Academy’s media and engagement team, managing a small team of high-achieving media communications managers. Our mission is to engage our key audiences and stakeholders in the Academy’s exciting work across policy, enterprise, education and innovation as it is about to enter its second half century of delivering public benefit from excellence in engineering and technology.
This new role will be a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to shape the Academy’s media communications strategy, to drive thought leadership and to broaden and deepen our relationships with influential journalists. You will work with teams across the Academy to build external awareness, particularly through the media, of the outcomes delivered by our five flagship products, and you will bring strong and creative support to our media outreach and wider engagement programme.
Location: London, United Kingdom.
Salary: £46,550 per annum
Job type: Full-time
Application closing date: 21 July 2025
Interview date w/c: 28 July 2025
Interview location: London
The role
We are seeking an ambitious and experienced media communications professional to join the Academy’s media and engagement team, managing a small team of high-achieving media communications managers. Our mission is to engage our key audiences and stakeholders in the Academy’s exciting work across policy, enterprise, education and innovation as it is about to enter its second half century of delivering public benefit from excellence in engineering and technology.
This new role will be a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to shape the Academy’s media communications strategy, to drive thought leadership and to broaden and deepen our relationships with influential journalists. You will work with teams across the Academy to build external awareness, particularly through the media, of the outcomes delivered by our five flagship products, and you will bring strong and creative support to our media outreach and wider engagement programme.
Who are we?
The Royal Academy of Engineering is a charity that harnesses the power of engineering to build a sustainable society and an inclusive economy that works for everyone. In collaboration with our Fellows and partners, we’re growing talent and developing skills for the future, driving innovation, and building global partnerships, and influencing policy and engaging the public. Together we’re working to tackle the greatest challenges of our age.
With a diverse workforce and an inclusive and supportive culture, we look to attract candidates from wide and different backgrounds who have a passion for the role engineering plays in society. Our aim is to make the Academy the best place to work for the staff we have and those we seek to attract.
Why work for us?
We’re looking for people who are driven to make the world a better place. If you’re passionate about what you do and want to work collaboratively with talented colleagues to make change happen now and for future generations, we want you to get in touch.
This is the perfect time to join us. We have a dynamic, visionary CEO, a strong leadership team and an ambitious and exciting strategy. The value we bring as experts in our field and change agents is highly recognised and makes the Academy a motivating place to be. Our work today builds on a long, proud history with a focused and ambitious future which we’d love you to be part of.
We are looking for talented people who want to make a difference, to join our team – is this you?
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