Lead Manager Communications & PR

Job Description:

This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered.

Join AT&T and reimagine the communications and technologies that connect the world.

The AT&T Corporate Communications team is looking for a dynamic, creative, and experienced communicator who thrives in a fast-paced, highly accountable, and autonomous environment. You will be responsible for supporting executive communications. This includes managing an internal and external executive visibility program for our senior leaders, developing talk points and other messaging, assisting with thought leadership, placing media opportunities, managing LinkedIn presence, and more. When you step into a career with AT&T, you won’t just imagine the future—you’ll create it.

Position Summary: You will be responsible for supporting executive communications. This includes managing an internal and external executive visibility program for our senior leaders, developing talk points and other messaging, assisting with thought leadership, placing media opportunities, and more.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Assist in the development and ongoing management of executive visibility and thought leadership programs.
• Create and execute against thoughtful and strategic integrated communications plans that support executive positioning.
• Develop talk points, soundbites, and punchy messaging; draft a variety of materials, including but not limited to press releases, blogs, op-eds, bylines, social media content, media statements, speeches and scripts, internal communications, and key messages/Q&As.
• Write clear, compelling, and concise media pitches, secure media opportunities, and create prep documents ahead of executive interviews.
• Research, evaluate, secure, and manage speaking opportunities from end to end; develop briefing documents for executive prep.
• Create LinkedIn content for executives and assist in establishing and maintaining thought leadership platforms on LinkedIn.
• Mine for organic stories and participate in regular brainstorm sessions to solidify story approaches and angles; identify opportunities for trend and feature stories across traditional and alternative media outlets.
• Arrange media introductions and informational meetings/roundtables to build reporter relationships and strengthen our foundation for future coverage.
• Provide support for internal communications and employee events.
• Track and manage upcoming deliverables to ensure deadlines are hit; monitor and track outcomes to determine success and assess opportunities to learn and improve; report results in clear and meaningful ways.
• Provide support and strategic counsel to senior leaders.
• Work cross-functionally with teammates, internal partners, and agencies.

Job Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in corporate communications, public relations, journalism, or related field.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
• Expertise in developing executive communications and public relations materials, including drafting and/or reviewing communications plans, press releases, blogs, opinion editorials and contributed articles, social media content, media statements, talk points, and scripts, internal communications, messaging, and more.
• Proficient in media relations – capable of building media strategy, writing media pitches, securing and managing media opportunities, and tracking results; ability to create and maintain strong media relationships.
• Experience in researching, evaluating, and managing speaking opportunities from end to end.
• Knowledgeable in creating LinkedIn content strategies and establishing thought leadership platforms on LinkedIn.
• Understanding of how to target, reach, and message to various audiences and stakeholders.
• Proven ability to make smart, strategic decisions and solve complex problems.
• Skilled in measuring the outcomes of engagements to evaluate impact and assess opportunities to learn and improve.
• Strong program management skills – highly organized with the ability to manage complex projects, demanding deadlines, multiple deliverables, and competing priorities.
• Ability to maintain an understanding of industry trends affecting the company.
• Previous experience supporting or managing thought leadership and executive visibility programs is a plus.
• Availability outside regular hours, including travel, if needed.
• Education: Bachelor of Arts degree or Bachelor of Science degree preferred.
• Supervisory: No

Work location: Dallas

Our Lead Manager Communications & PR earn between $105,600 - $158,400 USD Annual in