Director, Corporate & Product Communications

Description

Minute Media is a global technology and content company built for the future of sports consumption. Minute Media's proprietary technology platform enables the creation, distribution and monetization of digital content experiences, which powers Minute Media's portfolio of trusted content brands, including Sports Illustrated, The Players' Tribune, and FanSided as well as hundreds of sports leagues, teams, broadcasters, third-party publishers and advertisers. The technology platform includes, (i) STN Video, an online video platform (OVP), which provides access to a robust sports highlights rights portfolio, and (ii) Magnifi, an AI-driven SaaS platform, that enables rights holders to detect key moments and create highlights in real time. Minute Media is building the future of how the world connects with sport, powered by innovation, shared globally, and trusted by millions of fans and the partners we serve. Minute Media has offices in the US, UK, Israel, Brazil, Asia and India. For more information, visit www.minutemedia.com.

Overview

The Director, Corporate and Product Communications will lead the company’s external communications strategy across Minute Media’s corporate brand and B2B product and technology platforms. This includes corporate announcements (e.g., investor relations, M&A activity), product and technology launches, strategic partnerships, and industry thought leadership. A key focus of this role will be positioning Minute Media’s technology platforms and solutions within the broader sports, content, and technology ecosystem.

This role operates within the Marketing Team, which oversees both internal and external communications for the corporate entity as well as for our content brands and technology suite. In addition, this team leads branding and marketing initiatives (i.e. industry events, brand campaigns, etc) across the organization.

What You'll Do

• Lead annual PR/external communications planning for Minute Media and its B2B products with a goal of advancing business objectives and amplifying both corporate and product initiatives, including business announcements, strategic partnerships, product roll-outs, etc.
• Work in close collaboration with cross-functional teams to identify communication opportunities, to ensure message accuracy and consistency and to plan for any communication gaps or challenges
• Manage and liaise with external PR resources within international geos
• Draft press materials (press releases, media alerts, talking points) as needed
• Create and execute thoughtful leadership strategy for key company stakeholders
• Build and maintain meaningful relationships with key reporters in media, business, entertainment and trade spaces
• Measure, evaluate and report the effectiveness of external communications initiatives to brand stakeholders and work alongside them to optimize for the future
• Lead any crisis management conversations with the necessarily internal/external stakeholders and construct communications plans acco