Responsibilities

• Help oversee Americas media relations to enhance visibility and credibility
• Develop and execute a comprehensive media strategy for certain areas of the Americas business
• Manage relationships with key journalists and industry influencers; ensure proactive and reactive messaging is consistent and timely
• Partner with the business to identify media opportunities for thought leadership and commentary to position the Company as expert advisors
• Develop pitches and press releases
• Crisis communications support
• Deliver media training when needed to support the business
• Field in-bound media requests
• Provide clear PR metrics/results to stakeholders on a regular basis
• Track and report relevant media coverage and social conversations

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, public relations or marketing.
• 5-7 years of experience in PR or corporate communications.
• Commercial real estate industry experience preferred.
• Proven, comparable experience in the job’s areas of responsibility.
• Excellent written, interpersonal and storytelling skills.
• Experience working directly with executives and providing communications council.
• Strong project management skills with proven ability to balance multiple priorities, stakeholders and timelines.
• Self-motivated with the ability to take initiative while working well in a group environment.
• Ability to use sound judgment and demonstrate executive presence when working with senior leaders.

Benefits

• Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work.
• In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.