"Media Relations Manager (World Weather Attribution and Grantham Institute)"

About the role:

The Grantham Institute is Imperial College London's hub for climate change and the environment, established to promote interdisciplinary working and to meet some of the greatest challenges faced by society.

The Media Relations Manager will be an integral part of the Grantham Institute Communications team. In addition to providing communications support to Grantham Institute researchers and leading on media relations for Grantham outputs, a major focus of this role will be to provide a spectrum of communications support for the World Weather Attribution (WWA) project, an exciting, high-profile initiative led by Dr Fredi Otto. The project was founded to provide rapid and robust assessments on the role of climate change in the aftermath of extreme weather events. Its aim is to provide timely scientific evidence to better understand how climate change impacts weather today, how we deal with weather events now and plan better for the future.

You will be responsible for developing and delivering a variety of communications activities for the project and other related initiatives at the Grantham Institute, such as the Climate Damage Tracker, through media relations, social media and other digital projects. You will monitor and evaluate outcomes of communications, identifying areas of development and success and responding to improve performance, and build WWA's reputation.

What you would be doing:

• Closely collaborate with the WWA team to develop the team’s communication strategy
• Provide high-quality press materials for WWA attribution studies and Grantham research, including organising and hosting press briefings, responding to media requests, using social media, providing graphics
• Develop and commission digital creative content, such as data visualisations, infographics and video
• Develop and deliver impactful social media content and manage WWA's twitter channel and website
• Develop and deliver strategies to engage other priority audiences as identified by the WWA team

What we are looking for:

• Demonstratable interest in climate change and the environment
• Ability to explain complicated scientific topics to journalists, in a clear, accurate and timely manner
• Experience of delivering media briefing events
• In-depth working knowledge of traditional media and/or the channels, methods, systems and procedures associated with the delivery of a digital communications projects, including websites and social media
• Creativity to think of new ideas and ways of connecting to audiences

What we can offer you:

• The opportunity to continue your career at a world-leading institution and be part of our mission to continue science for humanity
• Benefit from sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including 39 days off a year and generous pension schemes)
• Get access to a range of workplace benefits including a flexible working policy from day 1, generous family leave packages, on-site leisure facilities and a cycle-to-work scheme
• Interest-free season ticket loan schemes for travel
• Be part of a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative work culture with various staff networks and resources designed to support your personal and professional wellbeing.

Further Information

If you are thinking about applying for this job and want to discuss it further, please contact Grantham Communications Manager Conor McNally – c.mcnally@imperial.ac.uk or Dr Fredi Otto – f.otto@imperial.ac.uk

Should you have any queries about the application process, please contact Dora Vrkic - d.vrkic@imperial.ac.uk.