As the Public Relations & Communications Director within the Consumer & Community Banking Communications team you will report to the Head of Card & Connected Commerce Communications where you willlead a team of Connected Commerce external communicators and collaborate closely with the Card External Communications team and members of the Card & Connected Commerce Internal Communications team on 360-degree integrated marketing / communications campaigns. You will lead with expertise in building compelling stories, bringing to life impactful communications/PR campaigns, and engaging with media and influential voices. In addition you will l
Job responsibilities:
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- 12+ years of experience in a communications/PR or marketing role
- Proven experience in proactive and reactive media relations, and proactively executing public relations campaigns that resulted in positive press coverage and support business results
- Deep media relations expertise with strong relationships across business, finance and lifestyle media; experience with brands and industries that span consumer travel, travel trade, dining, shopping, experiential, lifestyle, media industry and digital payments; fluency across social media and other multi-media channels; experience with applying measurement tools to demonstrate success
- Experience leading teams and managing people; executive presence and presentation skills
- Executive communications experience – consulting directly with a senior executives, internal subject matter experts who serve as topical spokespeople; superior writing and editing skills; the ability to build meaningful narratives, storylines and tell a story visually
- Excellent relationship building and collaborative decision-making skills; the ability to inspire confidence from and to collaborate closely with teams, internal stakeholders / senior leaders
- Outstanding judgment and interpersonal skills, including partnering with executives, peers and other functional groups across the company and effectively managing and growing direct reports; negotiation and influencing skills
- Ability to manage several projects simultaneously and keep deliverables on track / flag potential delays
- High level of independence, energy and integrity, demonstrating respect for a diversity of opinions and styles, and taking accountability / accepting responsibility
- Must be able to demonstrate speed, flexibility and adaptability. We need a go-getter with the ability to deliver on tight deadlines – and sometimes outside traditional business hours.
- Some domestic and international travel required
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
- Experience working with events and experiences, celebrity talent, creators and social media influencers
- Experience working in a large company
- Experience working at or leading work with a public relations agency
- Experience working on an integrated marketing team