Responsibilities

• - Help manage day-to-day media relations in North America, including proactive pitching, reactive inquiries, and ongoing journalist relationship development
• - Develop compelling story angles, pitches, press releases, and Q&As that translate WD's business and technology priorities into media coverage that drives impact
• - Work with agency partners and subject matter experts to develop narratives and communications plans and assets that boost engagement with target audiences
• - Track and report on program status, milestones, and communications activity across the PR and Analyst Relations team on a regular cadence
• - Support C-suite visibility program including speaking submissions, awards, contributed content, and media briefings
• - Help build and execute creative campaigns for momentum media activity outside the main news cycle
• - Track, measure, and report on coverage and program performance; translate data into actionable insights and recommendations
• - Maintain communications calendar that maps upcoming campaigns, product launches, events, and announcements to identify alignment and storytelling opportunities
• - Proactively identify gaps, conflicts, and white space in the communications schedule; surface opportunities and risks to stakeholders early
• - Partner with content, social, and digital teams to ensure PR narratives are amplified across owned and paid channels for consistency and reach

Requirements

• 5–8+ years of communications experience (including project management experience) within a global tech company or agency
• A strong background of B2B / enterprise technology experience; knowledge of data storage, cloud infrastructure, or AI landscape is a plus
• Demonstrated experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder programs with multiple concurrent workstreams and deadlines
• Experience creating and managing multi-channel communications campaigns across earned, owned, and paid channels
• Proven media relations skills; established network of technology and business journalists and editors in North America is a plus
• Metrics-based approach with experience using tools such as Meltwater to measure and report on PR performance
• Experience managing external PR agencies and holding partners accountable to agreed KPIs
• Ability to interface with stakeholders at all levels, across departments and geographies, and act as a strategic advisor to the comms leadership team
• Exceptional communications, writing, and presentation skills
• Outstanding judgement and creative problem-solving skills

Preferred

• Advanced degree a plus
• Experience at a leading brand a plus
• Established network of technology and business journalists and editors in North America is a plus
• Knowledge of data storage, cloud infrastructure, or AI landscape is a plus

Benefits

• paid vacation time
• paid sick leave
• medical/dental/vision insurance
• life, accident and disability insurance
• tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts
• employee assistance program
• other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity
• tuition reimbursement
• transit
• the Applause Program