Corporate Communications Lead

Job Description

Job Description

Company Summary

EchoStar builds solutions that help families and communities stay connected. We’ll launch your career and empower you to change lives.

 

Our brands include Boost Mobile, DISH TV, Gen Mobile, Hughes and Sling TV. We serve millions of customers with offerings ranging from satellite to streaming services and global to personal networking solutions.

Our Corporate Communications team is made up of a variety of storytellers with a united purpose. We work cross-functionally to communicate our organization’s stories to journalists, thought leaders and industry experts. From media relations to internal message building, we tell DISH’s unique story of innovation.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

This role is required to be onsite five days a week, Monday-Friday. There are two office locations: Littleton and Englewood

 

Candidates must be willing to participate in at least one in-person interview.

 

Does shaping a brand and leading a quickly evolving industry drive you? Are you passionate about using communications to help tell a brand’s story and reach consumers in new ways? 

 

We are seeking an experienced communications professional to join EchoStar’s Corporate Communications team. The Corporate Communications Lead will support several key EchoStar business lines: DISH TV, Sling TV, and Boost Mobile in the development and execution of integrated communications strategies that engage media and drive subscriber acquisition. The ideal candidate has a background developing and delivering strategic media relations campaigns for consumer tech products, is an efficient task manager skilled in communication program planning and execution, has experience in building media relationships across tech, business, and consumer media outlets, and demonstrates a proven ability leading cross-functional teams, managing agency resources, and directing other corporate communications team members.

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop communications plans aligned with needs of the business; understand and simplify complex ideas / technical issues and make them relatable to those outside the industry; lead proactive media programs; contribute to strategic planning initiatives
• Partner with Marketing, Programming, Product and Operations teams to develop compelling stories that amplify our leadership position; serve as corporate communications subject matter expert; and follow public relations best practices for integrated campaigns, measurement, trends and media opportunities
• Work cross-functionally to build communications strategies that engage customers and partners, drive brand affinity and support subscriber growth; serve as trusted communications advisor to the company; provide constructive feedback to executives; staff interviews and presentations
• Create PR materials including fact sheets, media pitches, FAQs, executive bios, press releases, blog posts and measurement reports; engage on crisis communications topics
• Secure national, local and trade earned media placements; actively pitch, conduct proactive follow-up, and track and report results
• Develop and launch projects and campaigns; conduct proactive follow-up, and track and report results
• Oversee cross-functional resources; model a collaborative and team-oriented approach; work collaboratively throughout the business
• Effectively communicate with senior leaders, including presenting strategy and results; encourage partnership, enthusiasm and strategic thinking

Skills, Experience and Requirements

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in public relations, journalism, communications, marketing or similar applicable field and/or combination of relevant experience
• 4-5 years of professional PR / communications experience

 

Skills and Qualifications:

• Solid grasp of AP style and ability to draft all media materials based on these guidelines
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; including strong media relations skills; experience writing news releases, blog posts, pitches, speeches and other written materials; experience in creating and drafting engaging social media content
• Experience in consumer PR; demonstrated ability to use creative thinking to develop PR opportunities, media stories and social media content; experience using integrated social media tactics to supplement PR activities is a plus
• Excellent critical thinking and decision-making skills; ability to communicate recommendations and present new ideas to management / executive leadership
• Strict attention to detail and the ability to work to tight deadlines; solid organizational and project management skills; ability to adapt to changing priorities and manage projects autonomously
• Proven ability to transform data, reports and analytics into strategic recommendations and action plans
• Background in developing and delivering strategic media relations campaigns for consumer tech products
• Efficient task manager skilled in communication program planning and execution
• Experience in building media relationships across tech, business and consumer media outlets
• Proven ability leading cross-functional teams, managing agency resources, and directing other corporate communications team members

 

Visa sponsorship not available for this role

Benefits

We offer versatile health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan; all benefits can be viewed here: EchoStar Benefits.

 

The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies; compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change based on work location. 

 

Candidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check. Our company is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where every individual has the opportunity to succeed. We are dedicated to providing individuals with criminal or arrest records a fair chance of employment in accordance with local, state, and federal laws.

 

The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.

 

We pride ourselves on developing and promoting talent as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. EchoStar will accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs of employees if such accommodations are not undue hardships and are otherwise within the bounds of applicable law. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with local, state, and federal law. You may redact any information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of school/graduation from your application documents before submission and throughout our application process.

EchoStar will provide reasonable accommodation to otherwise qualified job applicants and employees with known physical or mental disabilities, unless doing so poses an undue hardship on the Company, poses a direct threat of substantial harm to others, or is otherwise not required by law. EchoStar has a more detailed Accommodation Policy that applies to employees. EchoStar endeavors to make echostar.com and jobs.echostar.com accessible to users. Please contact View email address on ziprecruiter.com if you would like to discuss the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process. This contact information is for accommodation requests only; do not use this contact information to inquire about the status of applications.

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