Director, Global Media Relations

RX Brasil; New Jersey; Hybrid; USD 118,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive bonus

Job summary

Elsevier, based in New York, is seeking a Director, Global Media Relations to lead media strategy and global PR initiatives in support of corporate priorities.

You will partner with segment teams and external agencies, counsel senior executives, manage inquiries, and track results. This remote role is based in the US with travel up to 10%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, English or related field.
• 7+ years in media relations or corporate communications.
• Established relationships with journalists in science, healthcare, technology, or business.
• Experience counseling senior executives on media strategy and crisis response.
• Strong news judgment and ability to translate complex topics for a general audience.

Responsibilities

• Lead media strategy and support global media activities aligned with Elsevier priorities.
• Collaborate with segment teams on messaging, bylined articles, and pitches.
• Provide counsel to business segments and markets.
• Support global media activities including handling media inquiries and measuring results.
• Maintain understanding of technology, external regulation, and industry best practices.
• Travel up to 10% as required.

Skills

Media relations

Crisis communications

Executive counsel

Journalist relations

Writing skills

Agency management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, English

Job description

About Elsevier:

Elsevier, part of RELX, is a global leader in advanced information and decision support. For over a century, we have been helping advance science and healthcare to advance human progress. We support academic and corporate research communities, doctors, nurses, future healthcare professionals, and educators across 170 countries in their vital work. We help impact makers achieve better outcomes with research and clinical-grade solutions built on the world’s leading evidence-based scientific and medical content, precision AI, and expert human assessment. We champion inclusion and sustainability, working with the communities that we serve. The Elsevier Foundation supports research and health partnerships around the world.

About the Global Media Team:

Elsevier's global media team plays a strategic role in protecting and enhancing the company's reputation among key external stakeholders. The team proactively plans and executes earned media strategies aligned with Elsevier's objectives, helping to position the company and its portfolio of solutions with the scientific and medical communities, policymakers, and industry press. Through their efforts, the global media team helps to enhance the company brand and supports commercial objectives while reinforcing Elsevier's position as a trusted leader in information and analytics.

About the role:

Director, Global Media Relations (reporting to Terri Mueller, VP, Global Communications)

Responsibilities:

• The director will help lead the media strategy and support global media activities connected to Elsevier’s priorities, such as commercial launches, campaigns, thought leadership initiatives, executive communications and reactive media inquiries.


• The director will collaborate with the segment teams on messaging, bylined articles, pitches and other content for use with media.


• The director will work with multiple stakeholders in key markets, including agencies and business partners, to deliver on the media goals and will provide counsel to the business segments and markets.


• The director will provide support on key global media activities such as handling media inquiries as needed, strategic planning, tracking and measurement.


• Expected to maintain an in-depth understanding of technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.


• This role is fully remote and will be based in New York, New Jersey or Pennsylvania, USA. There will be occasions where the director will be required to travel to an Elsevier office or to attend off‑site meetings (10% travel).

What we're looking for:

• 7+ years of experience in media relations or corporate communications ideally within a global, matrixed organization or agency setting supporting a large enterprise client.


• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, English, or a related field; equivalent professional experience will be considered.


• Established relationships with, and credibility among, journalists covering science, healthcare, technology, or business.


• Demonstrated experience counseling senior executives on media strategy, positioning, and issue/crisis response.


• Strong news judgment and writing skills, with the ability to translate complex scientific and technical topics for a general audience.


• Experience managing external PR agencies and cross-functional stakeholders without formal authority.

Core Competencies:

• Verbal Communication - Advanced


• Policy and Procedures - Advanced


• Project Schedule Management - Advanced


• Corporate Relations Initiatives – Advanced


• Media Measurement and Analytics - Advanced


• Effectively Presents Solutions - Experienced


• Presentation Skills - Experienced


• Review and Reporting - Experienced


• Content Development Processes and Workflow - Experienced


• Maintains the Relationship - Experienced


• Manages Resistance - Experienced


• Desktop Publishing - Experienced

Primary Location Base Pay Range:

Home based-New Jersey $118,349 - $189,051. If performed in New York City, the base pay range is $125,900 - $209,700. U.S. National Base Pay Range: $104,900 - $174,700. Geographic differentials may apply in some locations to better reflect local market rates. This job is eligible for an annual incentive bonus.

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Elsevier is a global leader in advanced information and decision support for science and healthcare. We believe that by working together with the communities we serve, we can shape human progress to go further, happen faster, and benefit all. We support continuous discovery and uphold the highest standards of content integrity, reliability, and reproducibility so the communities we serve can advance their field of science, healthcare or innovation with confidence.

By combining high-quality content with powerful analytics, we transform complexity into clarity and deliver mission-critical insights that help professionals make better decisions when it matters most.

We deliver insights that help research institutions, governments, and funders achieve their goals.

We help researchers discover and share knowledge, collaborate, and accelerate innovation.

We help librarians provide verified, quality information to universities.

We help innovators turn knowledge into new products.

We help health professionals improve patient care and educators train the next generation of doctors and nurses.

Connecting quality content and innovative technologies, we make progress go further and happen faster. And by championing inclusion and sustainability, we ensure progress benefits all.

With 9,500 employees, over 2,300 technologists in 5 major tech hubs, and more than 60 locations across the globe, we are committed to supporting the scientific and healthcare communities around the world.

We offer a diverse range of opportunities across technology, commercial, business, and early career jobs. If you are looking for a career that inspires progress in science, innovation and health, and allows you to grow every day, find your team at Elsevier.

Elsevier is part of RELX Group. Let’s shape progress together. Join us. elsevier.com/about/careers