Corporate Communications Lead — Tech & Security

TikTok USDS Joint Venture; New York (NY); On-site; USD 117,000 - 266,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok USDS Joint Venture is seeking a Corporate Communications Manager to shape and tell the story of our efforts safeguarding the U.S. platform and community.

You will focus on media relations, proactive storytelling, and corporate reputation management. You will build journalist relationships, pitch strategic narratives, and guide executives through high-profile interviews while coordinating with Legal, Policy and Security teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in corporate communications, public relations, journalism, or an agency environment.
• Proven track record building media relationships and landing meaningful earned media stories.
• Deep knowledge of the U.S. media landscape across technology, business, policy, and national security.
• Hands-on experience developing and executing end-to-end communications strategies.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills with ability to translate complex subjects.
• Strong executive presence and experience collaborating with senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Sound judgment, composure, and decision-making in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate key media relationships across tech, policy, cybersecurity, AI, and national security beats.
• Drive proactive coverage, manage inbound press inquiries, and host background briefings on complex topics.
• Track media trends and expand outreach to newsletters, podcasts, creators, and new formats.
• Execute comms strategies for major company milestones, governance, and transparency initiatives.
• Translate complex technical, legal, and policy issues into clear, accessible public narratives.
• Partner with Legal, Policy, and Security teams to anticipate PR risks and manage crisis messaging.
• Draft reactive statements, Q&As, and plans for fast-moving regulatory, security, and platform issues.
• Build executive visibility through media interviews, keynotes, and thought leadership.
• Prep and counsel senior leaders for high-profile press engagements with talking points and briefing decks.
• Write press releases, blog posts, pitches, and communications plans while managing concurrent projects.
• Measure campaign impact through media coverage, sentiment tracking, and message penetration.

Skills

Media relations

Storytelling

Press outreach

Crisis communications

Writing

Executive communications

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

TikTok USDS Joint Venture is seeking a Corporate Communications Manager to shape and tell the story of our efforts safeguarding the U.S. platform and community.

You will focus on media relations, proactive storytelling, and corporate reputation management. You will build journalist relationships, pitch strategic narratives, and guide executives through high-profile interviews while coordinating with Legal, Policy and Security teams.