Public Relations and Communications Director, Fortune Media

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  • Fortune
Job Summary
Location
New York ,NY 10025
Job Type
Contract
Visa
Any Valid Visa
Salary
PayRate
Qualification
BCA
Experience
2Years - 10Years
Posted
19 Dec 2024
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Job Description
Public Relations and Communications Director, Fortune Media

Reporting to our SVP of Global Communications, as Fortune Media's Public Relations and Communications Director, you will play an important role contributing to Fortune's PR activities and supporting the Fortune brand for external audiences.

About the role:

You will help ensure effective communication with key internal stakeholders, media, and the public with a goal of promoting the journalism, events, operations, key personnel, and overall brand of Fortune, a storied business publication.

You must be highly collaborative, have first-rate communication skills, be well-networked in media, and come to this work with high energy and positive spirit.

This is a great role for a go-getter in PR and comms ready to take greater ownership, show real results, and take advantage of an opportunity to grow. Being well-versed and interested in the highly competitive space of business news and digital media is an absolute must.

If this is you, we'd love to talk to you!

Primary responsibilities:
  • Contribute to and implement publicity and media relations strategies for the company's products, services, and people, including journalists, editorial franchises, conferences, business lines and products, advertising partnerships, and awards.
  • Collaborate with internal teams and maintain open communication with senior management.
  • Help manage press and other attendees and PR efforts onsite at select company events and conferences.
  • Track media coverage and distribute media reports.
  • Draft press releases and other announcements, and coordinate distribution on PR Newswire, company website, and other platforms.
  • Help with internal communications including staff memos, town hall talking points, and executive videos.
  • Follow industry trends and make recommendations to promote our journalists, business, and brand.
  • Pitch editorial stories, journalists, and franchises to outside media and industry trade outlets, including those in print, digital, and broadcast, and develop sources for pitching and booking Fortune journalists on prominent digital and video outlets, and podcasts.
  • Help prep Fortune leaders and journalists for media appearances, whether on podcasts or TV, or for print and online stories.
  • Help address inbound inquiries.

Qualifications:
  • 3+ years full-time experience in public relations or similar role required (this is not an entry-level position); business news experience ideal, media experience preferred.
  • Superior writing, communication, collaboration, and research skills, with excellent attention to detail.
  • Ability to manage and juggle multiple projects and to prioritize effectively and get things done.
  • Knowledge and interest in global business, purpose-led companies and leaders.
  • Excellent sense of the media landscape and media relations, including media contacts across digital, broadcast, and print.
  • Understanding of industry best practices.
  • Creative approaches to public relations and promotion.
  • Ability to work well under pressure.

Location: Strong reference for this role to based out of our Fortune headquarters in lower Manhattan. Highly qualified candidates based elsewhere in the US will also be considered. If you're based within commuting distance of one of our offices, there is a minimum of 3 days/week in the office (subject to change).

Salary range: $100,000-$120,000.

Fortune's perks and benefits include:
  • 22 vacation days, 11 paid holidays, and an honor-based sick leave policy
  • Health, dental, and vision, coverage (90% paid for individuals and families), plus a high-deductible health plan option where Fortune contributes to a Health Savings Account (HSA) and a mental-health benefit
  • 401(k) plan
  • Generous parental leave
  • Dependent care/health care/commuter FSAs, and cell phone benefits
  • Tuition reimbursement program and other professional development resources
  • An array of cultural initiatives including Employee Resource Groups and a mentorship program
  • A commitment to an open, inclusive, and diverse work culture

About Fortune:

At Fortune Media, our mission is to change the world by making business better. We achieve that by providing trusted information, great storytelling, rigorous benchmarking and world-class community building. And our key values are humility, ownership, and transparency.

The policy of Fortune Media is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, caste, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Fortune Media affirmatively seeks to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity and values diversity and inclusion.

FORTUNE

Fortune Media is a global media organization dedicated to helping its readers, viewers, and attendees succeed in business through unrivaled access and best-in-class storytelling. Fortune's mission is to drive the conversation about business. With a global perspective, the guiding wisdom of history, and an unflinching eye to the future, we report and reveal the stories that matter today-and that will matter even more tomorrow. With the trusted power to convene and challenge those who are shaping industry, commerce and society around the world, Fortune lights the path for global leaders-and gives them the tools to make business better. Our values inform our mission. We believe that business can be a powerful platform for good, and we are committed to holding it to that standard.

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