Responsibilities

• 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.
• Translate complex technology, AI, networking, cloud, and business transformation topics into compelling stories and narratives.

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

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

Benefits

• Health & Wellbeing
• Personal & Professional Development
• Unconditional Inclusion
• We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.
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