We are recruiting for a Group Media Manager Summary This role has a crucial part to play in Nesta''s success, using the media as a key channel in building Nesta''s influence, profile and impact. Working as part of an expert communications team, you will plan and deliver media activity targeting policymakers and the wider policy and government communities, as well as specific practitioner groups or segments of the public. Your focus will be largely but not exclusively on our three missions; health, decarbonising heat, and early years. You will also work widely and flexibly on a range of broader topics, collaborating with experts across all of Nesta, as well as working with researchers and behavioural scientists at BIT. You will take a flexible approach to media audiences, focusing on traditional and legacy media as key sources of influence but also leaning heavily into ''newer'' outlets and platforms, ranging from policy podcasts to media startups and key Substack influencers, as essential routes to the audiences we need to reach and engage. This is a hands-on role that combines the tactical delivery of media activity with the strategic planning that is required to build Nesta''s media profile, protect our reputation and position us as an organisation that is a world leader in driving innovation for social good. What you''ll be doing: Lead on the development and delivery of UK media plans that support the strategic objectives of Nesta and BIT Work collaboratively to shape stor