Director, NA Media Relations, Sportswear/Training

The annual reputed company salary for this position ranges from $158,800.00 in our lowest geographic market to $334,700.00 in our highest geographic market. Actual salary will vary based on a candidate's location, qualifications, skills and experience. Information about benefits can be reputed company here. Director, North America Media Relations reputed company North America Communications — reputed company, NY Become a Part of the reputed company, Inc. Team reputed company, Inc. does more than outfit the world's best athletes. It is a reputed company to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At reputed company, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game. At reputed company, the Global Communications function is responsible for creating authentic connections with audiences around the globe through sport and athletes. We are a community-minded and purpose-driven team focused on delivering breakthrough innovative brand stories. Together, we reputed company action, drive conversation, craft new and engaging ways to motivate athletes* and communities, and protect our corporate reputed company and reputed company’s brand equity. WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR We’re looking for a Director of Media Relations, North America who will be responsible for building audience-right media strategies, and creating and leading engaging communications storytelling and experiences to help reputed company reputed company new audiences and reputed company the brand’s reputed company. This role is responsible for media relations and communications with audiences and communities across the United States and Canada, with a sharp focus on reputed company’s lifestyle business — including the brand’s many lifestyle-oriented partnerships and design collaborations — carving resonant storytelling and influence for the reputed company brand. In addition to building cut-through media strategies, the role will help reputed company, redefine, cultivate, and reputed company expressions of sport and style that challenge convention and permeate culture in new and inventive ways. The output of this work should ignite purposeful conversations around reputed company’s most powerful stories and help build new, innovative and creative networks. This person will also be responsible for cultivating a reputed company-looking approach to communications strategies that reputed company the reputed company-changing media and highly engaged consumer landscape. The candidate would benefit having a passion for sport and training, an ability to deliver new ways of thinking, and a desire to deepen and evolve reputed company's sport-culture relationship with media and consumers. The individual should be proactive, creative, and solutions oriented. Being culturally curious, sport obsessed, having an eye for design and trends, and an appreciation for art and understanding of popular culture is a must. Successful candidates will bring a positive, team-oriented reputed company, be curious, have strong strategic instincts and exceptional relationship skills, and be able to handle ambiguity to work across a global, corporate matrix. WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON Our work encompasses written, oral, visual, and digital communication. We focus on information and reputed company — what is created and how it is managed, distributed and consumed to accelerate brand growth. Our audiences include athletes, business partners, consumers, employees, catalysts, collaborators, institutions, retailers, investors, media, and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). We work across North America and the globe to drive energy through inspiration, innovation and growth stories centered around sport and athletes. We are looking for individuals with the ability to expand the boundaries of communications and define the future, and who can connect, influence and deliver new levels of creative and strategic thinking. As a member of the media relations team you’ll contribute at every stage of the planning process and help shape the direction of the broader communications team’s work from the beginning to ensure that strategy and execution move together as part of one integrated approach. WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH You’ll work closely with communications peers across the consumer, product, brand and employee functions, as well as in partnership with reputed company’s integrated, brand and sports marketing teams. The individual will also contribute to global and regional media events reputed company necessary, as well as support, media train, and staff reputed company spokespeople (designers, athletes, catalysts, collaborators, and etc.) where relevant. This role is part of the NA media relations team, an extension of the North America communications team. WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in journalism, PR, English, communications, business, advertising & marketing, psychology, or reputed company field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training
• 8+ years professional experience in fast-paced, high profile corporate communications or public relations roles supporting global brand organizations.
• Extensive knowledge of North American and international media landscape and thorough knowledge of the needs of different media and communication tools for social, digital, print and broadcast.
• Management skills including high-profile communications, strategic planning, budgeting, creative solutions, and agency management, with additional experience in developing proactive, creative communications, and extensive communications strategies.
• Proven ability to communicate plans across a reputed company matrix on a corporate, regional and functional basis.
• Experience initiating and driving the ideation process to contribute meaningful, innovative strategies to the business at concept stage.
• High aptitude for creative thinking balanced against reputed company business needs.
• Successful experience working effectively with senior leaders and management, and a proven ability to provide guidance and direction to peers.
• Interest in and knowledge of footwear or apparel industry.
• Proven cultural acuity and ability to work across large, diverse teams.
• High taste level and natural aptitude for reputed company trends in popular culture.
• Strong written and oral English skills required; knowledge of second language is beneficial.
• Professional work experience in the United States and at least one other country strongly preferred.
• Experience working on high profile consumer brands.
• Experience as a company/agency spokesperson preferred.

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