Corporate Communications Associate

Jobtailor; Illinois; On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

MillerKnoll is seeking a communications professional to support day-to-day media operations, develop pitches, and support external storytelling across press materials and newsroom content.

You will maintain MillerKnoll’s online newsroom and tools, conduct research for brand awards, and provide support for product launches and events in collaboration with brand teams and senior leaders.

Qualifications

• Strong external-facing storytelling skills with experience developing press releases, media pitches, and newsroom content.
• Solid understanding of media relations fundamentals, including media list development, pitching, coverage monitoring, and journalist relationships.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented self-starter with the ability to manage multiple projects and communicate with senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day media operations: monitor inbox, develop pitches, support media outreach, maintain master media lists, track coverage and conversations.
• Support external storytelling and writing across press releases, newsroom articles, and other external communications content.
• Maintain and update MillerKnoll’s online newsroom and related tools.
• Conduct research and develop submissions for brand and corporate awards.
• Provide ad hoc external communications support for brand teams for product launches and events.

Skills

Storytelling

Media relations

Organization

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications/related field

Tools

Cision

Co-pilot/ChatGPT

Microsoft Office

Job description

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day media operations, including monitoring the media inbox, developing pitches, supporting media outreach, maintaining master media lists, and tracking coverage and online conversations.
• Support external storytelling and writing across press releases, newsroom articles, and other external communications content.
• Maintain and update MillerKnoll’s online newsroom and related tools.
• Conduct research and develop submissions for brand and corporate awards.
• Provide ad hoc external communications support for brand teams for product launches, events, and other business priorities as needed.
• Performs additional responsibilities as requested to achieve business objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, English, business administration, or related field.
• 1 - 3 years of experience in corporate, employee, or marketing communications.
• Strong external-facing storytelling skills with experience developing press releases, media pitches, and newsroom content.
• Solid understanding of media relations fundamentals, including media list development, pitching, coverage monitoring, and supporting journalist relationships.
• Ability to track and interpret media coverage and conversation to understand where and how the brand shows up and identify emerging trends or opportunities.
• Comfortable working across communications tools and platforms, including Co-pilot/ChatGPT, Microsoft Office, and media and content management systems such as Cision.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented self-starter with the ability to manage multiple projects, collaborate across teams, and communicate clearly and professionally with senior leaders and stakeholders.