Director, Global Media Relations

RELX INC; Trenton (NJ); Remote; USD 118,000 - 189,000; Full time

Job summary

RELX INC. is seeking a Director, Global Media Relations to drive media strategy and oversee global media activities in alignment with company priorities.

You will collaborate with segment teams, manage external agencies, and advise senior executives on media positioning and crisis response. The role requires 7+ years in media relations within global organizations, strong writing and news judgment, and the ability to translate complex science topics for broader audiences.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in media relations or corporate communications, ideally global/matrixed environments.
• 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 technical topics for a general audience.
• Experience managing external PR agencies and cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead media strategy and support global media activities tied to Elsevier's priorities.
• Collaborate with segment teams on messaging, pitches and content for media.
• Work with agencies and partners in key markets to deliver media goals and provide counsel.
• Support global media activities such as handling inquiries, strategic planning, tracking, and measurement.
• Maintain knowledge of technology, regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education.
• Occasionally travel (approx. 10%) for office visits or off-site meetings.

Skills

Media relations

Crisis communications

Executive counseling

News judgment

Writing skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications/Journalism/English

Job description

New Jersey

Pennsylvania

New York, NY

Full time

R119380

Director, Global Media Relations

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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We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers, enabling them to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive.

Our purpose is to benefit society by developing products that help researchers advance scientific knowledge; doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients; lawyers promote the rule of law and achieve justice and fair results for their clients; businesses and governments prevent fraud; consumers access financial services and get fair prices on insurance; and customers learn about markets and complete transactions.

Our purpose guides our actions beyond the products that we develop. It defines us as a company. Every day across RELX our employees are inspired to undertake initiatives that make unique contributions to society and the communities in which we operate.