Responsibilities

• Position the company as a leading company globally through proactive media relations, social and external communications.
• Identify and create content across multiple channels to highlight Abbott’s leadership and products.
• Cultivate a deep understanding and strong relationship with media and influencers with a keen focus on consumer, trade and business media.
• Maintain and develop relationships with consumer, business and financial news editors and reporters through thoughtful, strategic engagement – especially related to company strength, strategy, innovation and brand.
• Enhance visibility of the company and protect company reputation.
• Prep Abbott leadership before interviews including contributing to key message development and positioning.
• On-site management of media interviews and events.
• A deep understanding and utilization of social media channels and engagement strategies.
• Manage a team of media relations specialists and spearhead the PITCH team, an internal team of Abbott media relations experts
• Operates with principled leadership and sound business ethics, exercising the highest level of integrity.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in content development (journalism or multimedia)
• Excellent writer and communicator who can organize, summarize, clarify and communicate ideas simply, succinctly and accurately.
• Experienced user and creator of social media to drive awareness and engagement.
• Experience in media relations, with a deep understanding of how to use external communications to enhance reputation.
• Skilled at building stakeholder trust to enhance business reputation.
• Able to achieve results while dealing with ambiguity and a rapid pace of change.
• Demonstrated ability to use communications to drive business results.
• Experience in strategic thinking and ability to develop and implement communications plans.

Benefits

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.