Responsibilities

• Oversee the strategy and execution of successful press engagement across domestic and global media markets.
• Oversee a team of talented media relations professionals with responsibilities to manage incoming and proactive opportunities in media markets around the world, particularly in strategic locations within Northeastern’s global university system of 14 campuses.
• Be familiar with leveraging AI-powered tools— including media monitoring platforms, automated insight generation, and data analytics—to identify trends, surface story opportunities, and sharpen the university’s earned media strategy.
• Be a great communicator, a versatile, curious and creative thinker, a superb and succinct writer, a great manager of projects and people, and a voracious consumer of news.
• Build and maintain relationships with the press; commit to Northeastern’s brand and messaging priorities; be relentless in landing positive stories in top-tier publications.
• Manage the development of complex stories from idea to high-profile earned placements.
• Work with colleagues across divisions and locations; collaborate with the External Affairs team and senior leaders across the university.
• The position is based on the Boston campus and is fully in-person; after-hours work is routinely required.

Requirements

• Minimum of 6–8 years of experience in working with the press across top-tier publications, including those not based in the US.
• Experience working in fast-paced and strategic communications operations that prioritizes earned press.
• Experience in managing people in a fast-paced and goal-oriented organization.
• Strong track record in working with reporters and managing complex stories that are on message and promote the organization through top-tier earned placements targeting key stakeholders.
• Familiarity with AI-powered media monitoring, analytics, and content tools, and a demonstrated ability to integrate these into daily workflow to improve efficiency and outcomes.
• Superb command of facts and data.
• The ability to stay calm and focused in a crisis situation.
• Energetic, positive attitude.
• Exemplary work ethic and attention to detail.

Preferred

• Experience in promoting knowledge brands, including but not limited to the non-profit sector.

Benefits

• Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information.