Senior External Relations Manager: Media & Public Affairs

Brighton and Sussex Medical School; Brighton; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Sussex seeks a Senior External Relations Manager to lead the team responsible for shaping how the University is seen and heard beyond campus. You will provide strategic direction for media relations, external communications and reputation management.

Working with senior leaders and colleagues, you’ll build strong journalist relationships, identify opportunities to tell compelling Sussex stories, and support institutional priorities across education, research and public affairs.

Qualifications

• Experience leading proactive media relations strategies.
• Ability to advise senior leaders on sensitive issues.
• Strong relationships with journalists and media organisations.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of External Relations Managers and a Communications Officer.
• Oversee a proactive media engagement programme and identify opportunities.
• Advise senior leaders on complex communications matters and reputational issues.
• Develop and implement strategies to raise Sussex's profile and influence external audiences.

Skills

Media relations leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Crisis communications

Job description

University of Sussex seeks a Senior External Relations Manager to lead the team responsible for shaping how the University is seen and heard beyond campus. You will provide strategic direction for media relations, external communications and reputation management.

Working with senior leaders and colleagues, you’ll build strong journalist relationships, identify opportunities to tell compelling Sussex stories, and support institutional priorities across education, research and public affairs.