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Department: Marketing & Communication
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $114,000.00 - $182,400.00 USD Annual
About us:
The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe.
Exciting Opportunity at MSK: Manager, Media Relations
We are excited to recruit a Manager, Media Relations who is passionate about elevating MSK’s reputation as a global leader in cancer care, scientific discovery, and innovation. This is an opportunity to join a mission-driven team that plays a critical role in sharing MSK’s stories of impact with the world.
Reporting to the Senior Director, Media Relations, the Manager will lead media engagement efforts and develop compelling, high-impact narratives that highlight MSK’s clinicians, researchers, and breakthroughs. This role is integral in positioning MSK in national and local conversations around cancer care and research by collaborating across Marketing & Communications to amplify stories across multiple channels.
Role Overview:
- Lead proactive and responsive media relations efforts, securing top-tier and trade media coverage that reinforces MSK’s leadership.
- Support and prepare MSK experts for interviews and speaking engagements through media training, narrative development, and best practices.
- Draft and edit press releases, external announcements, and media materials aligned with institutional goals.
- Monitor key medical and scientific publications and translate emerging research into media opportunities.
- Develop and manage content for MSK’s external-facing News & Information page, including strategy and calendar oversight.
- Attend and report on major medical and scientific meetings, highlighting MSK achievements and recognitions.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders—including researchers, faculty, and leadership—to surface meaningful stories and innovations.
- Work closely with Marketing & Communications teams (Content, Social, Internal, Digital, Events) to ensure integrated storytelling.
- Identify and pursue thought leadership opportunities, including speaking engagements and op-ed contributions.
- Support oversight of MSK’s media agency of record, including managing media metrics and reporting.
Key Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in media relations, communications, or public affairs—preferably within healthcare, life sciences, or a communications agency.
- Demonstrated interest in health, science, or oncology-related subject matter.
- Proven ability to translate complex research and scientific content into accessible messaging.
- Experience managing content strategy and editorial calendars.
- Familiarity with media metrics and content performance analytics.
- Strong writing, editing, and verbal communication skills.
- Experience working cross-functionally with internal teams and external partners.
Core Skills:
- Strategic media relations and storytelling
- Scientific and health literacy
- Strong interpersonal and cross-functional collaboration
- Media coaching and preparation
- Project and content calendar management
- Editorial and writing excellence
- Adaptability in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment
- Data-informed content planning and analytics interpretation
Additional Information:
- This role is based at MSK’s 633 Third Avenue location.
- Schedule: Full Time, Hybrid onsite once a week
- Serves on-call approximately one week each month, during which urgent press inquiries and hospital alerts are responded to 24 hours a day, including on weekends and occasional holidays.
- Works closely with Hospital Administration/Administrator on Call to respond to media inquiries at night and on weekends.
Pay Range: $114,000.00 - $182,400.00
FSLA Status: Exempt
At MSK, we believe in fair, competitive pay that reflects your job, experience, and skills.
MSK is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran status or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision.
Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.
Application Process
- Step 1: Complete an Online Application
- Step 2: Interview Process
- Step 3: Provide References
- Step 4: Extension of Job Offer
- Step 5: Onboarding
- Step 6: New Employee Orientation
Department: Marketing & Communication
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $114,000.00 - $182,400.00 USD Annual
About us:
The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe.
Exciting Opportunity at MSK: Manager, Media Relations
We are excited to recruit a Manager, Media Relations who is passionate about elevating MSK’s reputation as a global leader in cancer care, scientific discovery, and innovation. This is an opportunity to join a mission-driven team that plays a critical role in sharing MSK’s stories of impact with the world.
Reporting to the Senior Director, Media Relations, the Manager will lead media engagement efforts and develop compelling, high-impact narratives that highlight MSK’s clinicians, researchers, and breakthroughs. This role is integral in positioning MSK in national and local conversations around cancer care and research by collaborating across Marketing & Communications to amplify stories across multiple channels.
Role Overview:
- Lead proactive and responsive media relations efforts, securing top-tier and trade media coverage that reinforces MSK’s leadership.
- Support and prepare MSK experts for interviews and speaking engagements through media training, narrative development, and best practices.
- Draft and edit press releases, external announcements, and media materials aligned with institutional goals.
- Monitor key medical and scientific publications and translate emerging research into media opportunities.
- Develop and manage content for MSK’s external-facing News & Information page, including strategy and calendar oversight.
- Attend and report on major medical and scientific meetings, highlighting MSK achievements and recognitions.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders—including researchers, faculty, and leadership—to surface meaningful stories and innovations.
- Work closely with Marketing & Communications teams (Content, Social, Internal, Digital, Events) to ensure integrated storytelling.
- Identify and pursue thought leadership opportunities, including speaking engagements and op-ed contributions.
- Support oversight of MSK’s media agency of record, including managing media metrics and reporting.
Key Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in media relations, communications, or public affairs—preferably within healthcare, life sciences, or a communications agency.
- Demonstrated interest in health, science, or oncology-related subject matter.
- Proven ability to translate complex research and scientific content into accessible messaging.
- Experience managing content strategy and editorial calendars.
- Familiarity with media metrics and content performance analytics.
- Strong writing, editing, and verbal communication skills.
- Experience working cross-functionally with internal teams and external partners.
Core Skills:
- Strategic media relations and storytelling
- Scientific and health literacy
- Strong interpersonal and cross-functional collaboration
- Media coaching and preparation
- Project and content calendar management
- Editorial and writing excellence
- Adaptability in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment
- Data-informed content planning and analytics interpretation
Additional Information:
- This role is based at MSK’s 633 Third Avenue location.
- Schedule: Full Time, Hybrid onsite once a week
- Serves on-call approximately one week each month, during which urgent press inquiries and hospital alerts are responded to 24 hours a day, including on weekends and occasional holidays.
- Works closely with Hospital Administration/Administrator on Call to respond to media inquiries at night and on weekends.
Pay Range: $114,000.00 - $182,400.00
FSLA Status: Exempt
At MSK, we believe in fair, competitive pay that reflects your job, experience, and skills.
MSK is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran status or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision.
Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.
Application Process
- Step 1: Complete an Online Application
- Step 2: Interview Process
- Step 3: Provide References
- Step 4: Extension of Job Offer
- Step 5: Onboarding
- Step 6: New Employee Orientation
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Who's Hiring
- DLR5
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in media relations manager jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in communications, public relations, journalism, or a related field
- Proven experience pitching and securing coverage in national and regional media outlets
- Strong writing skills across press releases, media advisories, and spokesperson briefs
- Established relationships with journalists, editors, and producers across relevant beats
- Experience managing crisis communications and rapid-response media situations
- Proficiency with media monitoring and PR measurement platforms such as Cision or Muck Rack
Tips for Your Media Relations Manager Job Search
Tailor your resume to earned media
Hiring managers for media relations manager roles want proof of placements, not just duties. List specific outlets you've secured coverage in, the stories you pitched, and measurable outcomes like pickup volume or share of voice shifts.
Highlight crisis communications experience clearly
Many job listings for media relations managers call out crisis or issues management as a required skill. Dedicate a short section or bullet cluster to situations where you managed rapid-response media, controlled narratives under pressure, or coordinated spokesperson prep.
Filter openings by sector before you apply
Media relations work varies sharply between a hospital system, a tech startup, and a federal agency. Target roles in sectors where your existing media relationships and subject-matter fluency are strongest, since hiring managers often look for journalists already on your contact list.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists media relations manager openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare a portfolio of media pitches and clips
Unlike most management roles, media relations managers are often asked to share work samples. Bring three to five pitch examples alongside resulting coverage, and be ready to explain why each story angle worked for that particular outlet and audience.
Negotiate scope, not just title, in final rounds
Media relations manager roles differ widely in whether you own external agency relationships, have a direct budget for events or press trips, or report into communications versus marketing. Clarify those dimensions before accepting an offer so your authority matches your accountability.
Media Relations Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most media relations managers?
The companies hiring the most media relations managers right now include DLR, Kennesaw State University, and Live Nation, with the largest share of openings in New York, Texas, and Georgia, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026. Demand is particularly concentrated in healthcare systems, large technology companies, and nonprofit organizations with active advocacy or fundraising missions.
How many media relations manager jobs are remote?
About 29% of media relations manager openings are fully remote or hybrid as of June 2026, making it one of the more flexible senior communications roles in the market. Sub-specializations focused on digital PR, technology sector communications, and national advocacy campaigns tend to offer the highest share of fully remote arrangements.
How do you become a media relations manager?
Most media relations managers begin in entry-level PR coordinator or communications assistant roles, building a portfolio of media pitches and earned placements over several years. Developing a beat-specific journalist contact list, taking on crisis communications projects early, and moving into a senior specialist role before stepping into management are the most common steps. Formal credentials in public relations, such as the APR designation, can strengthen your candidacy for senior roles.
Can you get hired as a media relations manager without direct management experience?
Yes, especially at smaller organizations or nonprofits where the role is structured as an individual contributor despite the manager title. Employers hiring for these positions often prioritize a demonstrated record of media placements and strong journalist relationships over formal people-management history. Framing any experience coordinating agencies, interns, or cross-functional communications projects helps close that gap on your resume.
What does the media relations manager interview process look like?
The process typically starts with a phone or video screen focused on your media placement history and communications philosophy, followed by a panel interview with senior communications, marketing, or executive leadership. Many employers include a written exercise, such as drafting a press release or pitching a story angle from a provided brief. Final rounds often involve a conversation with the executive or spokesperson you would support directly.
Where can I find and apply to media relations manager jobs?
You can find and apply to media relations manager jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience level, sector focus, and preferred location, then apply directly to each position that fits.
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