Media Relations Manager

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow is seeking a Media Relations Manager to enhance the College's reputation as a thought leader in healthcare. You will shape external communications with the Senior Communications Manager and build relationships with key journalists across the UK and internationally.

You will gather insights from our 15,000 Fellows and Members, translating complex healthcare topics into clear content while collaborating with teams across education, assessment,

Qualifications

• Degree or comparable experience in communications.
• Minimum three years in media relations, journalism or communications.
• Exceptional writing, editing and storytelling; translate healthcare info clearly.
• Strong relationships with journalists and media outlets.
• Curiosity about healthcare; ability to quickly build rapport with Fellows and Members.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and collaboration.
• Strong organisational skills; able to work independently in a fast-paced env.
• Knowledge of media monitoring tools and analytics platforms.
• Experience creating and posting content for social media and websites.
• Experience working with senior leaders as a trusted advisor.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in enhancing the College's reputation as a thought leader within the healthcare sector.
• Work with the Senior Communications Manager to shape and deliver external communications strategy.
• Build relationships with key journalists and create compelling content.
• Develop an excellent understanding of the College, gathering content from 15,000 Fellows and Members.
• Strengthen external voice and raise profile in the UK and internationally.
• Turn communications priorities into action with colleagues across education, assessment, heritage and fundraising functions.
• Delivery role with influence: bring ideas, advise colleagues and office bearers, shape plans and build relationships.

Skills

Media relations

Journalism experience

Writing skills

Media relationships

Healthcare interest

Interpersonal skills

Independent work

Social media content

Trusted advisor

Education

Degree in communications

Tools

Media monitoring tools

Analytics platforms

Social media platforms

Job description

Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

5 October 2026

Ongoing

Welcome to the College community

Since being granted our Royal Charter in 1599, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow has been improving health and healthcare for people around the world.
Today, we are a professional membership body providing education, assessment and development to more than 15,000 Fellows and Members at all stages of their careers. We are a UK organisation with a global membership.
Our estate in the heart of Glasgow city centre includes modern conferencing and events facilities, a rich and extensive heritage collection with museum status, a library and our multi-award winning events offering, 1599 at the Royal College.
Our purpose is built around delivering:

• Excellent education and outstanding member experience
• New standards through assessment and gold standard qualifications
• Transformative impact on the health and wellbeing of the wider world

Our vision: To build an influential global community that enables our Members to develop the skills, knowledge and influence to improve healthcare standards worldwide.
Our mission: We want to enable our Members to achieve their full potential as healthcare professionals and give them an influential voice in the world.
Our values: The College is not a building or a tradition, but a global community. In all that we do, we're committed to putting our people first: Fellows and Members, those undertaking our education and assessment, colleagues and partners.

For us, how we work is as important as what we do, and we aim to live by our values. They embody the essence of the College motto, conjurat amice, meaning 'together in friendship'. It's an approach that is as relevant today as it was 425 years ago.

• Community Working together to support one another to succeed; listening to and engaging with partners and people, locally, nationally and globally, to achieve our core purpose.
• Integrity Valuing and learning from our heritage and commitment to excellence; never compromising on our core purpose, our standards and the quality of delivery.
• Innovation Proactively challenging current thinking with a forward-looking agile approach that meets the changing needs of our members and all those who interact with us.
• Inspiration Leading by example through open dialogue, teamwork and engagement to maximise our potential and affect change.
• Inclusivity Demonstrating care, kindness, civility, generosity and mutual respect through the way we welcome, work and interact with people.

The role

We're seeking a Media Relations Manager to play a key role in enhancing the College's reputation as a thought leader within the healthcare sector. Working closely with the Senior Communications Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering our external communications strategy, building relationships with key journalists and creating compelling content that resonates with our Members and the wider healthcare community.

You will develop an excellent understanding, insight and knowledge of the College, telling our story, gathering content from our community of 15,000 Fellows and Members, strengthening our external voice, and raising our profile in the UK and internationally.

You will work closely with the Senior Communications Manager, Director of Communications and Marketing, and colleagues across our membership, education, assessment, heritage and fundraising functions to turn communications priorities into action.

This is a delivery role with real influence. You will be expected to bring ideas, advise colleagues and office bearers, shape plans and build relationships internally and externally.

• A degree-level education (or comparable experience) in communications or a related subject.
• A minimum of three years of proven experience in media relations, journalism or communications.
• Exceptional writing, editing and storytelling skills, with the ability to translate complex healthcare information into clear, accessible and compelling content.
• Strong, existing relationships with journalists and media outlets.
• Curiosity, an interest in healthcare and the ability to build rapport with Fellows and Members quickly.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders internally and externally.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of media monitoring tools and analytics platforms.
• Experience of delivering and posting content for social media channels and websites.
• Experience of working with senior leaders as a trusted advisor.

The full Job description is available below.

What you'll get

We offer our valued staff members a range of excellent benefits.

• 40 days holiday
• Life assurance benefits
• Family friendly entitlements
• Health and wellbeing benefits
• Cycle to work scheme

Documentation

Download the job description and EDI monitoring form below.

Successful candidates will have the requisite ability and experience to meet the specific requirements of the post.

The closing date is Monday 5 October at 10am.