Director, Corporate Communications

This is a Full Time Job

MSE proudly promotes its core values for all those that interact with the company. As a member of our team:
• You will provide first-class customer service and value for our fans.
• You will champion a double-bottom line that engages, unifies and gives back to the community we serve.
• You will work tirelessly to build generationally exceptional teams that compete for championships year after year and create lifelong memories for our fans.
• You will measure performance with specific objectives and metrics and our analysis and decisions are compelled by data.
• You will prize leadership, but you should value teamwork and collaboration and transparency even more. We treat each other with respect. We act with honesty and integrity. We remain humble.
• You will innovate. We are nimble and first to market. We are not averse to risk.
• You will have fun. We are in the business of happiness.

Position Overview: The Director, Corporate Communication position is responsible for leading communications assets for internal and external distribution. This position will focus on building positive media relationships across a wide variety of beats and issue areas. The position requires a candidate who is a self-starter, possesses a high-level of attention for detail, and has meticulous follow-through.

Do you have experience in corporate communications and are passionate about creating and delivering clear and concise content? We would love to hear from you!

Responsibilities:

• Garner consistent coverage from reporters and publications covering sports (locally, regionally, nationally and internationally), business, technology, media, community relations, government and metro D.C.
• Responsible for proactive media placements on the organization, Capital One Arena, and its CEO.
• Manage and update corporate communications press list, pitch stories to journalists for coverage and support the drafting of corporate press releases.
• Distribute daily press clips for the executive team at MSE and monitor for breaking news stories of impact to the company for real-time distribution.
• Compile traditional and online/social media engagement reports for internal distribution.
• Build and maintain MSE's editorial calendar for communications and produce a monthly External Relations report.
• Provide research and analysis on communications projects and reports.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's Degree.
• 5 years communications work experience.
• Previous project management and planning experience.
• Ability to prioritize workload with competing deadlines in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work effectively both independently on and a team.
• Outstanding attention to detail with strong follow-through, results driven.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends, as needed.