Director, External Corporate Communications, North America

New York City, NY (Hybrid)

$124K/yr – $214K/yrDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

Posted 7 days ago

Job Summary

Own the regional corporate media strategy and narrative development, advising senior leaders on media engagements, risk, and reputational considerations across NA markets.

  • Lead the development and execution of integrated earned, owned, and digital campaigns.
  • Prepare executives for media opportunities and manage crisis communications with cross-functional partners.

Job Description

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.
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Estée Lauder Companies

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The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world’s leading manufacturers, marketers, and sellers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products, and is a steward of outstanding luxury and prestige brands globally. The company’s products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories under brand names including: Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M·A·C, La Mer, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin Paris, TOM FORD, Smashbox, AERIN Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, KILIAN PARIS, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, the DECIEM family of brands, including The Ordinary and NIOD, and BALMAIN Beauty.To explore our current job openings, go to www.elcompanies.com

Founded in 2007
New York, New York, USA
55K employees (6,397 in marketing)
72% recommend to a friend
72% CEO approval

Salaries

Posted range

$124K/yr – $214K/yr

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Funding

Total Funding
$5.2B
Last Raise
$2.5B
Post IPO Equity, 10 months ago

Funding History

  • May 2025
    Post IPO Equity
  • Jun 2024
    Post IPO Debt • $2.5B
  • Feb 2024
    Post IPO Debt • $650M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
716.7K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
30.2%
Direct
50.3%
Referral
14.5%
Social
4%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~55.2K

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Director, External Corporate Communications, North America

Estée Lauder Companies · New York City, NY · Hybrid