Remote Lead, Corporate Communications & Strategy

Pearson; Trenton (NJ); Remote; USD 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking a Lead Specialist, Corporate Communications to shape Pearson’s story across virtual learning and enterprise priorities. This remote, national role connects external, internal, and executive communications to Pearson’s wider corporate narrative.

You’ll deliver high-quality communications materials, briefings, and stakeholder content, while collaborating with Marketing, Product, Sales and HR to align activities with corporate priorities.

Qualifications

• Broad experience across Corporate, Strategic or Integrated Communications rather than a single-channel communications specialism.
• Proven ability to balance strategic communications planning with hands-on execution.
• Strong narrative development skills and experience adapting key messages for multiple audiences while maintaining message consistency.
• Experience working across multiple stakeholder groups, including customers, employees, policymakers, investors and senior leaders.
• Strong B2B communications experience. Additional B2B2C or consumer-facing communications experience would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead proactive and reactive communications across PR, internal communications, social media, customer communications, public affairs and crisis communications.
• Develop narratives, messaging frameworks and content aligned to Pearson’s corporate priorities and business objectives.
• Support Pearson’s Virtual Learning business while connecting activity to wider themes including Career Readiness, Workforce Readiness and AI Innovation.
• Partner proactively with stakeholders across Marketing, Product, Sales, Media Relations, Government Relations, HR and Corporate Communications.
• Identify upcoming launches, conferences, campaigns, opportunities and potential reputational risks, ensuring the right teams are aligned and informed.
• Prepare senior leaders for media opportunities, events, presentations and all-hands meetings through briefing memos, talk tracks, presentations and supporting communications materials.
• Provide communications support for executive leadership communications, including presentations, internal messaging and executive social content.
• Manage issues and crisis communications planning and response activities.
• Monitor media, stakeholder sentiment and reputational risks, using insight to inform communications strategies and recommendations.
• Produce polished, executive-ready materials in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint with a consistently high attention to detail.

Skills

Corporate communications

Strategic storytelling

Executive communications

B2B communications

Crisis communications

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Pearson is seeking a Lead Specialist, Corporate Communications to shape Pearson’s story across virtual learning and enterprise priorities. This remote, national role connects external, internal, and executive communications to Pearson’s wider corporate narrative.

You’ll deliver high-quality communications materials, briefings, and stakeholder content, while collaborating with Marketing, Product, Sales and HR to align activities with corporate priorities.