Senior Media & Analyst Relations Associate

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level5+ years expFull time

Posted 5 months ago

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Job Summary

The role centers on developing and executing a media relations and analyst relations strategy to boost ZS’s visibility. It requires experience in marketing or communications, strong writing, project management, and collaboration across global teams. Benefits emphasize development, flexibility, and a collaborative culture.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Help develop and execute a comprehensive media relations strategy that aligns with ZS's corporate objectives, enhancing brand visibility and media presence
  • Support the creation of press releases and other news sharing, ensuring timely and accurate dissemination of ZS’s news and highlights
  • Coordinate analyst briefing meetings with agency support
  • Assist in the management of the media agency relationship
  • Track and report on the effectiveness of media and analyst relations strategies, using metrics and KPIs to assess impact and alignment with strategic goals
  • Provide insights and intelligence based on earned media and analyst relations KPIs to help inform future strategies and campaigns
  • Support interdepartmental relationship building and metric tracking with marketing, events, and internal communications teams among others. Provide recommendations on areas of collaboration and cooperation

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, marketing, or related field
  • 5+ years of work experience in marketing or communications
  • Excellent writing and editing abilities; well-versed in AP Style
  • Keen project management capabilities
  • Strong interpersonal skills; adept at building partnerships across a global organization
  • Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize, and meet competing deadlines
  • Ability to interface with company leadership and conduct themself in a professional, tactful manner
  • Enthusiastic self-starter eager to learn from and contribute to a dynamic team
  • Strong organizational and time management skills with a focus on quality and attention to detail
  • Experience working in a complex matrixed environment, social media, and basic design or video experience is a plus

Preferred

  • Experience working in a complex matrixed environment
  • Social media, and basic design or video experience is a plus

Benefits

  • ZS offers a comprehensive total rewards package including health and well-being, financial planning, annual leave, personal growth and professional development.
  • Our robust skills development programs, multiple career progression options and internal mobility paths and collaborative culture empowers you to thrive as an individual and global team member.
  • We are committed to giving our employees a flexible and connected way of working. A flexible and connected ZS allows us to combine work from home and on-site presence at clients/ZS offices for the majority of our week. The magic of ZS culture and innovation thrives in both planned and spontaneous face-to-face connections.
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ZS

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ZS is a management consulting and technology firm that partners with companies to improve life and how we live it. We transform ideas into impact by bringing together data, science, technology and human ingenuity to deliver better outcomes for all. Founded in 1983, ZS has more than 13,000 employees in over 35 offices worldwide. To learn more, visit www.zs.com/At ZS, our mission is to inspire each other to bring our unique perspective and experience to work each day. When you join our firm, you have access to a wealth of community groups to support you, energize you and inspire you to bring your authentic self to work each day.

Founded in 1983
Evanston, Illinois, USA
20K employees (395 in marketing)
65% recommend to a friend
75% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
461.4K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$90K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
31.8%
Direct
45.6%
Referral
12.9%
Social
8.9%
Paid
0.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~19.9K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
245 (1% of company)
Median Career Experience
14 years
Median Tenure
5 years

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