Associate Specialist – External Communications (Public Relations)

Responsibilities

• Media intelligence & issue awareness: Track traditional, digital and emerging media coverage to spot meaningful coverage, reputational signals, competitive trends and issues that may require PR attention, including during earnings, major announcements and other high-visibility moments.
• Measurement, reporting & insights: Develop recurring reports and analysis that help the PR team understand coverage, measure impact, identify trends and apply learnings to future planning.
• Editorial planning & alignment: Create recurring updates that help leaders and partners understand PR wins, results, upcoming priorities and key external moments, while helping lead department-wide planning meetings that keep the function aligned.
• Research & external visibility: Conduct research that informs media strategy, priority journalist and outlet lists, awards, speaking opportunities, thought leadership platforms and competitive visibility.
• Content & message support: Draft, edit and maintain PR materials, briefing documents, messaging resources and other external communications content that are clear, accurate and easy for partners to use.
• Special projects: Flex across corporate communications, consumer PR, executive communications and social community management to support priority projects and emerging needs across the PR function.
• Tools, systems & smarter ways of working: Support media intelligence platforms, databases, reporting processes and emerging tools while identifying ways to make recurring work simpler, faster and more consistent.

Requirements

• 0+ years of experience
• High school Diploma or GED equivalent

Benefits

• Time Away: Program starts at 20 paid time off days in addition to 11 paid holidays and 8 hours of volunteer time off yearly (time off days are prorated based on start date and program varies based on full or part-time status and management level).
• Planning for the Future: plan for the near and long term with an industry-leading 401K retirement savings plan with matching and company contributions, student loan pay downs and 529 educational save up assistance programs, tuition reimbursement, employee stock purchase plan, and financial learning center and financial coach access.
• Supporting your Health & Well-being: flexible health and insurance options including medical, dental and vision, employee, spouse and child life insurance, short- and long-term disability, pre-tax Health Savings Account with employer contributions, Healthcare FSA, critical illness, accident & hospital indemnity insurance, and a total well-being program that helps you and your family stay on track physically, socially, emotionally, and financially.
• Building a Family: adoption, surrogacy and fertility assistance as well as paid parental and caregiver leave, Dependent Day Care FSA back-up child and adult/elder care days and childcare discounts.
• Work-Life Integration: other benefits including Mentally Fit Employee Assistance Program, subsidized and discounted Weight Watchers® program and other employee discount programs.
• Other Compensations: depending on the role for which you are considered, you may be eligible for travel allowances, relocation assistance, a signing bonus and/or equity.
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