Director of Media Relations

Director Of Media Relations

The Director of Media Relations is responsible for leading the firm's media strategy and execution to elevate clients' visibility with financial, business, and trade press. This role sits at the intersection of investor relations and corporate communications, working closely with account teams and senior leadership to shape narratives that support clients' capital markets objectives and reputation. This role is fully remote within the United States, with preference given to the NY Metropolitan area. Key responsibilities include developing integrated media relations strategies that support clients' IR and corporate positioning, building and maintaining strong relationships with financial, business, and sector-specific journalists, editors, producers, and key influencers, leading proactive media outreach around earnings, transactions, financings, corporate milestones, executive changes, and strategic announcements, partnering with IR account leads to align media messaging with investor communications, overseeing the development of press releases, Q&As, media briefing documents, op-eds, bylined articles, and executive talking points, advising C-suite executives and IR leaders on media strategy, message discipline, and interview best practices, managing issues and reputation-related media support in coordination with crisis, legal, and IR teams, acting as the main point of contact for media inquiries and providing timely and accurate information to the press, setting goals and KPIs for media programs and reporting outcomes to clients with clear insights and recommendations, leading and mentoring a team of media and IR professionals, staying current on market, regulatory, and media trends affecting public and pre-IPO companies, contributing to new business development efforts, and ensuring all media activity is compliant with applicable disclosure requirements and coordinated with client legal, IR, and corporate communications teams.

Qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, public relations, business, finance, or a related field; an advanced degree is an asset but not required. Five to ten plus years of experience in media relations, corporate communications, financial communications, or investor relations, preferably with agency experience and direct exposure to public companies. Established relationships with financial and business media; experience working with national, regional, international, and sector-specific outlets. Strong understanding of capital markets, public-company communications, earnings cycles, and disclosure considerations. Demonstrated track record of developing and executing media strategies that support business and investor objectives. Exceptional writing and editing skills, with the ability to translate complex financial or technical information into clear, compelling narratives. Experience counseling C-suite executives and boards on sensitive media and reputation-related issues. Proven leadership experience, including managing and developing high-performing teams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. Strong project management skills, with the ability to prioritize, manage multiple client engagements, and deliver consistently high-quality work. High level of professionalism, judgment, and discretion when dealing with confidential information and market-sensitive topics. Personal attributes include a strategic thinker with a bias for action and strong attention to detail. Confident, credible presence with senior executives and media. Collaborative team player who works well across disciplines (IR, corporate communications, digital, and research). Comfortable operating in a dynamic, growth-oriented environment.