Media Manager

Alzheimers Society

Hours
35 hours per week

About the Organisation

Alzheimer’s Society is the UK’s leading dementia charity, and the only one to tackle all aspects of dementia by providing help and hope to people living with dementia today and in the future. We give vital support to people facing the most frightening times of their lives, while also funding groundbreaking research and campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be. Together with our supporters, we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. Our values ensure that our focus remains clear for the challenges and opportunities ahead, reminding us of what we all stand for.

About the role

Do you have demonstrable experience of working in a high-performing, busy press office, operating at pace to respond to news and media enquiries while managing competing deadlines? Are you an advanced communicator with the skills to manage a team and build stakeholder relationships effectively?  We are recruiting for a Media Manager to join.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced communications professional to join our award-winning and ambitious National Media Team, to build on our success so far in making dementia a priority. As Media Manager you will help deliver some of the biggest moments in Alzheimer’s Society’s calendar, working closely with large parts of the organisation, including our regional, celebrity, social media and research communications colleagues, to inform, inspire and engage our audiences.

You will line manage and support a Media Officer to deliver high-quality and impactful national media coverage aligned to organisational priorities. You will take a leading role in devising, delivering and evaluating integrated national media plans that support Alzheimer’s Society priorities and campaigns, in addition to producing high-standard media materials, including press releases, pitches, key messages, spokesperson briefings, and photography and video briefs.

Responsibilities

Press Campaign Planning, Delivery and Evaluation:

• Showing bravery and creativity, take a leading role in devising, delivering and evaluating integrated national media plans that support Alzheimer’s Society priorities and campaigns.
• Provide day-to-day account management of key media campaigns and areas—services, fundraising, research and influencing, assigned by Senior Media Manager.
• Through line management, support Media Officer to deliver high-quality and impactful national media coverage aligned to organisational priorities.
• Liaise with a broad cross-section of teams to ensure collaboration and integration, including but not limited to Regional Media, Social Media, Celebrity and Ambassador, Research Communications, and Evidence, Policy and Influencing.
• Produce high-standard media materials, including press releases, pitches, key messages, spokesperson briefings, and photography and video briefs.
• Arrange press events and photo calls as appropriate.
• Represent the Society, its policies and views at meetings with external agencies and other bodies as requested. 

Press Office:

• Provide an effective, professional press office service by taking part in a reactive press office rota and an out-of-hours rota (both shared across the media team).
• Coordinate media enquiries, prepare our spokespeople and contributors for interviews and respond to enquiries in a timely and effective manner.
• Support Media Officers to handle press enquiries.
• Work with internal subject-expert teams (Research Communications) to analyse and translate complex data, information or issues, to inform media statements, press releases and briefings.
• Proactively horizon-scan for opportunities that will secure engaging, meaningful media coverage.
• Support Senior Media Manager on advising internal stakeholders on media and crisis communications.

Contributor Stories (Case Studies):

• Work with other teams, including Campaigns, Stories, and Celebrity and Ambassadors, to maximise media opportunities from Alzheimer’s Society contributors and celebrities with lived experience.
• Support people with lived experience to tell their story to the media. 

Line Management and Support:

• Support Senior Media Managers to lead, inspire, and develop a high-performing and motivated team.
• Support the Senior Media Managers with identifying training and development opportunities within the team.
• Line management and support for one Media Officer.

Other Tasks:

• Occasional travel may be required, undertaking evening work and overnight stays as required (TOIL is offered). This includes attending our London office for monthly team office days.
• Take on additional duties as requested by the Senior Media Manager commensurate with the nature and grade of this post as required. 

Skills, Competencies, Experience & Attributes

Skills & Knowledge:

• Demonstrable experience working in a high-performing, busy press office, operating at pace to respond to news and media enquiries while managing competing deadlines.
• Proven track record of securing impactful national media coverage, with a good understanding of news values and what drives coverage. 
• Good knowledge of the national media landscape, with experience building and maintaining effective relationships with journalists.
• Experience developing, delivering and evaluating proactive, audience-focused media strategies and campaigns that achieve defined objectives.
• Experience handling high-profile and sensitive media issues, including responding effectively in crises.
• Good written skills, with experience producing accurate and high-quality key messages, press releases, statements and spokesperson briefings.
• Effective judgement and analytical skills, with the ability to apply these effectively in fast-paced environments.
• Good IT skills (Microsoft Office, experience using media databases and monitoring platforms).
• Highly effective stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence, communicate, and collaborate to achieve shared objectives.
• Good people management skills, including delegation and coaching to support team performance and prioritisation.

Competencies & Personal Attributes:

• Good verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and without jargon.
• Effective organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise workload, manage competing demands and meet tight deadlines
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team, supporting colleagues and seeking input when needed.
• Highly motivated and proactive, with a self-starting approach and the confidence to take ownership and show initiative.
• Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective working relationships.
• Ability to plan and deliver multiple projects simultaneously, maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to be proactive and solution-focused, maintaining a positive approach in a time-sensitive environment.
• A genuine passion for media and a commitment to sharing people’s experiences sensitively.

Compensation & Benefits

• Paid compassionate and bereavement leave
• Paid time off work to support
• Annual leave of 27 days, increasing to 30, plus bank holidays
• Career breaks of up to 3 months
• Flexible working
• Wellbeing leave
• Health Cash Plan
• Paid dependants leave
• Values Hero and Society Legend Awards
• Group Personal Pension Plan
• Life Assurance Scheme - two times your annual salary
• Home Allowance of £312 per year
• Discounted gym membership with Society Plus
• Mental health app and unlimited therapy
• Women in Leadership Development Programme
• Leadership development programme
• Financial support towards relevant professional qualifications, enhanced family leave - 16 weeks paid for all parents
• Paid time off work for fertility treatments for both partners, paid carers' leave

Working locations

• Home-based
• Occasional travel required for in-person team meetings and events.

How to apply

• Apply to our website
• Please also contact Alzheimer’s Society Talent Acquisition Team via [email protected] for application support or any adjustments you might need.

Interviews

• Interviews for this role have been provisionally scheduled to take place via MS Teams during the week beginning Monday 10th August 2026.

Policies

We need to ensure the voices around our table better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment, or health condition, or individuals who identify as Black, Asian, or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Alzheimer's Society.  

We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society. Our Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Strategy here, along with our internal employee forum and Employee Lived Experience network groups, helps us promote inclusion and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.

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