Responsibilities

• Serve as a media contact and build relationships with reporters, editors, and other media contacts.
• Respond to requests for information from the media, analysts, and other external sources, and support proactive media outreach.
• Work with senior leadership and industry stakeholders to support external communications activities.
• Develop story angles and prepare written materials, including talking points, key messages, social media content, blog posts, and bylined articles.
• Prepare spokespeople for media interviews and speaking engagements and coordinate media training when needed.
• Coordinate activities with public relations agency resources, when applicable.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in marketing, communications, or public relations.
• Bachelor’s degree in communications, English, Public Relations, Journalism, or Marketing Communications.
• Experience working on a virtual team within a matrixed organization.
• Experience supporting a global corporation or a professional services firm.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Experience developing media materials, including talking points, key messages, social media content, blog posts, or bylined articles.
• Ability to travel 10%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.

Preferred

• Experience with Agile methodology.
• Experience using Workfront.
• Experience supporting media relations for executives or spokespeople.
• Experience working with public relations agencies.