Responsibilities

• Support the development of a North America corporate media strategy, positioning The Estée Lauder Cos. and regional leaders across key topics such as beauty & luxury, consumer trends, retail, and digital and social commerce.
• Design and deliver integrated initiatives across earned, owned and digital channels, in partnership with relevant brand and cross-functional teams in the region and globally.
• Foster relationships with top-tier U.S. and Canada corporate media and event organizers.
• Prepare and advise senior executives for media and speaking engagements.
• Submit regional leadership for relevant talent awards and rankings.
• Draft and oversee outputs including (but not limited to): executive briefings, talking points, pitches, award submissions, press releases, opinion pieces, stakeholder communications, etc.
• Develop clear, insight-led narratives on industry topics and for major regional announcements, partnerships and milestones.
• Embed with regional brands and business teams to story mine opportunities, together with the VP.
• Successfully parse business performance, industry and consumer data to support key narratives.
• Build relationships with relevant industry and stakeholder organizations.

Requirements

• 10+ years’ experience in corporate communications, public affairs and/or issues management.
• Experience in beauty, wellness, personal care, retail, luxury or other related industry.
• Agency experience, a plus.
• Experience advising senior executives in high-stakes situations.
• Ability to operate at pace, manage multiple priorities and work effectively in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
• Proven ability to influence across a highly matrixed organization.
• Strong leadership, team management and stakeholder management capability.
• Sound judgement and calm under pressure.
• Microsoft Office suite, including PowerPoint (visual storytelling)
• SharePoint (or similar intranet CMS)

Preferred

• Agency experience, a plus.
• Airtable, a plus
• CreatorIQ (Tribe), a plus
• Familiarity with Circana, Nielsen, or similar data sets, a plus

Benefits

• health insurance coverage (medical, dental, and vision insurance), wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, education-related programs, paid holidays and vacation time.