External Senior Communications Manager Media & Digital

The External Senior Communications Manager Media & Digital is a strategic and executionfocused communications leader responsible for shaping and delivering highimpact external storytelling that strengthens reputation drives brand familiarity and supports business growth.

This role blends earned media excellence with a strong digital mindsetsupporting a modern newsroomdriven approach to communications across traditional media owned channels and emerging digital platforms. The ideal candidate brings deep media relations experience intellectual curiosity about digital technology and a passion for translating complex topics (innovation sustainability digital solutions transformation) into compelling credible narratives.

What You Will Do:

Media Relations & Earned Media

• Develop and execute proactive media strategies aligned to enterprise priorities business campaigns and innovation launches.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with tierone trade and emerging digital media across relevant beats (business technology innovation).
• Lead media outreach story pitching press materials interviews and spokesperson preparation.
• Monitor media coverage issues and external trends; provide insightdriven recommendations to leaders.

DigitalFirst Storytelling

• Contribute to a digitalnewsroom approach to external communications ensuring stories are designed for relevance reach and engagement across channels.
• Partner closely with content social and digital teams to translate earned media moments into owned and shared content.
• Apply knowledge of digital platforms analytics and audience behavior to continuously optimize storytelling and channel mix.

Technology Innovation & Transformation Communications

• Support communications for digital technology innovation and transformation initiatives helping make complex concepts clear credible and human.
• Stay informed on digital trends platforms and tools that influence media reputation and stakeholder engagement.
• Bring forward new ideas for how technology can improve storytelling measurement and distribution.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as a trusted communications partner to internal stakeholders across business marketing digital and executive teams.
• Work seamlessly with agency partners to extend capacity expertise and reach.

What Success Looks Like:

• Clear compelling stories that elevate reputation and support business priorities.
• Strong media relationships that consistently result in credible coverage.
• Digitalsavvy communications that reach the right audiences in the right channels at the right time.
• Trusted partnership with internal stakeholders and communications leadership.

Position Details:

• This is a hybrid role based out of Naperville IL or St. Paul MN.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in English Communications Journalism or a related field
• 10 years of professional experience
• 7 years of experience in agency communications external communications media relations or related. Experience in journalism is highly regarded
• Proven track record securing highquality earned media and managing complex media relationships
• Strong writing storytelling and message development skills across formats and audiences
• Experience working in a fastpaced matrixed global organization
• Immigration sponsorship not available for this role

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience communicating about digital technology innovation or transformation topics
• Demonstrated curiosity and working knowledge of digital platforms analytics and evolving media landscapes
• Experience integrating earned media with owned and social channels
• Background in B2B industrial technology or purposedriven organizations

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