Vice President, Nuveen Media Relations

Media Relations
The Media Relations job designs and executes external communications programs to support aligned business areas. The scope of these programs includes media relations, external executive visibility, thought leadership and reputation management. This job is responsible for executing robust external communications programs to best position the company's suite of products, services and overall expertise in the industry. In addition, this job provides external communications counsel to senior management and other internal subject-matter experts.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Partner closely with a wide range of internal stakeholders to help drive demand for aligned business area priorities, promoting the firm's investment and market views.
• Develop strong working relationships with business/financial and trade media across channels (print, broadcast, digital and social).
• Set the broader communications strategy for aligned business areas, leading execution in partnership with colleagues and PR agency partners.
• Collaborate with communications colleagues across the globe to understand the work the team does — externally and internally — to inform and shape commercial programs.
• Work in lockstep with business partners and the Corporate Affairs team on reputational and risk issues as it relates to commercial priorities.

Educational Requirements

• University (Degree) Preferred

Work Experience

• 5+ Years Required; 7+ Years Preferred

Physical Requirements

• Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work

Career Level
9IC

THE COMPANY:

Founded over 100 years ago by one of history’s great philanthropists, Andrew Carnegie, TIAA is a Fortune 100 financial services company and the market-leading retirement system for individuals who work in the academic, research, medical and cultural fields. The organization is the category leader with approximately five million active and retired employees of more than 15,000 institutions. The Company’s mission and unique position create a competitive advantage in the market.

The organization is headquartered in New York City with major operations in Charlotte, North Carolina and Frisco, Texas, as well as some 141 local offices nationwide and 204 offices in 23 countries. The company has approximately $1.2 trillion in assets under management and over 15,000 employees.  https://www.tiaa.org

Nuveen Investments ("Nuveen"), a diversified investment management company, further strengthens TIAA as a leading provider of retirement and financial services and significantly expands the products and services available to help customers achieve financial well-being at all stages of their lives. https://www.nuveen.com

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Media Relations job designs and executes external communications programs to support aligned business areas. The scope of these programs includes media relations, external executive visibility, thought leadership and reputation management. This job is responsible for executing robust external communications programs to best position the company's suite of products, services and overall expertise in the industry. In addition, this job provides external communications counsel to senior management and other internal subject-matter experts.

Nuveen is looking for a well-rounded communications professional to join our Media Relations team as a Vice President. To build and execute external communications campaigns in support of the firm’s commercial priorities, the ideal candidate:

• Is a team player capable of working with internal and external stakeholders in a way that reflects the Firm’s core values and principles 
• Has knowledge of Real Estate and Real Assets markets
• Has excellent writing skills and strong U.S.-based earned media relationships
• Has a proven ability to provide strategic communications counsel to spokespeople and key executives
• Has a proven ability to take initiative, handle multiple projects simultaneously, take a hands-on approach to work, have a critical eye to detail and ensure deadlines are met
• Can execute all communications projects in conformance with legal, regulatory, risk and other applicable standards
• Has experience managing sensitive corporate issues and/or crises

The person who joins in this role will be part of a growing global communications team and serve as a key partner to Nuveen’s businesses and stakeholders, including investing teams, marketing, legal & compliance, client relations and other areas of the firm. They will be externally f