Director, Communications - New York, United States - Dow Jones

Dow Jones

Verified Company

New York, United States

4 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Communications Director for the CEO, Dow Jones

About the Role

The Communications Director for the CEO is responsible for developing content and helping execute Dow Jones's CEO communications strategy.

Reporting to Dow Jones's SVP and Head of Communications, and working closely with the SVP of Strategic Initiatives and Chief of Staff, the director will be responsible for developing all CEO communications and preparing the CEO for both external and internal engagements.

The director will lead communications materials pertaining to the CEO and the Office of the CEO, including external communications, media appearances, employee communications, briefing documents and social media.

This person will also work closely with Dow Jones's broader executive leadership team to identify ways to leverage the role of the CEO to enhance all parts of the Dow Jones business.

Responsibilities:

Reporting to the SVP and Head of Communications, but working closely with the Office of the CEO, you will be responsible for helping develop and execute the CEO communications strategy.
Draft and manage talking points, statements and content for all external and internal CEO engagements (media interviews, employee engagements, company meetings, thought leadership opportunities, etc.)
Build and present briefing documents to prepare the CEO for external and internal speaking engagements.
Write and/or edit CEO communications, effectively capturing both CEO's voice and company's strategic priorities.
Write and/or edit CEO opeds, speeches, letters from the publisher.
Develop, write and edit monthly newsletter from CEO.
Work closely with the Dow Jones communications team on issues management situations and CEO media relations.
Partner with the communications team to identify and secure highvalue speaking opportunities.
Maintain a regular cadence of communications from the CEO to employees and teams. based on company milestones and employee and business successes.
Manage and enhance CEO's profile across social platforms such as LinkedIn.

Skills and Experience

12+ years of internal and external communications experience.
Extremely strong written and verbal communications skills.
Strong grasp on global issues, current events and business trends, particularly in news and media.
Experience working with highlevel executives and advising on communications strategy at top levels of business.
Strong research and analytical skills.
Excellent organizational and project management skills.
Reputational risk and crisis management experience.
Available to work at the Dow Jones New York City office full time (5 days)

Business Area:
Dow Jones - OCEO

Job Category:
Communications & Corporate Affairs

Union Status:
Non-Union role

Pay Range:
$65,000 - $200,000

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work.

Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce.

Req ID: 41588