Corporate Media Relations Manager

Responsibilities

• Media Relations
• - Play a key role in contributing to and executing HPE's media strategy to enhance the company's reputation and visibility.
• - Serve as a primary point of contact for business and national media inquiries, responding to journalists as a company spokesperson while proactively promoting HPE's corporate narrative.
• - Support the execution of media relations strategies for milestone corporate events, such as quarterly earnings and investor days, with major business and financial media.
• - Develop and implement strategic public relations programs, including corporate announcements, trend pitches, media events, and executive visibility opportunities.
• - Advance and advocate for HPE's company story by fostering and maintaining strong relationships with key corporate media outlets and journalists.
• - Create story angles and pitches; write corporate articles and other externally published materials; and draft key messaging points, media materials, and executive briefing documents.
• - Regularly analyze relevant media trends and provide perspectives and insights that strengthen communications planning and execution.
• - Contribute to the development of media engagement skills among our senior executives and spokespeople, helping to facilitate media training and ongoing guidance.
• - Continually identify potential HPE spokespeople across the enterprise.

Requirements

• BA or BS in Public Relations, Communications, Journalism, English, Economics, Marketing, Political Science, International Affairs, or related field; a Master’s degree or professional certification is a plus.
• 8+ years of experience in media relations, public relations, corporate communications, financial communications, business journalism, or a related field; prior corporate communications experience or large communications agency experience is highly preferred.
• Experience supporting media relations programs for technology companies, corporate communications initiatives, business leadership, and/or senior executives.
• Strong preference for candidates based in the greater Houston, Texas area.

Preferred

• a Master’s degree or professional certification is a plus.

Benefits

• Health & Wellbeing
• Personal & Professional Development
• Unconditional Inclusion